Another trending 2015/2016 scholarship is from the ACI foundation. The ACI foundation does offers scholarship position to qualified undergraduates and graduate students whose studies are niche towards there demand for qualification. Beneficiaries of this scholarship position need not to be nominated by any ACI-member faculty.

Application for the scholarship position is accepted from applicants from any part of the world but qualified or selected persons will undergo there studies in the United States or Canada during the award year.

Are you interested? If your answer is YES, then read up the needed requirements from them below.

Undergraduate requirements:

  • At the time of applying for and receiving the scholarship, the applicant shall be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program from an institution of higher education that is accredited by the responsible regional or national agency.
  • The undergraduate study program shall be in the area of concrete with an emphasis on structural design, materials, construction, or any combination thereof.
  • Applicants must be full-time undergraduates at the time of applying for and receiving the scholarship. Course work during a summer session will count toward the degree year.
  • Applications will be accepted from anywhere in the world but the undergraduate program must be ABET-accredited or a mutually recognized program by ABET.

Postgraduate requirements:

  • At the time of receiving an ACI Foundation 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.
  • At the time of acceptance of an ACI Foundation 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 Kumar Mehta Scholarship must be pursuing graduate research in sustainable concrete.
  • Applicants must be full-time first- or second-year (after bachelor’s degree) graduate students 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 the graduate program must be ABET-accredited or a mutually recognized program by ABET.

Fields of study

All studies and courses relating to concrete and/or concrete technology, and the pursuit of a career in concrete. The list of approved programs are as listed on the official website via link provided below.

Number of awards

Traditionally, one undergraduate and six postgraduate awards are offered every year

Scholarships duration

These awards are one time financial supports for a ONE YEAR period

Scholarship benefits

Undergraduate scholarships consists of a cash stipend of $3000 (U.S.) for a 1 year period. The stipend will be sent to the financial aid office of the institution designated by the applicant where the study program will be pursued. These funds will then be deposited into the recipient’s university account.

For the postgraduate award, five Scholarships will be in the amount of $3,000 and one in the amount of $5,000 will be available. Please see official site for more details.

Method of Application

UNDERGRADUATE:

The application, essay, and resume should be sent to [email protected] together in one e-mail package. Hard copies of applications, essays, and resumes will not be accepted. Only Microsoft Word documents will be accepted.

POSTGRADUATE:

The application package (see official website for details) should be e-mailed to [email protected]. Applications, resumes and essays should be sent together in one e-mail package. Hard copies of applications, resumes, and essays will not be accepted. Please be sure that your name is on every piece of material submitted. ACI staff does not contact applicants upon receipt of their application materials or contact applicants if materials are missing from submittals.

BOTH UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE:

For interested undergraduates and post graduate, use the official application link below this post to further apply for the scholarship.

Application Link: http://acifoundation.org/Scholarships-and-Fellowships

Application Deadline: 15 October 2014

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