ACI Award for University Student Activities

Recognize your University with the ACI Award for University Student Activities.

Recipients of the ACI University Award are recognized during the Spring ACI Concrete Convention and are also featured in Concrete International magazine.

The ACI Award for University Student Activities identifies the universities that qualify for excellent or outstanding status, based on points received for their participation in select ACI-related activities/programs.

Universities that have earned 12 or more points will be recognized with the Excellent University Award, whereas universities that earned 6 to 11 points will be recognized with the Outstanding University Award.

For an official entry form, click here.

Please see the following chart for eligible activities and respective point values


Number of ACI student members at university (including free student e-members and paying traditional student members) 1-19 students 2 points
20+ students 4 points
Student participation in a virtual/in-person concrete competition organized by ACI, an ACI Local Chapter, or ACI International Partner 1 competition 1 point
2 competitions 2 points
3 competition 3 points
Number of university students serving as voting or associate members on ACI technical, educational, and certification committees 1-9 students 1 point
10+ students 2 points
Number of university students attending the ACI Virtual Concrete Convention 1-4 students 1 point
5-9 students 2 points
10+ students 3 points
Number of university faculty attending the ACI Virtual Concrete Convention 1+ faculty 2 points
Presence of an active ACI student chapter at university 1 chapter 1 point
Participation by one or more university students in one or more virtual/in-person meetings or webinars hosted by a local ACI chapter 1+ ACI chapter events 1 point
Participation by one or more university students in one or more other, non-ACI, concrete-related industry events, meetings, competitions, webinars, etc. (ex: World of Concrete, ASCE’s National Concrete Canoe Competition, etc.) 1 + concrete-related industry events 1 point
Community Outreach (neighborhood revitalization or construction, donated services, etc.) 1+ outreach projects 1 point

Forms must be completed and submitted by January 31, 2023.

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