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The AIA/AAF Minority Disadvantaged Scholarship provides assistance to high school graduates, college freshmen, and community college students from a minority and/or financially disadvantaged background who intend to pursue a NAAB-accredited professional degree (5-year BA or BA + MA) in Architecture.

In June 2012, the AIA selected four AIA/ AAF Minority Disadvantaged Scholarship recipients.

Eligibility
Applicants must be legal residents of the United States and either:

• High school seniors entering a NAAB accredited professional program in architecture
• College freshmen attending a NAAB accredited professional program in architecture, or
• Technical school or community college students that have completed high school or its equivalent and intend to transfer to a NAAB accredited professional program

Application

2013 program is closed. Please check back in December for the 2014 application.

All 2013 candidates who applied for the scholarship will receive written notice early June.

Award
Up to four scholarships between $3,000-$4,000 will be awarded in 2013. Scholarships may be renewed every year until the completion of the degree program.

Contact
If you have any questions, please contact: scholarships@aia.org