The U.S.-based Foundation is a non-profit subsidiary of ACI that promotes progress, innovation, and collaboration in the concrete industry through strategic investments in ideas, research, and people to create the future of the concrete industry.
All Fellowship recipients receive a US$10,000 educational stipend (Falconer fellowship receives $15K); paid travel expenses and attendance fees to two ACI conventions; and assistance in finding an industry mentor. All Scholarship recipients receive a $5,000 educational stipend.
Since the outset of the Foundation’s Fellowship program in 2008, the ACI Foundation has provided financial support, mentorship, and internship opportunities to over 250 students.
This year the ACI Foundation awarded 16 fellowships and nine scholarships to students from 23 different institutions.
2022-23 Fellowship Recipients:
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- ACI Foundation Concrete Materials Fellowship – Jesús Castro Pérez, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign
- ACI Foundation Concrete Practitioner Fellowship – Abigail Kienzle, Clarkson University
- ACI Foundation Future Concrete Industry Leader –Ariel Majano, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- ACI Foundation Middle East & North Africa Fellowship – Nouran Elmesalami, New York University, Abu Dhabi
- ACI Presidents’ Fellowship – Nafiseh Kiani, University of Miami
- Baker Student Fellowship –Jordan Duck, Kennesaw State University
- Barbara S. and W. Calvin McCall Carolinas Fellowship – Lily Polster, University of Notre Dame
- Burg-Coleman Iowa State ‘77 ACI Fellowship – Caleb Stevenson, Iowa State University
- Charles Pankow Foundation Student Fellowship – Brenda Amada Cardona Cepeda, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign
- Daniel W. Falconer Memorial Fellowship – Ziad Elaghoury, University of Western Ontario
- Don Marks Memorial Fellowship – Luke Somerville, University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign
- Nicolas F. Maloof Jr. GA Chapter Fellowship – Chelsea Bidgood, Colorado State University
- Richard D. Stehly Memorial Fellowship – Adam Johnson, University of St. Thomas
- Robert F. Mast Memorial Fellowship – Hunter Hutton, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- S.P. Shah Fellowship – Luca Montanari, University of Texas, Austin
- Tribute to the Founders Fellowship – Ferdinand Niyonyungu, University of Kansas
2022-23 Scholarship Recipients:
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- ACI Foundation Scholarship – Gabriel Johnson, University of Arkansas
- ACI Foundation Scholarship – Mahesh Acharya, Idaho State University
- Bertold E. Weinberg Scholarship – Nuzhat Kabir, Texas A&M
- Katharine & Bryant Mather Scholarship – Marwa Ibrahim, University of Calgary
- Master Builders Solutions Concrete Materials Scholarship – Rubaiya Rumman, University of British Columbia
- Nick Bada – ACI Ontario Chapter Graduate Scholarship – Brandon Boles, University of Toronto
- Schwing America Scholarship – Andrew LeBoeuf, University of Virginia
- Stewart C. Watson Memorial Scholarship – Adel Al Ekkawi, University of Calgary
- W. Gene Corley Scholarship – Cristian Rodrigo Tolava Torrico, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
The online application process for the ACI Foundation’s 2023-2024 Fellowships and Scholarships will open on July 1, 2022, and close on November 1, 2022.
ACI Foundation Fellowship and Scholarship awards are made possible through generous contributions by donors from the concrete community. Together, the Foundation and its supporters are strengthening the concrete industry by supporting students entering a professional career in the field of concrete. The ACI Foundation is leading the way to ensure a sustainable, successful future for the concrete industry by intentional and focused investments in ideas, research, and people. Additional information about each fellowship and scholarship is available at acifoundation.org.
The ACI Foundation was established in 1989 to promote progress, innovation, and collaboration and is a wholly-owned and operated non-profit subsidiary of the American Concrete Institute. Three councils make up the ACI Foundation; the Concrete Innovation Council identifies technologies and innovations and helps implement them when appropriate; the Concrete Research Council, which funds and assists in researching new concrete technologies; and the Scholarship Council, which facilitates student fellowships and scholarships.
