Robert B. Oliver Scholarship

Form of Award

The scholarship is $2,500. Up to three scholarships are awarded each year.
Funds will be paid to individuals on 1 July of the current year.

Eligibility

Students applying for the scholarship must be officially enrolled in a US associate degree or certificate program which includes studies in NDT.

Selection

The manuscript is judged on creativity (10 points), content (50 points), format, and readability (25 points), and the student’s hands-on involvement in the project (15 points). 

Selected students' original manuscripts will be copyrighted and published in an ASNT publication.  

Application

The scholarship is awarded to the student(s) submitting the best original manuscript on nondestructive testing (NDT). The manuscript should develop a concept in NDT and may be based on practical experience, laboratory work, or library research. Submission of a manuscript means that it has not been published elsewhere and that it will not be published elsewhere while under consideration by ASNT.

The following documents must be submitted for an application to be complete:

• Student’s original NDT manuscript, containing title, author, and completed references.

  • 5000 words or less and a maximum of 10 illustrations.

  • If included, photographs (high resolution) and line drawings, must be original.

• Official transcript showing student's completed coursework and grades.

• Letter from an instructor confirming student’s current enrollment.