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Architects Foundation awards 2021 scholarships to promote diversity and sustainability

2021-07-14T12:49:00-04:00

The Architects Foundation has announced the recipients for four of its scholarship programs aimed at supporting future leaders in equity, diversity, and sustainability in the architecture profession. A philanthropic partner of the American Institute of Architects, the Architects Foundation has awarded the scholarships to 15 individuals during their architectural education to support their college tuition.

The 2021 Payette Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Academic Scholarship has been awarded to Brittney Sooksengdao, a student at Virginia Tech. Sooksengdao will receive a $10,000 scholarship intended to support the education of women in architecture and will also be mentored by an architect at Payette for the scholarship year.

The 2021 a/e ProNet David W. Lakamp AIA Scholarship has been awarded to Alexandra Gottlin from the University of Oregon and Schola Eburuoh from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Each will receive $5,000 to be used towards tuition for demonstrating a strong intere...

The Bartlett launches new diversity-focused scholarship program

2019-11-13T18:45:00-05:00

The University College of London Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment is launching a new scholarship program aimed at helping the institution diversify its student body. The scholarship fund will bring £1.2 million in funding per year to help bring students from under-represented communities to the school.

Describing the thinking behind the creation of the scholarship programs, Faculty dean Christoph Lindner told Building Design that there are "young people out there whose experience and perspective we desperately need, who never think of applying to the Bartlett because they’ve never met an architect or a planner, a computer scientist or an engineer."

According to Building Design, the funds will initially be open to students applying to the Bartlett's nine degree undergraduate tracks, four of which are housed within the school of architecture there. Those degree tracks include the Architecture MSci, Architecture BSc, Architectural & Interdisciplinary Studies BSc, and Engineer...

SCI-Arc announces full-tuition scholarship for LAUSD students

2016-12-06T12:52:00-05:00

Are you a LAUSD student who loves architecture and would like to attend SCI-Arc free of charge starting in the fall of 2017? Well, you're in luck: if you apply online by January 15, 2017, you'll be in the running for the recently announced merit-based, full-tuition scholarship for first-year freshmen originating from the metropolitan school district which, if you stay in the top 10% of your class, could last all five collegiate years.

As SCI-Arc director Hernan Diaz Alonso sees it, “SCI-Arc is embedded in the fabric of Los Angeles. With this scholarship we are reaffirming our relationship to the city’s public education system. We are proud of our well-rounded and rigorous Undergraduate program. A Bachelor of Architecture from SCI-Arc provides a creative way to see the world not only in architectural terms, but in sociological, political and economic terms as well.”

Get thee to an application form! In the meantime, check out these related posts about SCI-Arc:

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