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Payette Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Academic Scholarship

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Funding Amount

$10,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Payette Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Academic Scholarship

Overview: Annual scholarship honoring architect Sho-Ping Chin, FAIA, a principal at Payette and health-care practice leader who was instrumental in defining and elevating the national discourse for women in design. This scholarship supports women in architecture education.

Award Amount: $10,000 award toward tuition and fees

Geographic Scope: National (United States)

Focus Areas: Women in architecture; support for architecture students pursuing degrees

Eligibility:

  • Women in third and fourth-year undergraduate architecture students in a NAAB-accredited undergraduate degree program, OR

  • Women in any level of graduate study in a NAAB-accredited program

  • Must have at least two years of undergraduate or any level of graduate study

    • Program Details:

  • Annual award

  • Recipients are paired with a senior mentor from Payette for their scholarship year

  • First scholarship offered in 2017-2018

  • Applications open in fall, typically due mid-January

  • About Sho-Ping Chin: Late architect, FAIA, long-time principal at Payette, health-care practice leader, champion of equity in architecture

    • Contact: Architects Foundation, 1799 New York Ave, Washington, DC 20006; Payette President Kevin B. Sullivan, FAIA

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    1. Application Period: Opens in fall; deadline typically mid-January
    2. Required Materials:
    - Portfolio of work
    - Personal essay demonstrating commitment to socially-conscious design and architecture
    - Academic credentials
    - Application form
    3. Submission: Submit through Architects Foundation website
    4. Selection: Jury review based on portfolio, essay, and alignment with Sho-Ping Chin's values of equity and women in design

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    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    womeneducation

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