AIA/ RHODE ISLAND ARCHITECTURAL FORUM

A Charitable Organization Supporting Educational Programs within the Architectural Community

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS PROGRAM 2017

 

 

THE AWARDS

AIA/ Rhode Island Architectural Forum is pleased to announce its Eleventh Annual

Scholarship Awards Program. Scholarship funds will be credited to the winning student’s

college account for the payment of tuition costs. The Scholarship Award committee of

the AIA/ Rhode Island Architectural Forum will review the applications and determine

how many scholarships to award and in what amount the awards will be made.

 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible applicants must either be enrolled in an accredited school in Rhode Island

pursuing studies in architecture, or be a Rhode Island resident studying at an accredited

school outside of Rhode Island. Applicants must also be returning to continue their

professional studies in the academic year 2017-2018.

Applicants can apply for one or more of the following scholarships:

 

The Norton Salk Scholarship for Design Excellence

DF Pray Foundation Scholarship

AIA Architecture Scholarship

Travel Scholarship (must be a school sponsored study abroad program)

 

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Applications shall consist of a letter of intent including a biographical narrative

describing the applicant’s current academic status, and a statement describing how the

award, if granted, would further the applicant’s academic ambitions.

A PDF portfolio of no less than three and no more than six pages to include any illustrative material that is representative of the applicant’s design experience and interests. In addition, applicants are to provide, under separate cover, a letter of recommendation written by a faculty member of the school at which they are studying or a professional reference (via separate email) and a letter of eligibility for financial aid including extent of need. (via email from the university financial aid office)

 

Applicants must include all of the required materials to be considered.

Submissions should be sent as a PDF via email only

Please include your name and contact information (email and address) on each page.

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE AND AWARD

Applications must be emailed by June 21, 2017.

Awards will be made by August 21, 2017.

 

EMAIL ADDRESS

Email address: execdir@aia-ri.org

This information is also available on the

AIA/ Rhode Island website at www.aia-ri.org or

contact the AIAri office at 401-272-6418.