Graduate Scholarship Program 2009-2010

August 29, 2008

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ACI Graduate Scholarship Program 2009-2010 United States or Canada

Scholarship / Financial aid: $3,000 (U.S.) awards are available
Date: the 2009-2010 academical year
Deadline: November 14, 2008
Open to: graduate students all over the world

Announcement follows:
$3,000 (U.S.) awards are available through the ACI Foundation for graduate study in the field of concrete for the 2009-2010 academic year. The awards include the ACI-W. R. Grace Scholarship, V. Mohan Malhotra Scholarship, Kumar Mehta Scholarship, Katharine and Bryant Mather Scholarship, ACI Bertold E. Weinberg Scholarship, and ACI Scholarship.

Requirements and Directions
The following criteria apply to all graduate scholarship applicants. Please read and follow this information carefully.

1. At the time of receiving a graduate scholarship (not necessarily at the time of application), the applicant shall possess a bachelor’s degree from an institution of higher education which is accredited by the responsible regional or national agency.
2. At the time of acceptance of a graduate scholarship (not necessarily at the time of application), the applicant shall have been accepted for graduate study at an accredited college or university in an engineering, architecture, or materials science program. The graduate study program shall be in the area of concrete with an emphasis on structural design, materials, construction, or any combination thereof. Applicants for the V. Mohan Malhotra Scholarship must be accepted for graduate study in concrete materials science research. Applicants for the P.K. Mehta Scholarship must be pursuing graduate research in sustainable concrete.
3. Applicants must be a full-time first or second-year (after bachelor’s degree) graduate student during the entire scholarship year. Course work during a summer session will count toward the degree year. Applications will be accepted from anywhere in the world but graduate study must take place in the United States or Canada during the award year.
4. For your application packet to be considered for this award, each of the following pieces of information must be submitted by the deadline indicated:

-Completed 2009-2010 typed application form (handwritten applications will not be accepted)
-One-page resume (anything over one page will not be accepted)
-Essay (1-page limit, 500 words or less, name must be on first page, please include all scheduled classes for balance of academic year)
-Two (2) completed online reference forms
-All undergraduate and graduate transcripts (all universities attended during all undergraduate and graduate years)

ACI staff does not contact applicants upon receipt of their application materials.

5. The application, essay and resume should be sent to scholarships@concrete.org together in one email package. Hard copies of applications, essays and resumes will not be accepted.
6. Transcripts are only accepted if:
they are original documents. Unofficial transcripts, copies of transcripts, faxed, or emailed transcripts are not acceptable under any circumstance.
they are mailed directly from the university or
they are mailed by the student but are in a sealed envelope with a university stamp over the seal.
they are in English or accompanied by a translated English version as well as an explanation of the grading scale if different from the 4.0 scale used in the United States.
If transcripts sent to ACI have a different last name than what appears on your application (maiden name), be sure to note it in parentheses on the name line of this application.

7. Online reference forms are statements of evaluation of the applicant, in terms of potential for growth, character, leadership capacity, and career interest, which are required from two evaluators. One online reference form must be from a faculty member. We ask that the other be from an employer, if possible. All reference forms must be submitted in English. Only the online reference form will be accepted. Mailed, emailed, or faxed letters of recommendation will not be accepted. There is no need for more than two reference forms. Only the first two reference forms received will be included in your final application package. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all application materials are received by the deadline.
8. All applicants must be proficient in the English language (or French as required in the Province of Quebec or Spanish in Puerto Rico). If one of these is not your native language, a written statement must be attached to this application attesting to this proficiency.
9. The deadline for all application materials is 11:59 p.m. EST on November 14, 2008. Please be sure that your name is on every piece of material submitted.
10. All graduate scholarships can be withdrawn for failure to comply with any of the items above.

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