AIA New Jersey Scholarship Foundation

The AlA New Jersey Scholarship Foundation is seeking qualified applicants
who are currently attending Schools of Architecture in order to award scholarship
monies. The application form is available for view and download below. You can
make as many copies as you need, please feel free to distribute.

Deadline for receipt of completed applications
(including transcripts and all materials) is MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2009.

Scholarship Package & Application Form

This Form is in PDF format and is printable and/or downloadable.

   (File size is 5.4 MB)

Eligibility Requirements for 2009/2010 Scholarship Grant

AlA New Jersey Scholarship Foundation Inc. maintains a program of scholarship
grants to qualified architectural students from New Jersey or attending architecture school in New
Jersey for the purpose of recognizing scholastic achievement, demonstrated talent, and potential
for success in the profession of Architecture. Financial need is also a consideration for the award
of scholarship funds. It is noted that funds for the program come from contributions and
fundraising efforts of AlA New Jersey members, interested sources in the construction industry,
and private individuals located in New Jersey.

The information provided on the application, together with the supplementary
documents, transcripts and data, will be treated confidentially. It will be used to evaluate the
degree of need, scholastic promise, level of achievement, and other aspects of eligibility and
potential, including personal goals and future plans for practicing architecture.

The application should be carefully and completely filled out and returned with the
registration fee of $5.00, personal statement essay, and a sample (8-112" x 11" or 11" x 17"
format) portfolio of current student projects and related design work. Supplemental documents
including Transcript, Federal Student Aid form, and optional letters of reference can follow
separately.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

To be considered for a scholarship, a student must meet the following qualifications:

a)  New Jersey Connection: If attending school outside of New Jersey, applicant shall have a
permanent legal family address in the State of New Jersey -or - if married or living as a single
independent, applicant shall have a legal address in the State of New Jersey - or - if a student
from another state, applicant shall be attending an accredited School of Architecture within the
State of New Jersey;

b)  Architectural Study Requirement : Applicant shall be matriculated as a full-time student in an
accredited architectural program at a School of Architecture and shall have completed by June of
th is year one full year of study towards a first professional degree (either a Bachelor of
Architecture or Masters in Architecture);

c) Financial Need Demonstration : Applicant shall demonstrate that financial assistance is needed
to continue school studies or to relieve financial pressures on the family, which if unabated, might
reduce the applicant's ability to develop architectural talent and potential;

d) Demonstration of Architectural Talent : Applicant shall demonstrate a definite talent or potential
for achievement in architecture, supported by official school transcript, personal statement essay,
and a portfolio of student projects and design work (copies accepted);

e) Demonstration of Interest, Commitment, and Character: Applicant shall indicate interest and
commitment in pursuing an architectural career in the State of New Jersey after schooling is
completed; (via description of intentions in personal statement essay), and applicant shall
demonstrate outstanding character through the personal statement essay and/or through optional
letters of reference from appropriate sponsors, professors, employers, or friends of the family that
support the candidate.

GENERAL INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS:

Failure to retain satisfactory grades towards obtaining a degree in Architecture will be considered
cause for ineligibility on any subsequent application for assistance. There is no limitation on the
awarding of grants, save that of the available funds, to the number of recipients attending from
any single School of Architecture.

The actual amount of money to be made available to anyone recipient is determined by the Board
of Trustees on an annual basis. Scholarships are not intended to cover a student's total costs for
anyone semester or year, except in most unusual situations.

Any student eligible for consideration shall apply in full on or before the date of Monday, JUNE 9,2009.
All information received is maintained in complete confidence. Names of the scholarship grant recipients
are publicized via the AlA New Jersey organization when awards are distributed.

NOTES:

1) All applications are due on or before MONDAY, JUNE 9,2009;
Scholarships grants are awarded for the 2009-10 School Year.

2) Applications must be complete in order to be considered for the award, this includes all
supplemental documents and application fee.

3) Multiple Scholarship Grants are awarded each year in an amount determined by the Scholarship
Foundation Board of Trustees. The Grant Awards range from $2,500 to $5,000 per selected student.

4)  The award selection is based upon an applicant's demonstration of scholastic achievement,
financial need, and architectural talent.
REMEMBER : PLEASE REQUEST SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS EARLY!

PARTIAL APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHOUT TRANSCRIPTS, PERSONAL STATEMENTS, AND/OR
THE $5.00 APPLICATION FEE ARE CONSIDERED "INCOMPLETE" AND WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.

Scholarship Package & Application Form

This Form is in PDF format and is printable and/or downloadable.
NOTE: File size is 5.4 MB