How much funding does AIA Seattle Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship provide?

AIA Seattle Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship provides $5,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for AIA Seattle Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

AIA Seattle Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship

The Seattle Chapter American Institute of Archite

Foundation Annual Professional Development Grants

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Funding Amount

$5,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

AIA Seattle Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship

Purpose: Seeks to expand the experience and leadership opportunities of young professionals, encourage cross-cultural dialogue in the profession, and share knowledge from architecture practice around the globe with members in the Puget Sound.

Award Amount: $5,000 grant

Geographic Scope: Pacific Northwest/Puget Sound region (AIA Seattle chapter)

Eligibility: Young/emerging professionals in architecture

Focus Areas:

Research travel for professional development

Cross-cultural dialogue

Knowledge sharing from global architecture practice

Public interest design and community engagement approaches

Sustainable design and innovation

Background: Based on available recipient information (2015-2017), recipients have conducted research on:

Micro-housing and innovative housing strategies internationally

Smart buildings and advanced building technologies

Public interest design and socially engaged architecture practices

Recipients Noted:

2015: Garrett Reynolds, AIA (Mithun) - researched micro-apartments in New York, Stockholm, Oslo, Tokyo

2016: Derik Eckhardt, AIA (ZGF) - researched smart buildings in Boston, Amsterdam, London, Abu Dhabi, Portland

2017: Garrett Nelli, Assoc. AIA (NAC Architecture) - researched public interest design in Los Angeles, New Orleans, rural Alabama, Haiti, Burkina Faso, Italy