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• AIA CM 2023 Scholarship Application

  • Start
    16 Mar 2023
  • End
    01 Jun 2023
  • Location
    Application Deadline June 1, 2023

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  AIA Central Massachusetts (AIA CM) is pleased to announce its Annual Scholarship Awards Program.

  We have partnered with AIA National and Pella Windows and Doors to match at least $1500 in scholarship grants! That means this year we can offer:

  • $1000 scholarships to full/part time students in an architectural program at a community college or a technical college

  • $2000 scholarships to a full-time student in an architectural degree program at an NAAB accredited college.

  • Students Apply by June 1

  • Materials Due by July 1

  • Award Status Notification by September 1

  • Award Recipients will be featured in the AIA CM Newsletter plus receive an invitation to attend, and be recognized at, the AIA Central Massachusetts awards program dinner

  • A Massachusetts resident attending an accredited U.S. College of Architecture or a Technical School or Community College Architecture Program

  • A student studying architecture full-time at a Massachusetts College or a Technical School or Community College Architecture Program AND a U.S. Resident

  • Employed by a Firm based in Massachusetts.

  • Priority is given to students either from Central Massachusetts or attending school in our region.

  • High school graduates who have been accepted to an NAAB accredited program or a Technical School or Community College Architecture Program for their freshman year are also eligible.

  • Applicants must return to continue their professional studies in the academic year 2023-2024.

  Scholarship award funds will be credited to the winning students’ college account for tuition payment and/or educational material costs. The AIA CM Scholarship Awards Committee selects the recipients and will notify award winners by Friday, September 1, 2023.

  Important Information:

  Eligibility Criteria

  Eligible applicants must be enrolled in a U.S. accredited school pursuing studies in architecture and meet at least one of the following requirements:

  Submission Requirements

  The student is required to provide the following materials:

  1.  A brief essay, describing their efforts and why they believe they should be selected. Please include your name and email address on each page.

  2.  One letter of faculty recommendation

  How to Apply - 2-Step Process

  On-line Application: No later than June 1 

  Required Materials: Submit to AIACMScholarships@gmail.com no later than July 1, 2023.

  Email Subject Line must contain the student’s last name followed by type of material, e.g. SMITH_ESSAY, SMITH_RECOMMENDATION or SMITH_BOTH

  All materials should be in PDF Format.

  For Additional Information: ExecDirector@aiacm.org

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• AIA Central MA Design Awards 2023 Application

  • Start
    12 May 2023
  • End
    12 Jun 2023
  •  
    11:30 PM

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  About the Awards Program

  We are highlighting and celebrating design within Central Massachusetts and beyond. Entrants may submit any structure or project type built or unbuilt, with a completion date after December 31, 2018. Entries will be evaluated within one of three project categories.

  Project Categories

  Category #1: AIA CM Architect

  Projects designed for any location in the world by an AIA Central Massachusetts (AIA CM) Architect

  Category #2: AIA Architect

  Projects designed within one of the 88 Central Massachusetts towns that comprise the AIA CM by an American Institute of Architects (AIA) member of an AIA Chapter other than AIA CM.

  Category #3: All Other Entries

  Projects designed within one of the 88 Central Massachusetts towns that comprise the AIA CM by an entrant who is not an AIA member.

  Download  2023 AIA CM Awards.pdf for all deadlines, instructions, and award criteria.

  
  

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• June Board Meeting

  • When
    13 Jun 2023
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Emerald House Studio, 435 Lancaster Street, Suite 360, Leominster
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  This month's meeting of the AIA CM Board will take place on Tuesday, June 13 at 6:30 PM. 

  All members welcome to attend. This meeting will be held at the office of Emerald House Studio in Leominster.

  
  

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• Design Film Night: Olmstead and America's Urban Parks

  • When
    14 Jun 2023
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Park View Room, 230 Park Ave., Worcester

  

  Join AIA Central Massachusetts and Preservation Worcester for a screening and discussion of the film, Olmsted and America's Urban Parks.

  The one-hour documentary "examines the formation of America’s first great city parks in the late 19th century through the enigmatic eyes of Frederick Law Olmsted (1822 – 1903), visionary urban planner and landscape architect."

  
  

  The screening will be held in the Park View Room at 230 Park Ave., Worcester

  6:00-6:30 Meet and greet, with refreshments

  6:30-7:30 Film screening

  7:30-8:00 Speaker comments

  Credits: 1.5 HSW/LU 

  Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-night-screening-and-discussion-of-olmsted-and-americas-urban-parks-tickets-639839827147

  We will be joined by Alan Banks, who oversaw the historical interpretation of Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, Massachusetts for nearly 30 years. Recently retired, he now serves as a consultant to various organizations including the Emerald Necklace Conservancy and the National Association for Olmsted Parks. He also is a board member of the Friends of Fairsted, a group that supports Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site.

  

  Alan has researched and developed a variety of landscape walking tours, slide lectures and presentations on the Olmsteds and their work across to a variety of groups. Alan was also highlighted in the Boston Globe for his walking tours of the Boston Park System. He appears in Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks, and has also acted as a consultant for a variety of other films including Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America. 

  
  

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