The Beyer Blinder Belle Foundation is a non-profit organization that has provided fellowships, grants, and other funding opportunities to support young architects entering the profession, graduate research, and "socially-conscious design and planning that directly benefits communities." Launched in 2017, the Foundation is tied to the New York-based architecture firm Beyer Blinder Belle. In April, the Foundation announced its first annual scholarship program dedicated to Howard University's Department of Architecture students.

The Foundation awarded a $30,000 grant to Howard University in order to support the academic pursuits and professional development of its architecture students. According to the Foundation, the funding provided is intended to "increase professional mobility, the program also includes a paid summer internship at Beyer Blinder Belle for one scholarship recipient."

This year's 2021 scholarship awardees are students Dean Bailey (' 23), Khadija Callender (' 21), and Jemima Pierre (' 23). Each student will receive a $10,000 scholarship. Khadija Callender was selected as this year's chosen intern and is set to join Beyer Blinder Belle this summer at their Washington, DC office.

The Foundation noted moving forward, only one scholarship and paid internship will be awarded to an architecture student enrolled at Howard University entering their third or fourth year. "This initial scholarship gift will serve as the start of a growing partnership between BBBF and Howard University," explained the Foundation.

To learn more about the Beye Blinder Belle Foundation and other scholarship opportunities, click here.