Sho-Ping Chin Women’s Leadership Summit Grant

Registration fees + up to $700 in travel expenses | Accepting applications: April 15, 2025 to July 19, 2025

In honor of Sho-Ping Chin, FAIA, we are thrilled to offer a grant opportunity for recipients to attend the AIA Women’s Leadership Summit. Sho-Ping was a principal at Payette and in 2009 became the founding leader of the inaugural AIA Women’s Leadership Summit.  Tragically Sho-Ping succumbed to cancer in 2015, but her legacy of women’s leadership continues. The memorial fund established in her name is focused on funding the development of future women leaders in architecture. Read more about the 2022 awardees here.

Recipients of the grant receive:

  • Registration for the AIA Women’s Leadership Summit held on November 3-5, 2025, in Atlanta, GA
  • Travel and expense reimbursement up to $700

Preference will be given to applicants who meet the following criteria:

  • On the path to licensure
  • Emerging professionals: non licensed individuals under 10 years of experience and out of work
  • Recent graduates
  • The sole proprietor or work for a small firm
    • Firm size is defined as:
      small (<10 employees)
      mid-size (10-49 employees)
      large (50+ employees)

Applicants must submit:

  • A statement of intent (500 words max)
  • A statement of support from a colleague*

*Please address letters of recommendation to “Sho-Ping Chin WLS Grant Selection Committee.”

Application period:  April 2025 – July 2025
Review period:  July-August 2025
Grant recipients notified: August 2025

This grant is made possible by generous support from our sponsors:

Gold
Boston Society of Architects

Silver
Cuningham Group

Patrons
Emily Grandstaff-Rice, FAIA
Payette

Friends 
Gretchen Camp, AIA
Debra Gerod, FAIA
Heather Taylor, AIA
Lynne Deninger, AIA
Shepley Bulfinch
Susan McDaid, Hon. AIA
William Ruhl, FAIA
Michael Newhall