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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 <http://www.naab.org/> professional degree (5-year BA or BA
+ MA) in architecture.
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
The 2011 application is available here:
<http://www.aia.org/aiaucmp/groups/aia/documents/document/aiab087276.pdf> .
All applications must be postmarked by April 15, 2011.
AWARD
Up to five scholarships anywhere between $3,000-$4,000 will be awarded in
2011. Scholarships may be renewed every year until the completion of the
degree program.
CONTACT
If you have any questions, please contact: scholarships@aia.org
<mailto:scholarships@aia.org>
Lee W. Waldrep, Ph.D.
Assistant Director for Undergraduate Student Services
School of Architecture
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(217) 333-7720
lwaldrep@illinois.edu
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