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2010 NACE Foundation Book Scholarship Recipient
Mersedeh Akhoondan, University of South Florida
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2010 NACE Foundation Book Scholarship Recipient
Shengxi Li, University of Hawaii at Monoa
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The NACE Foundation provides Book Scholarships to assist graduate students in the development of their corrosion libraries. This scholarship is given in the form of a credit to be used on-line in the NACE Bookstore.
This year, the NACE Foundation awarded (2) $1,000 Book Scholarships to the following students:
| Mersedeh Akhoondan |
University of South Florida |
| Shengxi Li |
University of Hawaii at Monoa |
The NACE Foundation Book Scholarships were awarded at CORROSION 2010 in San Antonio, Texas on Wednesday, March 17, 2010.
1 Process Overview
1.1 The monetary value and number of each book scholarship available will be determined by the NACE Foundation and posted on the Web site by September 1 each year prior to Annual Conference.
1.2 The NACE Foundation will initiate a Selection Committee for scholarships and awards offered.
1.3 Upon receipt of the applications (and after passage of the deadline for receipt), NACE Foundation staff will send applications to Selection Committee members. The Selection Committee will review the applications and select recipients based on number of scholarships available and the quality of the applicants.
1.4 One alternate recipient may be chosen in the case that an applicant later becomes ineligible.
2 Type of Award
2.1 NACE Foundation Book Scholarship
- Funding is available to graduate students in the form of a credit at the NACE on-line bookstore to establish or augment their personal library in corrosion-related subjects.
- An applicant will be evaluated on the strength of his/her academic record and two recommendations, one of which should be from a corrosion professional with whom the applicant has worked.
- The book scholarship recipients will submit a letter report to the NACE Foundation within one year after the initiation of the scholarship which shall document how the scholarship aided in the student's overall education.
3 Selection Criteria
3.1 The following criteria will be assessed in an application by the Selection Committee to select the recipients of the academic book scholarships:
- Academic record, including a description of the school's grading system for student performance to help evaluators
- Professional and personal activities
- Detailed work experience particularly if related to corrosion work and activities
- Description of past/current/future research plans. Graduate students should describe their research project, focusing on their role.
- Personal Profile Statement
- Two Letters of Recommendation (one should be from a corrosion professional with whom the applicant has worked)
4 Eligibility Qualifications
4.1 Both North American (Northern, Eastern, Central, and Western Areas designated by NACE) and International (Europe, West Asia/Africa, East Asia/Pacific Rim, Latin America) students are eligible.
4.2 Eligibility requires that applicants be graduate students.
4.3 Post-docs are not eligible.
4.4 Relatives of members of the Selection Committee or of the funding committee/Foundation are not eligible.
4.5 NACE academic scholarships are not intended to replace stipends or other financial support provided to students for their education by industry, universities, or other organizations.
4.6 Funding recipients may apply for subsequent NACE Foundation scholarships, but priority will be given to applicants who have not previously received funding from the NACE Foundation.
4.7 Applicants for the NACE Foundation Book Scholarship must reside and attend a college/university in a country which the NACE Foundation may legally support. Any countries sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/) or individuals included on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) or Blocked Persons list are excluded from eligibility.
5 Application Guidelines
5.1 Applications for academic scholarships are to be completed by the students themselves. Applicants must submit their typed information on the official forms listed below. A form may be downloaded from this site as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file or as an MS Word Document.
5.2 Evidence of academic achievement (including rank in class, if available) is an important factor; therefore, a transcript or facsimile of recent academic record and current GPA is required. The institution should describe the grading system for student performance.
5.3 Applications should include two (2) official Recommendation Forms from educators or employers.
5.4 Applicants must submit one (1) copy of their completed application information. This includes ALL information (with the exception of sealed Recommendation Forms) which is to be considered by the Selection Committee (i.e. Application Form, transcript with official copy, etc.). Photocopies of the application forms may be reproduced locally.
6 Travel Assistance, Publicity, Reporting
6.1 Recipients of the NACE Foundation Book Scholarship are also eligible to apply for travel assistance for travel-related expenses to accept their award in person at the NACE annual conference. For more information on travel assistance, click here.
6.2 If the scholarship recipient is already enrolled in the NACE Student Poster Session and has requested Travel Assistance, there is no need to reapply. Only one application per student is accepted for Travel Assistance.
6.3 Suitable press releases and announcements in Materials Performance, and the NACE Annual Conference Final Program and on the NACE Foundation Web site will be prepared by NACE Foundation staff.
6.4 Upon acceptance, all scholarship recipients must submit a current color photograph of themselves to the NACE Foundation, which will be used for publicity purposes.
6.5 Book Scholarship recipients shall submit a report to the NACE Foundation within one year after the initiation of the scholarship which states how the scholarship has enhanced their graduate education.
7 Application Deadlines
7.1 Applications for the 2010 NACE Foundation Book Scholarship must be received at NACE Headquarters no later than January 1. Send all required materials to:
NACE Foundation Scholarship Program
1440 South Creek Drive
Houston, Texas 77084-4906 USA
Telephone: (281) 228-6205; fax: (281) 228-6305
E-mail:
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