Nick Bada – ACI Ontario Chapter Graduate Scholarship Grant

The Nick Bada – ACI Ontario Chapter Graduate Scholarship, offered by the ACI Foundation, supports students with a bachelor’s degree pursuing graduate studies in concrete research or construction at accredited Ontario universities. It provides a $5,000 educational stipend for tuition and materials, along with recognition in Concrete International magazine. This scholarship emphasizes the advancement of the concrete industry by nurturing the next generation of leaders and encouraging innovation in education and research.

About ACI Foundation
ACI Foundation is a not-for‐profit 501(c)(3) organization. The Foundation supports a wide range of research and educational initiatives that contribute to keeping the concrete industry at the forefront of technological advances in material composition, design, and construction.
The ACI Foundation’s proactive, forward‐thinking, and collaborative focus offers those who are passionate about their work and legacy an institution for contributing to the future through their expertise, experience, and donations as the organization identifies trends, opportunities, and needs, while actively supporting the next generation of leaders in the concrete industry.
To support these initiatives, ACI Foundation oversees three councils: the Concrete Research Council (CRC), the Scholarship Council (SC), and the Concrete Innovation Council (CIC). Council members are instrumental to guiding the educational, research, scientific, and charitable goals of the Foundation.
The ACI Foundation offers Scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students whose studies relate to concrete.
This scholarship is open to any student who has completed a bachelor’s degree from an accredited higher education institute.
$5,000 educational stipend for tuition, residence, books, and materials; andAppropriate recognition in Concrete International magazine and on the Foundation website.
The award cycle for this application period is the fall semester through the spring semester. The scholarship stipend is paid in two equal installments over one year to the financial aid/registrar office of the institution where the study program will be pursued. These funds will then be deposited into the recipient's educational institution account.

Eligibility

The applicant must have possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited program.At the time of acceptance of this award (but not necessarily at the time of application) the applicant must have been accepted for graduate study.The graduate program MUST be in concrete research or concrete construction at an accredited university in ONTARIO (Toronto, Royal Military College, Laurentian, Lakehead, McMaster, Ryerson, Western, Guelph, Queens or Waterloo) which offers a graduate program in concrete design or construction.Must be a full-time graduate student during the entire scholarship award term.