AIASWW Education Scholarship Fund Grant

Community Foundation for Southwest Washington
The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington is a public charitable organization dedicated to strengthening communities across Southwest Washington by connecting people, resources, and philanthropic goals. The Foundation works to inspire giving, steward charitable funds, and invest in programs and initiatives that address local needs and opportunities. Through donor-advised funds, scholarships, grants, and community partnerships, the Foundation supports education, economic opportunity, health, and quality of life throughout the region. Guided by values of integrity, collaboration, equity, and long-term impact, the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington serves as a trusted partner for donors and nonprofits committed to building resilient and thriving communities.
The Plan to Be an Architect? Scholarship is a joint program of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National and the AIA Southwest Washington Chapter, designed to support students who plan to pursue architecture as a career. The scholarship assists students who have been accepted to a university with an accredited architectural degree program and demonstrates strong potential through academic and non-academic achievements, along with a personal narrative explaining their interest in architecture. Scholarship recipients are publicly recognized through local media and school announcements.

Eligibility

Scholarships are offered to graduating high school seniors attending a high school in Pierce, Thurston, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Skamania, Wahkiakum, Clark, Cowlitz or Grays Harbor Counties in Washington State. Scholarships will also be considered for students who graduated from a high school from the above counties and who have been accepted as a first-year student into a university with an accredited architectural degree program.