1. 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 Canada.
2. 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 within Canada during the award year.
3. 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 2010-2011 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
   
   Note: If transcripts sent to ASA have a different last name than what appears on your application (maiden name), be sure to note it in parentheses on the name line of this application.
6. Online reference forms are statements of evaluation of the applicant, in terms of potential for growth, character, leadership capacity, and career interest, which are required from two evaluators. All reference forms must be submitted in English. Only the online reference form will be accepted. Mailed, emailed, or faxed letters of recommendation will not be accepted. There is no need for more than two reference forms. Only the first two reference forms received will be included in your final application package. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all application materials are received by the deadline.
7. The deadline for all application materials is 5:00 p.m. EST on September 3, 2010.
   
   Note: Please be sure that your name is on every piece of material submitted.
8. All graduate scholarships can be withdrawn for failure to comply with any of the items above.

    The 2010-2011 Graduate Scholarship Program materials are expected to be available May 3, 2010.