AIA Buffalo/WNY Scholarship

Application Deadline: FEBRUARY 16, 2024

now extended to march 15, 2024

The scholarship is open to College/University students who meet academic requirements and are enrolled in a NAAB-accredited architecture program, or enrolled in a program that has received NAAB ‘Candidacy’ status.

The scholarship is also open to technical or community college students who meet academic requirements and are enrolled in an architecture program.

Applicants must be from the AIA Buffalo/Western New York Chapter which is comprised of Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Orleans, Genesee, and Wyoming Counties.

The AIA Buffalo/WNY Chapter with the Buffalo Architecture Foundation will dispense up to $4,500 in scholarship funding for the academic year. Amounts awarded will depend on quantity and quality of applicants and will be applied to the academic year. The AIA Buffalo/WNY Chapter scholarship is partially funded by the Component Matching Scholarship Grant from AIA National.

Any questions can be directed to info@aiabuffalowny.org.

APPLICATION

Apply: NAAB Accredited

Apply: Technical & CC

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. If you are from the Buffalo/WNY region and for any reason did not attend high school within one of the seven chapter counties please provide a photocopy of a birth certificate or similar legal document showing the local chapter constituent compliance. Please also provide a brief note as to why you did not attend high school locally (ie. Military family or school district boundaries).

A local address (ie. where you live while the semester is in session) does not qualify for the address requirement. If you are from outside of these seven counties, check with your local AIA Chapter component to see if they offer scholarships, or visit the AIA National webpage for a list of all AIA scholarships available.
Yes. The B.Arch or M.Arch program can be located anywhere, both nationally or internationally, as long as the applicant has a permanent address that falls within the seven counties that comprise the Buffalo/WNY Chapter boundary.
Yes. Students can apply for the AIA Buffalo/WNY Scholarship in subsequent years.
No. Applicants must be enrolled for the entire 2023/2024 academic year to qualify for the AIA Buffalo/WNY Scholarship program.
No. You must have completed at least one complete academic year of studies within either a B.Arch or M.Arch program.
No. You must submit the two letters of reference as part of the single compiled PDF submission. Please refer to the Application Checklist, included on the first page of this application for additional information on how to assemble your application.