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Student Loan Relief Grant

$5,000 | Accepting applications: April 15, 2025 to May 17, 2025

The Architects Foundation attracts, inspires and invests in the next-generation design community. Through our various scholarship initiatives, we aim to provide support to future architects as they enter school, graduate, pursue licensure, and seek enrichment opportunities.

Becoming a licensed architect is increasingly costly for architecture graduates. Statistics show that an architecture student graduates with substantially more debt than the average student. This causes great concerns for graduates trying to find entry level jobs and puts architecture graduates at risk of making early career changes.

This scholarship is awarded annually. Recipients receive a one-time grant of $5,000 to aid in their student loan repayment.

Applicants must have:

  • Graduated from a NAAB-accredited architecture program
  • Demonstrated intent on pursuing a career in architecture
  • Associate AIA or AIA member in good standing
  • Demonstrated involvement in community and/or professional organization(s); particularly those related to the A/E/C community

Applications for 2024 are now closed.

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Applicants will be asked to provide the following:

  • Two letters of recommendation (at least one from an AIA member)*
  • Resume
  • Personal statement
  • Copy of loan documents (Payment will be made directly to lender)

*Please address letters of recommendation to “The Student Loan Relief Selection Committee.”

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