Xinrong Dong of North Dakota State University receiving the 2007-2008 ASBC Foundation Coors Brewing Co. $1000 Scholarship check from Dr. Albert Schneiter, Department of Plant Sciences Head, North Dakota State University.
Graduate Scholarship Program
Graduate scholarships up to $2,500 are available for the
2008-2009 school year, supported by endowment funds of the ASBC Foundation, and from annual contributions by individuals and companies to ASBC. Graduate awards are paid directly to the recipients in September
after ASBC receives verification of registration for the fall semester or quarter from the appropriate department head.
In addition to these cash awards, scholarship winners will receive a certificate presented at a local section meeting when possible, or on some other suitable occasion arranged by the department head. When possible and appropriate, a representative of the donor will be invited to participate in the presentation.
Any graduate support to which the recipient would otherwise have been entitled shall be paid in the regular amount, and no diminution of it because of receiving an ASBC Scholarship shall be permitted.
PURPOSE OF THE AWARDS:
ASBC scholarships are provided to students who are pursuing MS or Ph.D degrees in areas pertinent to brewing science. Research in such disciplines as genetics, microbiology, biochemistry, engineering, or chemistry is not eligible unless it is directly related to the student’s primary research program dealing with brewing and malting or closely related work. Extension programs not leading to the above degrees are not eligible. Students who are paid in whole or in part by their employer to attend a university are not eligible at this time. As the ASBC Foundation funds increase, the Foundation may consider an allocation to other programs such as extension courses.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
The general eligibility requirements for applicants for all graduate scholarships are:
- The candidate must be a current ASBC Student Member.
- The candidate must be enrolled in graduate studies by the time the graduate scholarship becomes effective, or be a current graduate student pursuing a course of study leading to an MS or a Ph.D. degree.
- The educational institution in which the recipient is enrolled must be conducting fundamental investigations for the advancement of brewing and malting science.
- A graduate scholarship recipient becomes ineligible for further payments when all requirements for the degree for which the scholarship was awarded have been completed, or if, during the tenure of the scholarship, the student discontinues or substantially changes the research program proposed in the scholarship application. It is the separate responsibility of both the student and the appropriate department head to notify the ASBC Foundation within thirty (30) days of any such change.
- The recipient must be enrolled in an academic schedule that meets the minimum requirements of the university involved, for full-time graduate study.
- Age, sex, race, financial need, or non-receipt of an ASBC graduate scholarship are not conditions of eligibility for any award.
- The value or terms of any award are subject to change upon agreement with the donor.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
The graduate scholarship program has its own application forms,
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an application form 
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All information and attachments requested in the application must be provided. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Do not submit more than requested. Use only the space provided on the application form. Do not retype the form, submit continuation pages, or use any reverse sides. Applications will be copied and sent to each member of the ASBC selection jury for review. Material in excess of that requested will not be copied or included.
To be considered for year 2008-2009 awards, applications, completed as required, including any attachments and verifying signatures, must be received on or before March 1, 2008.
Submit completed applications to ASBC headquarters:
ASBC Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program
Attention: Beth Elliott
3340 Pilot Knob Road
St. Paul, MN 55121 USA