Are you a high school senior residing in the City of Rochester? Are you headed to a college program in architecture, a field related to architecture, or a technical construction trade program next fall?
Complete a High School Application and select the Rochester Architectural Foundation's Urban Scholar Award on page 1. Deadline for this scholarship application has been extended to April 18, 2025!
All other applications, including high school applications not eligible for the Urban Scholar Award, are due April 4, 2025.

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AIA Rochester, in conjunction with AIA National, and the Rochester Architecture Foundation, announces the 2025 Scholarship Program.

The scholarship program is open to

high school seniors committed to an architecture program for the Fall 2025 term
college students currently enrolled in an architecture program for the 2024 - 2025 academic year
(new!) high school senior residents of the City of Rochester pursuing a college program in architecture, a field related to architecture, or a technical construction trade program
students meeting the above criteria must have a permanent residence within the seven-county area of Monroe, Wayne, Livingston, Ontario, Yates, Allegany and Seneca counties, or Greater Rochester member-firm areas served by AIA Rochester.

All applications must be postmarked by: April 4, 2025

Application: High School Seniors

Application: College Students

Letter to HS Principals & Administrators

Letter to College Directors & Deans

2024 High School & College Scholarship Program Recipients

Jack Christie

SUNY Alfred State College

$3,000

AIA Scholarship

$2,000

Myron Starks Memorial Scholarship

Lillian Brady

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

$2,500

AIA Rochester Scholarship

Lillian is a senior at

Honeoye Falls-Lima HS

Pallas Hoffmann

Syracuse University

$3,000

AIA Scholarship

$2,000

AIA Rochester Women in Architecture Scholarship

Ambrose Weidmann

University of Notre Dame

$5,000

AIA Scholarship

Ambrose is a senior at

McQuaid Jesuit High School

Savannah Swinter

SUNY University at Buffalo

$2,500

AIA Rochester Scholarship

The Rochester Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Rochester) and the Rochester Architecture Foundation (RAF, formerly AFGR) have again partnered to help the next generation of architects pursue their training.

Five merit-based scholarships totaling $20,000 have been awarded to students to study architecture this fall courtesy of AIA Rochester and the RAF, with contributions from AIA National, Women in Architecture, and the Family of Myron Starks.

Over $150,000 has been awarded in the form of 76 academic scholarships since 2009.

Information regarding the Scholarship Program will be available in January/February of each year - check our home page here at at aiaroc.org and follow AIA Rochester on social media to stay updated.