Sandia Mountain Section Academic Scholarship

We recognize that students pursuing corrosion, science or engineering education programs today are our potential corrosion industry experts of tomorrow!

This year, the NACE Foundation awarded the following on behalf of the NACE Sandia Mountain Section:

• One (1) academic scholarship in the amount of $2,500

The NACE Sandia Mountain Section scholarship was awarded at the NACE Annual Conference on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Academic scholarship recipients are encouraged, but not required, to be present at the NACE Annual Conference to receive their award.

2008 NACE Sandia Mountain Scholarship Recipient
	Joshua Jackson, Colorado School of Mines

2.1 Process Overview

2.1.2 The NACE Foundation will specify the distribution of available awards on their Web site by October 1 each year.

2.1.3 The NACE Foundation Student Scholarship/Awards Group (FSSAG) initiates a selection committee for scholarships and awards offered through NACE.

2.1.4 Upon receipt of the applications (and after passage of the deadline for receipt), NACE Foundation staff will send applications to FSSAG members. The FSSAG will review the applications and select recipients based on number of scholarships available and the quality of the applicants.

2.1.5 One alternate recipient may be chosen in the case that an applicant later becomes ineligible or cannot accept the scholarship/award in person.

2.2 Type of Award

2.2.1 Sandia Mountain Section Academic Scholarship

The NACE Foundation administers this scholarship on behalf of the NACE Sandia Mountain Section as following:

• Funding is available to students enrolled full-time in a degree-granting (Bachelor or Masters) program. Priority is given to candidates that have prior work experience in the field of corrosion.
• 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 academic scholarship recipient will submit a letter report to the FSSAG Chairman and the NACE Foundation within one year after the initiation of the scholarship which shall document how the scholarship monies were utilized.

2.3 Selection Criteria

2.3.1 The following criteria will be assessed in an application by the FSSAG to select the recipients of the academic scholarships:

• Academic record, including a description of the school's grading system for student performance to help the FSSAG 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 in particular, should describe their research project, focusing on their role.)
• Personal Profile Statement
• Two Letters of Recommendation (for academic scholarships, one must be from a corrosion professional with whom the applicant has worked)

2.4 Eligibility Qualifications

2.4.1 Students eligible for this scholarship must be enrolled full-time in an accredited, degree-granting college or university located in one of the two oil and natural gas producing U.S. states that make up the San Juan Basin. These two states are respectively: Colorado and New Mexico.

2.4.2 The scholarships will be awarded to applicants pursuing a career in the sciences and/or engineering or other majors relating to corrosion or corrosion control. Scholarship winners shall have a serious interest in full-time professional employment in the corrosion industry upon graduation and shall show promise of a productive future as a technically trained professional.

2.4.3 Post-doctorate students are not eligible.

2.4.4 Relatives of members of the FSSAG or of the funding committee/Foundation are not eligible.

2.4.5 The NACE academic scholarships/awards are not intended to replace stipends or other financial support provided to students for their education by industry, universities, or other organizations.

2.4.6 The NACE academic scholarships must be used exclusively for costs associated with collegiate educational expenses. Such costs include: tuition or tuition loans, books, college fees, computer / computer software (if it can be shown it was directly related to the student's education in the sciences), etc. Personal items such as clothing, travel, automobiles, gasoline, etc., do not apply.

2.4.7 Funding recipients may apply for subsequent NACE Foundation scholarships/awards, but priority will be given to applicants who have not previously received funding from the NACE Foundation.

2.4.8 If, in the judgment of the NACE Foundation and the FSSAG, no applications of adequate merit are received, the NACE Foundation and the FSSAG may refrain from recommending that any of the applications be selected for scholarship awards in any given year.

2.5 Application Guidelines

2.5.1 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.

• Sandia Mountain Scholarship Application Form
  (116 K PDF) (225 KB MS Word)
• Recommendation Form
  (108 K PDF) (248 KB MS Word)

2.5.2 Personal Profile Statement. In addition to information requested on the Application Forms, student applicants must attach an individual statement of 500 words or less, typed, double-spaced, describing career plans, reports on special projects, leadership roles, work experience, and community involvement. This is an opportunity for the applicant to convey specific career plans relating to a particular area of interest.

2.5.3 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.

2.5.4 Applications should include two (2) official Recommendation Forms from educators or employers.

2.5.5 Applicants must submit four (4) photo copies 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, typed essays, transcripts with official copy, etc.).

2.6 Travel Assistance, Publicity, Reporting

2.6.1 Recipients of the NACE Foundation scholarship/awards are also eligible to apply for travel assistance for travel-related expenses to accept their award. For more information on travel assistance, click here.

2.6.2 If the academic scholarship recipient is already enrolled in the NACE Student Poster Session and has requested Travel Assistance, there is no need to reapply for assistance. Only one application per applicant is accepted for travel assistance.

2.6.3 Suitable press releases and announcements in Materials Performance and the Final NACE Annual Conference Program will also be prepared by NACE Foundation staff in conjunction with the FSSAG Chairman.

2.6.4 Upon acceptance, all scholarship recipients must submit a current color photograph of themselves to the NACE Foundation, which will be used for publicity purposes.

2.6.5 The academic scholarship recipients shall submit a letter report to the FSSAG Chairman and the NACE Foundation one year after reception of the scholarship describing how scholarship monies were utilized and how the award aided their education.

2.7 Application Deadlines

2.7.1 2008 NACE Foundation Academic Scholarship/Awards applications must be received at NACE Headquarters no later than December 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.

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