Scholarships

AIA San Francisco is advancing tomorrow’s design leaders through a partnership with universities and colleges, including California College for the Art, University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design, and City College of San Francisco, to offer scholarships to students annually.

Support the expansion of AIASF's Architecture Scholarship Program at the College of Marin, Academy of Art, and University of San Francisco


The Architects Foundation celebrates architecture’s value by advancing future design leaders and preserving architectural treasures of the past. Positioning for new success, the Architects Foundation is launching a momentous increase in its scholarship program. By enhancing the program, the Architects Foundation aims to attract and cultivate a diverse, next generation of architects, while providing new opportunities to support our evolving profession.

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The CASA Alumni Scholarship program has distributed over $130,000 in cash scholarships, laptops, software, fellowships, internships, and cars to low-income students of Color, Women, and LGBTQ students since 2011. 

This collaborative partnership is with AIASF Latinx in Architecture (LiA) and the Center for Architecture + Design.

AIASF Emerging Leader Scholarship at CCA Architecture Department

This scholarship helps talented students in the Architecture program continue their studies and earn their degrees. The AIA Emerging Leader Scholarship is a joint scholarship program between AIASF and AIA National.

The Pflueger Architecture Scholarship at City College San Francisco is named after Timothy Pflueger, a working-class draftsman who never attended college and became a prominent architect in San Francisco. He designed every significant building at the Ocean campus of what became CCSF, where its architecture department is located. This scholarship is offered through a joint program between AIASF and AIA National.
SWE Scholarships support women pursuing ABET-accredited baccalaureate or graduate programs in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and computer science in the United States and Mexico.
The AGC Education and Research Foundation offers undergraduate and graduate-level scholarships to students enrolled in ABET or ACCE-accredited construction management or construction-related engineering programs.

The AIASF Emerging Leader Scholarship is awarded each year to an undergraduate student in recognition of scholastic achievement and commitment to advancing architectural practice procedures and methods. This scholarship is offered through a joint program between AIASF and AIA National.

UMSI brings together UNCF, the Merck Company Foundation and Merck Global Diversity Inclusion to offer 37 annual awards to outstanding African American students and postdoctoral researchers.