AIA Central Massachusetts upcoming events https://aiacm.org/page-1030219 AIA Central Massachusetts upcoming events AIA Central Massachusetts Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:11:06 GMT Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:11:06 GMT Tue, 17 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT Scholarship Application 2026 (17 Mar 2026) <h4><span><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;">2</font><font color="#000000" style="font-size: 15px;">026 AIA Central MA Scholarship Program<img src="https://aiacm.org/resources/Pictures/AIA%20Awards%20Banquet%202025%20High%20Res%2063.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="352" height="184" align="right"></font></span></h4> <p><font color="#000000"><span>We have partnered with</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>AIA National to match at least $1500 in scholarship grants:</span></font></p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <p style="line-height: 16px;"><span>Minimum $500 scholarships to full/part time students in an architectural</span><span>&nbsp;</span><span>program at a community college or a technical college.</span></p> <p style="line-height: 16px;">Minimum $1000 scholarships to a full-time student in an architectural degree program at an NAAB accredited college.</p> </li> </ul> <p style="line-height: 17px;"><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#212121">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 August&nbsp;2026.</font></span></font></p> <p style="line-height: 17px;"><font color="#212121"><span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><strong>Application, including essay and letter of recommendation due by 9pm on Monday, June 29, 2026.</strong></span></font></p> <p style="line-height: 15px;"><span><font color="#212121">Award Recipients will also be featured in the AIA CM Newsletter.</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 17px;"><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#212121"><strong>Eligibility Criteria</strong></font></span></font></p> <p style="line-height: 17px;"><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#212121">Eligible applicants must be enrolled in a U.S. accredited school pursuing studies in architecture&nbsp;<u>and</u>&nbsp;meet at least one of the following requirements:</font></span></font></p> <ul> <li>A Massachusetts resident attending an accredited U.S. College of Architecture or a Technical School or Community College Architecture Program<br></li> <li><font color="#403F42">A student studying architecture full-time at a Massachusetts College or a&nbsp;</font><font color="#212121">Technical School or Community College Architecture Program AND a U.S. Resident</font><br></li> <li>Participating in an internship with a firm based in Massachusetts<br></li> </ul> <p style="line-height: 17px;"><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#212121">Priority is given to students either from Central Massachusetts or attending school in our region.&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="line-height: 17px;"><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#212121">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.&nbsp;</font></span></font></p> <p style="line-height: 17px;"><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#212121">Applicants must return to continue their professional studies in the academic year 2025-2026.</font></span></font></p> <p style="line-height: 17px;"><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#212121">Submission Requirements</font></span></font></p> <p style="line-height: 17px;"><font color="#000000"><span><font color="#212121">The student is required to provide the following materials:</font></span></font></p> <p style="line-height: 15px;"><span><font color="#212121">1.<span><font style="font-size: 9px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#212121">A brief essay, describing their efforts and why they believe they should be selected. Please include your name and email address on each page.</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 15px;"><span><font color="#212121">2.<span><font style="font-size: 9px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></span></font></span><span><font color="#212121">One letter of faculty recommendation</font></span></p> <p style="line-height: 17px;"><font color="#212121"><span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"><strong>Click the registration link on this page to complete your submission. Please gather all materials for upload before beginning application to submit all at once.</strong></span></font></p> https://aiacm.org/event-6619114 https://aiacm.org/event-6619114