SCholarships
The Association for Women in Architecture Foundation offers annual cash awards to women students studying Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and/or Land Planning, Interior Design, Historic Preservation or Environmental Design leading to a college degree.
See application for details - click here.
Applicants must meet the following qualifications to be eligible (see application form for details):
Applicants must be female residents of California or attending a California school, and must be enrolled in one of the qualifying majors for the current school term.
Applicants must have completed a minimum of 18 units in their major by the application due date, OR current community college students shall have a minimum of 10 units completed in their major.
Applications are available annually at the beginning of the year and must be completed by Friday, April 4, 2025. Current forms will be posted to this site. Download our flier.
Join us for a panel discussion and Q&A session on Thursday November 21st, 2024 from 5:30pm-7pm! This hybrid session will be hosted in person at Studio MLA in the Arts District, and held virtually via Zoom. Sign up here to attend! Learn more about this scholarship and other available scholarships and grants directly from AWA Foundation (AWAF), in collaboration with the AAa/e Foundation, NationalAMLA (NAMLA), and SoCalNOMA - Southern California Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects. This event will be recorded and link posted to our website.
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For questions, contact Isa Mattia, Scholarship Chair at awards@awa-foundation.org
Sponsoring an AWAF Scholarship reflects a commitment to supporting and encouraging female students as they strive to achieve their educational goals and enter the design professions. For information on becoming a sponsor and gaining a unique opportunity to be involved, please contact our Foundation President.
Thank you to our 2024 Scholarship jurors
Scholarship Jury:
Danielle Deyoung
Michelle Frier
Sona Gevorkyan
Pamela Leone
Ashley Margot
Naoko Miyano
Astrid Theeuwes
Awards Committee Co-chairs:
Natasha Harkison
Megan Horn
Isa Mattia
Awards Committee members:
Julissa Lopez
Christina Monti
2024 Scholarship recipients
Florencia Sepulveda
Sarah Hays Social Impact Award
Master in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
UC Berkeley
Leslie Dinkin
AWA Foundation Scholarship
Masters of Landscape Architecture + Urbanism, Master of Heritage Conservation
University of Southern California
Vicky Sindac
The Gruen Associates Architectural Scholarship
Masters of Science in Architecture and Urban Design at Columbia University GSAPP
Aishwarya Dharmarajan
KFA Architecture Award
Master of Landscape Architecture
UC Berkeley
Esmeralda Aceituno
GGA+ Architecture Award
Masters of Architecture
Harvard Graduate School
Jen Moody
Helms Bakery Architecture + Design Scholarship
Certificate in Landscape Architecture
UCLA Extension
Daisy Jimenez
Sarah Hays Community College Award
Associate in Architecture
East Los Angeles Community College
Ammy Ornelas
Sarah Hays Community College Award
Associate in Architecture
East Los Angeles Community College
2023 Scholarship recipients
2023 Scholarship Recipients from left to right
Madelene Javier Dailey
Sarah Hays Social Impact Award
Master of Architecture; University of Southern California
Peiju (Peipei) Wu
Arizona State University California Center Scholarship
Bachelor of Architecture; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Tessa Wiley
Monti Family Scholarship
Master of Landscape Architecture; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Adriana Herrera
Sarah Hays Community College Award
Associate in Science for Architecture; West Valley College
Daniela Velazco
Helms Bakery Architecture + Design Scholarship
Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Heritage Conservation Dual Degree;
University of Southern California
Raneem Awad
KFA Architecture Award
Bachelor of Architecture; California Polytechnic State University,Pomona
Aryana Leland
Peggy Bowman Scholarship
Bachelor of Architecture; California Polytechnic State University, Pomona
2022 Scholarship recipients
2022 Scholarship Winners, from left to right:
Karin Najarian
2022 Inaugural Sarah Hayes Social Impact Award
Bachelor of Architecture, Woodbury University School of Architecture, 2023
Maya Amyx
2022 Centennial Award
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, 2024
Nehali Doshi
AWAF 25th Anniversary Award (2022)
Master of Landscape Architecture + Urbanis, University of Southern California, 2022
Adeline Leung
2022 Peggy Bowman Scholarship
Bachelor of Architecture, University of California at Berkeley, 2022
Tathya Abe
2022 KFA Architecture Award
Master of Architecture, University of California at Berkeley, 2022
Nevi Gruskin
2022 Helms Bakery Architecture + Design Scholarship
Bachelor of Fine Arts, CSU Long Beach, 2023
2021 Scholarship recipients
2021 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:
Lauren Ashley
2021 Peggy Bowman Scholarship Recipient
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Master of Urban and Regional Planning; Juris Doctor
Khor-Mei Han
2021 Helms Bakery Architecture + Design Scholarship
California State University, Long Beach; Interior Architecture
Ashley Morales
2021 Social Impact Award, sponsored by KFA
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Architecture
Adrian Tenney
2020 Peggy Bowman Scholarship Recipient
Cal Poly Pomona, Landscape Architecture
Farshchiha Paniz
2020 KFA Architecture Scholarship Recipient
University of Southern California, Architecture
katarina Richter Lunn
2020 Helms Bakery Architecture + Design Scholarship
Harvard University; Masters of Design-Technology
Linepei Cheng
2020 Honorable Mention Design Award
University of Southern California,; Landscape Architecture
Monique Barajas
2020 Honorable Mention Social Impact Award
California State University, Northridge; Urban Studies and Planning