ACADIA Student Scholarship GUIDELINES & APPLICATION
The 2022 ACADIA Conference welcomes applications for Student Scholarships.
1. About the Student Scholarships:
- The ACADIA Student Scholarship program (made possible by generous support from Autodesk & ACADIA) aims to support students and recent graduates whose Full Paper, Work-in-Progress Paper or Project Submission have been accepted. A total of $15,000 will be divided and awarded to multiple recipients at the discretion of the ACADIA Scholarship Committee consisting of ACADIA Board Members and the Conference Chairs. These grants are specifically targeted to support members of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS), architecture students from Mexico and international students from developing countries, as identified by the United Nations Development Programme. The purpose of the scholarship is to support individuals who will attend the conference to support registration and travel expenses. Only one scholarship will be awarded per paper or project submission. Winners of this award will be chosen by an ACADIA Board of Directors sub-committee and scholarships will be acknowledged during the ACADIA awards ceremony.
2. Application Requirements:
- The funds must be used for the following expenses: airfare to the conference, accommodations, registration, and ground transportation. Only one scholarship will be awarded per paper or project submission. If a paper or project has been co-authored it will be the responsibility of the co-authors to distribute the funds within the group. In all cases funds should be distributed only to the author(s) attending the conference. Funds not used to attend the conference must be returned to ACADIA.
3. Dates:
- The completed application should be submitted by 11:59 PM on September 2nd , 2022 (EST). Awardees will be informed by email and will be asked to accept the grant formally and to verify their attendance at the conference at that time. All applicants will be notified of the decision on their proposal, but detailed evaluation information will not be available. Scholarship funds will be dispersed in USD shortly after the announcement.
4. Evaluation Criteria:
- Evaluation of the proposals would be based on: Financial need; The quality and appropriateness of the application; The potential to significantly contribute to the organization in the future.
5. Institutional Support:
- The Scholarship is intended to be a supplement to other travel funds and is not a replacement, a supporting contribution from the applicant’s home institution or other funding source is highly suggested to cover full costs for accomodation and travel.
6. Questions:
- Student Scholarship questions should be directed to: scholarships@acadia.org
7. Scholarship Application link:
ACADIA Workshop Attendance Grant GUIDELINES & APPLICATION
The 2022 ACADIA Conference welcomes applications for Workshop Attendance Grants.
1. About the ACADIA Workshop Attendance Grant:
- The ACADIA Workshop Attendance Grant program (made possible by generous support from Autodesk & ACADIA) aims to support members of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS), International Students from Developing Countries, and Students from Mexico to receive free admission to attend the ACADIA Autodesk 2022 Workshop or ACADIA 2022 Workshops. Developing countries are those identified by the United National Development Programme. This is a competitive grants programme; grants will be awarded on the strength of the application, with priority given to students who have not previously received a grant for workshop attendance. For professionals: Selected members of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) professional applicants will receive free admission to attend the ACADIA 2022 Workshops (including AIA CEU credits).
2. Dates:
- The completed application should be submitted by 11:59 PM on September 2nd , 2022 (EST). Awardees will be informed by email and will be asked to accept the grant formally and to verify their attendance at the conference at that time. All applicants will be notified of the decision on their proposal, but detailed evaluation information will not be available. Scholarship funds will be dispersed in USD shortly after the announcement.
3. Evaluation Criteria:
- Evaluation of the proposals is based on: Financial need; The quality and appropriateness of the application; The potential to significantly contribute to the organization in the future.
4. Questions:
- Student Scholarship questions should be directed to: scholarships@acadia.org.
- PLEASE NOTE: If you qualify for this grant and have already purchased a workshop ticket, please apply for the grant. If your application is successful, you will be refunded the price of your student ticket.
5. Scholarship Application link: