Jason Pettigrew Scholarship
The AIA National Associates Committee (NAC) awards a scholarship each year to remember their friend and colleague, Jason Pettigrew, Assoc. AIA.

AWARD DETAILS
Scholarship recipients will receive:

* Kaplan ARE Study Guides;
* Reimbursement for the cost of passing all divisions of the Architect Registration Examination® one time*

* $400 awarded up front and remainder is paid upon successful completion of the exam, and to receive balance of award, recipients must complete the ARE within 5 years of receiving the initial award and submit passing reports from each of the divisions of the exam to the AIA for verification of completion. Due to the transition from ARE 3.1 to 4.0, this cost will vary between $1,071 for 3.1 candidates or $1,190 for 4.0 candidates.

* $400 awarded up front and remainder is paid upon successful completion of the exam, and to receive balance of award, recipients must complete the ARE within 5 years of receiving the initial award and submit passing reports from each of the divisions of the exam to the AIA for verification of completion.

Texas State Scholarship
A scholarship fund called the Architect Registration Examination® Financial Assistance Fund (AREFAF) was created by the Seventy-sixth Legislature of the state of Texas. This scholarship fund serves a public purpose of the state of Texas by promoting the professional needs of the state; increasing the number of highly trained and educated registered architects available to serve the residents of the state; improving the state's business environment and encouraging economic development; and identifying, recognizing, and supporting outstanding applicants who plan to pursue careers in architecture.

Award Details
The scholarship is a one-time reimbursement of $500 for taking the Architect Registration Examination®. TBAE will award scholarships twice each year - December 31 and June 30. The deadline for submitting scholarship applications is two weeks prior to each award date.

Shreveport Grant- "Intern ARE "Edward Kemp Grant Fund"
In an endeavor to assist intern architects enrolled in IDP with the cost of exam fees for the Architectural Registration Examination®, the AIA Shreveport Chapter has established an annual grant fund for newly licensed architects. Intern architects are eligible for a financial grant upon passing the exam and obtaining a Louisiana license. Ask a board member for further information in regard to this grant.

Funkaar Scholarship
Funkaar Studios, an ARE preparatory  business, offers two types of scholarships:

1) Academic scholarships at schools where they are invited to teach
2) Free ARE preparatory courses for those willing to volunteer to be Teaching Assistants

To qualify to be a Teaching Assistant you must meet the following:

• student or recent graduate (2004 or later) from an Architecture program
• must be available for the entire course
• (1-day or 5-day or 11-week courses are offered by Funkaar Studios))
• as TA you will be acting as a Funkaar Studios representative
• must be energetic and polite to students
• must be available 1-hr prior to class
• first one to arrive and last one to leave
• duties include student check-in, distribution of handouts and class setup/cleanup

For more information, e-mail info@funkaarstudios.com.

AIA Minnesota Emerging Professionals Committee ARE Scholarship
The AIA Minnesota Emerging Professionals Committee is coordinating the distribution of two full scholarships for completing and passing all 9 sections of the Architectural Registration Exam 3.1. Test fees currently total $1,071. One recipient will be chosen this spring/summer; the second recipient will be chosen this fall/winter.

Eligibility
By the time of application, the applicant must be an AIA Minnesota Associate member.
By the time of application, the applicant must have completed IDP with the last IDP form turned in to NCARB. (It is not required that applicants have their authorization number from NCARB at time of application.)
Eligible applicants may have begun the test taking process and have already passed up to but not exceeding 3 exams.
The applicant’s employer does not reimburse employees for test fees.

AIA Santa Clara Valley ARE Scholarship
In 2007 at least two scholarships will be awarded to eligible architectural students whose design abilities are judged to be the most outstanding of the entries received. We now have two programs, one which requires that the students be permanent legal residents of Santa Clara County and a second for Hispanic/Americans whose permanent legal residence is in either Santa Clara County or Santa Cruz County. In previous years, scholarships totaling as much as $4500 have been awarded. The 2007 scholarship amounts will be determined, based on fund-raising results, prior to the presentation of the awards.