ARCHITECTURAL FORUM SCHOLARSHIPS
AIA Rhode Island Architectural Forum is pleased to announce its Fourteenth 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 reviews applications and determines how many scholarships to award and in what amount.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be eligible applicants must be either:
- Enrolled in a NAAB-accredited undergraduate or graduate architecture program in Rhode Island, or
- A Rhode Island resident enrolled in a NAAB-accredited undergraduate or graduate architecture program outside of
Rhode Island
Applicants must be returning to continue their professional studies in the 2024 – 2025 academic year. Prior applicants and recipients are encouraged to apply.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must submit:
- Letter of intent including a narrative describing your current academic status and a statement of how receiving a scholarship would further your academic ambitions (1 page)
- Portfolio, in PDF format, of no more than six (6) pages including any illustrative material that is representative of your design experience and interests
- Letter of recommendation written by a faculty member of the school at which you are currently enrolled or a professional reference
- Letter of eligibility for financial aid including extent of need from the financial aid office of the school in which you are currently enrolled
In order to be considered, applicants must include all the required materials with their application. Submissions should be sent via e-mail as a single PDF and be no larger than 15MB. Please include your name and contact information on each page. Electronic links to files will not be accepted.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Applicants will be considered for one of the following scholarships (note that applicants do not need to select which scholarship they are applying to, but instead will automatically be considered for all scholarships offered):
- The Norton E. Salk Scholarship for Design Excellence
- DF Pray Foundation Scholarship
- AIA Architecture Scholarship
APPLY TODAY!
For more information on applying for a scholarship, view our application requirements.
APPLICATION DEADLINE AND AWARD
Applications must be e-mailed by Friday, July 5, 2024 at 11:59pm
Applicants will be notified of decisions by July 22, 2024.
Send all application materials to aiariforum@gmail.com with the subject line: Application Forum Scholarship Application
CONTACT
Questions?
Email aiariforum@gmail.com
The Norton E. Salk Scholarship for Design Excellence
Mr. Salk designed schools, nursing homes, shopping centers, office buildings, and private residences, including the A.T. Cross Headquarters, Southern New England School of Law, Western Hills Middle School, and a wing of the Rhode Island Veterans’ Home. The last five years of his practice were devoted primarily to pro bono work, including design of the Jewish War Veterans’ Memorial and consulting to Sophia Academy.
His children note that Mr. Salk also shared his enthusiasm for the profession by devoting time to professional organizations, including serving as president of the Rhode Island chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute, and by mentoring architectural students, including his daughter.
“I remember visiting projects and seeing his work. I was in awe,” she shares, noting that she especially enjoyed working with him. “When faced with a challenging project, my father said to me, ‘Design is a problem waiting to be solved.’”
Norton E. Salk, AIA will continue to nurture architecture students through this scholarship fund, designated for the AIA Rhode Island Architectural Forum and to be used to assist students majoring in architecture at accredited Rhode Island schools.