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Apply for research funding from the ACI Foundation and Charles Pankow Foundation
The ACI Foundation is always looking for interesting, innovative, and worthy research projects to consider for funding. Currently, the ACI Foundation offers two different and distinct funding programs for your consideration:
Traditional “Seed” Funding from the ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council
Funding and Guidance through Partnership between ACI Foundation and Charles Pankow Foundation
Traditional “Seed” Funding from the Concrete Research Council
Since the CRC was formed in 1984, it has provided hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding to worthy research projects designed to advance the technologies and practices within the concrete industry. Traditionally, this program provides funding in amounts up to $20,000. Under this program, researchers are encouraged to seek additional funding from other organizations and entities.
Recent funding from the Concrete Research Council includes:
- 2007
Crack and Leakage Control Criteria for Concrete Liquid Containing Structures, Reza Kianoush, $20,000 - 2006
Creep Testing and Bond-Slip Investigations Applied to Lightweight Concrete using Expanded Polystyrene, Carol Hays, $20,000
A Study of Static and Dynamic Modulus of Concrete, John Popovics, $20,000 - 2005
Development of Performance Criteria for Surface Preparation of Concrete Substrates Prior to Repair and Overlay, Beniot Bissonnette, $20,000
Lateral Pressure on Formwork and Rheology of Self Consolidating Concrete, John Gardner, $12,500 - 2004
Innovative CFRP Prestressed Concrete Box-Beam Bridge System, Nabil Grace, $10,000 - 2003
Experimental Evaluation of Strut Strength in Deep Concrete Members with Minimum Shear Reinforcement, James Wight, $20,000
For a detailed guide on how to apply for funding from the ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council, review the CRC Proposal Guide.
Funding and Guidance through Partnership between ACI Foundation and Charles Pankow Foundation
In early 2008, the ACI Foundation and the Charles Pankow Foundation agreed to a partnership that would allow the ACI Foundation to coordinate more substantial and frequent funding for important research projects. Under this agreement, the ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council will receive, identify, and recommend research projects to the Pankow Foundation for review and potential funding. Traditionally, accepted projects will receive full funding under this agreement.
Proposals submitted will be reviewed by the ACI Foundation’s Concrete Research Council and then considered for recommendation to the Pankow Foundation. Since its founding in 2006, the Pankow Foundation has provided over $3.5 million in funding and is prepared to continue this level of giving through the new agreement with the ACI Foundation. Click here to review the Pankow Foundation’s past funding recipients.
To apply for funding from the ACI Foundation and Pankow Foundation partnership, research projects must meet the following criteria:
- The research project will enable the development of an innovative product, component, or system; the advancement of means, materials, or methods to deliver better buildings; the completion of necessary testing, proving, and approvals; and the movement of the solution to commercial adoption;
- A market need exists for the research;
- The problem is customer-driven;
- An innovative solution will have broad applicability;
- Integrated project delivery will facilitate implementing the solution;
- Led by a research team that can deliver expert, tangible results;
- The impact of research outputs can be assessed; and
- An industry champion exists who attests to the need and will participate in the research;
If your research project meets the criteria listed above and you would like to be considered for funding from the ACI Foundation and Pankow Foundation partnership, review the Guidelines for Submitting a Research Needs Statement. (Please note that separate funding requests must be made for funding from the CRC and/or partnership between ACI Foundation and Pankow Foundation.)
ACI’s Concrete International magazine recently published an article detailing the partnership between the ACI Foundation and Pankow Foundation.
The ACI Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Concrete Institute that receives, administers, and expends funds for educational, research, and scientific purposes.
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