American Concrete Institute - ACI Foundation Fellowships

The ACI Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established by the American Concrete Institute to promote progress, innovation, and collaboration by supporting research and scholarships, while also serving as an independent resource to provide thought leadership and strategic direction for the concrete industry. The ACI Foundation Fellowships and Scholarships help students with an interest in concrete achieve their educational and career goals.

Application Requirements and Instructions

The following criteria apply to all fellowship applicants. The complete application requirements and directions can be found on the application itself.

1. All ACI Foundation Fellowship applicants must be nominated by a faculty member who is also an ACI member before the student is able to receive an official application. Faculty members: Nomination by a faculty member is required before a student can apply for an ACI foundation Fellowship. Faculty nominators must themselves be a member of ACI. For more information on becoming a member, please visit the Membership area of ACI's website. Once nominated, the ACI Foundation will send application materials directly to the student, usually within 48 hours of ACI's receipt of the nomination. Questions concerning this program can be sent to scholarships@concrete.org
2. The student must be considered a full-time undergraduate or graduate student as defined by the college or university during the award year. Applications will be accepted from anywhere in the world but study must take place in the United States or Canada during the award year.
3. All applicants must be proficient in the English language. If English is not your native language, a written statement must be attached to the application attesting to this proficiency.
4. The application package (see below for details) should be emailed to scholarships@concrete.org. The application, resume and essay-all word documents- 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.

Fellowship recipients will receive the following:

• $10,000 - $15,000 educational stipend for tuition, residence, books, and materials

• Appropriate certificates, recognition, and publicity

• Paid travel expenses and attendance fees to two ACI conventions*

• Assistance in finding an industry mentor.

• Assistance in finding a summer internship, if desired** (internship is required to receive the ACI Baker Student Fellowship, ACI Elmer Baker Student Fellowship, Cagley ACI Student Fellowship, Charles Pankow Foundation, ACI Student Fellowship, and the Dan W Falconer ACI Student Fellowship)

*Fellowship finalists chosen for consideration of these awards must attend the Spring ACI Convention to be interviewed. Finalists will have the option of being assigned to a Convention Guide during their first ACI convention.

**Internships are for a period of 10 to 12 weeks and must be served the summer before the award year.