NINE UNIVERSITIES AWARDED TRAVEL STIPENDS FOR FRC BOWLING BALL COMPETITION

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NINE UNIVERSITIES AWARDED TRAVEL STIPENDS FOR FRC BOWLING BALL COMPETITION

03/04/2020

Far Eastern University Institute of Technology in the Philippines are travel stipend recipients and first-time convention attendees

Nine university teams received awards to cover travel expenses related to the ACI FRC Bowling Ball Competition on March 29, 2020, during ACI Concrete Convention in Rosemont/Chicago, IL, USA.  

Travel stipends in an amount up to $5,000 are awarded to teams who apply to the program based on merit. Applicants were required to provide evidence of previous participation in a local or national concrete competition as well as anticipated fundraising and a realistic budget for the trip.

Recipients of the Spring 2020 travel stipend:

Bannari Amman Institute of Technology (India)
Far Eastern University Institute of Technology (Philippines)
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology  (Taiwan)
Pennsylvania State University (USA)
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (Ecuador)
Universidad de Cuenca (Ecuador)
Universidad Nacional De Trujillo (Peru)
Universidad Rafael Landívar (Guatemala)
Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (Argentina)

Travel stipend applications will be available from April 1 – June 30, 2020.

Teams can apply to attend the Fall 2020 Egg Protection Device Competition (Raleigh, NC, USA) or Spring 2021 Pervious Concrete Competition (Baltimore, MD, USA).

ACI currently has 17,000+ student members and 240 student chapters worldwide. Student membership is free to both undergraduates and graduate students and includes benefits such as free digital access to ACI’s practices, journals, and magazine; discounts on textbooks and online resources; and a $20 registration fee to attend the convention.

For more information about student activities, contact Kanette Worlds.

Learn More at ACI Competition Travel Stipend.