The Payette Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Academic Scholarship is a $10,000 architecture scholarship supporting a woman studying architecture within a NAAB-accredited bachelor or master’s degree program. To help the scholarship recipient establish contacts within the profession, she will be assigned a senior mentor from Payette for the scholarship year.
Payette Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Academic Scholarship
$10,000 | Applications are closed
This scholarship honors Sho-Ping, FAIA, who was a leader in AIA and a long-time principal and healthcare practice leader at Payette. Sho-Ping was a talented and compassionate architect who was fiercely determined to design healthcare architecture of the highest caliber for those in need. She was also a wonderful mentor, and instilled in her teams a sense of camaraderie and commitment to design. As the founding leader of the AIA Women’s Leadership Summit, held biennially, Sho-Ping was instrumental in defining the national discourse for Women in Design.
To be eligible for the Payette Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Academic Scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Identify as a woman
- GPA of 3.0 or higher
- US Citizen
- Rising 3rd or 4th year undergraduate or graduate student in NAAB-accredited architecture program
Previous Payette Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Academic Scholarship recipients are eligible to reapply in subsequent years.
Applications are now closed.
Applicants must submit:
- A comprehensive essay that discusses the influence of architecture and architects to improve the human condition and quality of life (1,200 words)
- Example: Brittney Sooksengdao Essay
- A professional resume
- Two letters of recommendation*
- A portfolio (5-15 works)
*Please address letters of reference to the “2025 Selection Committee.”
This scholarship is made possible through generous support from Payette.
