Scholarships
Scholarships

CIM Scholastic Achievement awards (begins at $1000 per year)
This award is intended to encourage students to continue to pursue a career in Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program of study.  The first half of this award ($500) is granted at the beginning of the semester to those incoming students who have declared CIM as their concentration and who are taking at least one CIM course.  An additional criterion is that the student has been accepted into Del E. Webb School of Construction.  This award is available to full-time, part-time, and transfer students.
This award is renewable each semester and will be granted to those students who continue to pursue CIM as their program of study.  Students must meet the following criteria to renew this award:

  • 3.0 GPA
  • Enrolled in at least one (1) CIM course during the second semester.
  • Participate in at least one (1) student industry organization (ACI, AGC, etc).

Awards may increase after the first semester depending on student GPA.  The award scale is as follows:

  • 3.0 GPA, $1000 per year.
  • 3.25 GPA, $1,500 per year.
  • 3.5 GPA, $2000 per year

Students entering the CIM program who meet the above GPA requirements may immediately be considered to receive the increased award amount.


SIKA Scholarship (1) $2,000 per year
This award is intended to provide financial assistance to students in their continuing studies within the CIM program.  Application to be completed by February 28th and the scholarship presented at Honors Convocation in April.  The criteria are:

  • Available to any full-time CIM student (15 credit hours)
  • Must have a 3.5 GPA after the preceding Fall semester, before applying.
  • Financial need is a criteria and will be determined by a review of a completed FAFSA form (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). Visit www.asu.edu/fa/apply/file-your-fafsa.html to access the form.
  • Must submit a paper addressing the topic:
      • “What you have achieved or learned in the CIM program”, or
      • “Why you chose to pursue a career in the concrete industry.”
  • All applications will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee.  If, after this review, the Committee feels that all things are equal between the applicants and a decision cannot be reached – the applicants will submit to an interview before members of the Committee.
  • This scholarship may be combined with the CIM Scholastic Achievement Award.

Distinguished Achievement Award (2) $5,000 each
The major objective is to recognize two CIM students who are outstanding in academic performance and have demonstrated a clear interest in a career in the construction industry.  The criteria are as follows:

  • 3.5 GPA
  • Entering their Senior year (100 hours minimum)
  • Participating in at least one student chapter of an industry organization/or currently working in the industry.
  • Successfully completed one internship.
  • Full-time status with 15 credit hours.
  • Submit two (2) letters of recommendation; one from an instructor within the CIM program and one from an industry representative (e.g. internship company or representative from an industry organization).
  • This scholarship may not be combined with other CIM scholarships.

Please note that all CIM scholarships may be combined with ASU or DEWSC scholarships.