The ASA 2009/2010 Graduate Scholarship – the American Shotcrete Association (ASA) for graduate study

Scholarship Introduction:

The ASA Graduate Scholarships are available to applicants who have been accepted into a graduate program in the field of concrete at the time of application to an accredited college or university within the United States or at Laval University in Canada. To receive consideration for an ASA Graduate Scholarship, the applicant needs only to submit one application. Based on essays, submitted data, and references, the ASA Scholarship Committee will select scholarship recipients who appear to have the strongest combination of interest and potential for professional success in the shotcrete industry.

Eligibility for Scholarship:

• At the time of application, the applicant shall have been accepted for graduate study in the area of concrete at an accredited college or university within the United States or at Laval University in Canada.

• 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 at Laval University in Canada during the award year.

• For your application packet to be considered for this award, each of the following pieces of information must be submitted by the deadline indicated on the application form:

*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, 300 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)

Note: ASA does not contact applicants upon receipt of their application materials.

How to apply:

• The application, resume and essay should be sent to info@shotcrete.org together in one email package. Hard copies of applications, resumes and essays will not be accepted.

• Transcripts are to be mailed directly to ASA and are only accepted if:

1) they are original documents. Unofficial transcripts, copies of transcripts, faxed, or emailed transcripts are not acceptable under any circumstance.

2) they are mailed directly from the university or

3) they are mailed by the student but are in a sealed envelope with a university stamp over the seal.

4) 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.

Application form for Scholarship:

http://www.shotcrete.org/ASAGradApplication0910.doc

Important Dates:

The deadline for all application materials is 5:00 p.m. EST on September 1, 2009.

Source:

http://www.shotcrete.org/ASAscholarships.htm