For emerging professionals · Leadership · National
Registration and up to $700 in travel support to attend the AIA Women’s Leadership Summit, in honor of founding leader Sho-Ping Chin, FAIA.
The 2026 grant cycle is closed. The summit is held every two years; sign up for updates to hear when the next cycle opens.
AwardSummit registrationPlus up to $700 in travel
Last summitNovember 1–3, 2026Kansas City, Missouri
Next cycleTo be announcedHeld every two years
Her legacy of women’s leadership continues.
Sho-Ping Chin, FAIA, was a principal at Payette and, in 2009, the founding leader of the inaugural AIA Women’s Leadership Summit. She died in 2015, and her commitment to women’s leadership in architecture carries on through this grant.
Recipients receive registration for the AIA Women’s Leadership Summit and reimbursement of travel expenses up to $700.
01 / Eligibility
Who we look for
Preference goes to applicants who meet one or more of these criteria:
- On the path to licensure
- Emerging professionals: non-licensed individuals with fewer than 10 years of experience
- Recent graduates
- Sole proprietors or people working at small firms (fewer than 10 employees)
02 / Application
What to submit
- A professional biography or resume
- A statement of intent (500 words maximum)
- A statement on financial support
- A statement of support from a colleague, addressed to the “Sho-Ping Chin WLS Grant Selection Committee”
The recipients
