Toward An Inclusive Architecture Scholarship Fund Grant

Toward An Inclusive Architecture Scholarship Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Last Updated: August 26, 2025

Summary

The Toward An Inclusive Architecture Scholarship Fund, managed by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, aims to empower Tennesseans of color by providing financial support for architectural education. This initiative not only covers educational expenses at accredited architecture schools but also enhances professional growth through internship placements at partner firms. By fostering diversity in architecture, the scholarship seeks to create a more inclusive and thriving community in Tennessee.

Overview

About Us For over 30 years, Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) has been driving meaningful, positive change in our community. We do this by bringing together those who want to help and those who need help. Through the power of collective philanthropy, our goal is to amplify donor intent while remaining flexible enough to ensure that resources are directed to where they can do the greatest good. We know the greater Nashville area. We understand its neighborhoods, its most pressing challenges, its unsung nonprofit heroes, and its emerging partnerships with the greatest potential. As our region continues to rapidly change, that knowledge gives us a unique vantage point to bring people and places together to do what none of us can do on our own—build a more thriving and inclusive community. Mission Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee strives to build a more thriving and inclusive community — today and for generations to come — by transforming thoughtful generosity into positive change. Toward An Inclusive Architecture Scholarship Fund The Toward An Inclusive Architecture Scholarship is an endowment that helps create a path for Tennesseans of color to start an architectural education and seeks to nurture individuals entering the profession. The scholarship provides both funds to help pay for their education at the architecture school of their choice, and opportunities for professional development through priority placement in internship programs at participating partner firms.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Applicants should be citizens of the United States, residents of Tennessee, and incoming students at any US School of Architecture accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), ethnic persons of color and who are: Black, Latino, Native American, Pacific Asian, Asian Indians, or any group of persons who are members of under-represented or under-served populations of color. The scholarship will be renewable but is not guaranteed with students reapplying each year for the scholarship. Entering college freshmen.