Roger S. Johnston Memorial Scholarship Grant

Roger S. Johnston Memorial Scholarship Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: ACI Foundation
Amount: US $5,000
Last Updated: September 15, 2025

Summary

The Roger S. Johnston Memorial Scholarship, offered by the ACI Foundation, supports undergraduate students in civil engineering or construction management. Recipients receive a $5,000 educational stipend and recognition in Concrete International magazine. This scholarship fosters innovation within the concrete industry and encourages students passionate about structural design. While a summer internship in the Denver Metro area is optional, it presents valuable experience. Priority is given to students from accredited institutions in Colorado or Wyoming.

Overview

About ACI Foundation ACI established the ACI Foundation in 1989 as part of its commitment to support students’ education, research, and innovation throughout the concrete industry. 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. Roger S. Johnston Memorial Scholarship This scholarship is available to undergraduate students enrolled in a bachelor's degree program from an institution of higher education.  A paid summer internship in the Denver Metro area is offered, but is not mandatory. Scholarship recipients will receive the following: $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

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants must be a full-time undergraduate at the time of applying for and during the entire award cycle.Candidates must be in a civil engineering or construction management program.