Deadline: 30 April 2025
The Desiree V. Cooper Memorial Scholarship Program seeks to provide continual service to the communities and encourage minorities and women in the advancement of their careers in architecture.
Scholarship Categories
- The Black Women in Architecture Award: The DVC Memorial Scholarship Foundation seeks to use this award to encourage and support more black women to pursue and achieve licensing in the field of architecture.
- The Harrisburg Memorial Award: The DVC Memorial Scholarship seeks to award a prize to a minority resident of Pennsylvania or who attended school in Pennsylvania.
- The DC Memorial Award: The DVC Memorial Scholarship seeks to award a prize to a minority resident of DC, Maryland, or Virginia.
- The NOMA Award: The DVC Memorial Scholarship seeks to support a larger number of candidates by providing this award for member of NOMA.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be of African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian/Pacific Islander, or Native American ancestry;
- Be a legal citizen or permanent resident of the United States;
- Have attempted at least one section of the ARE – to show active participation in the process;
- Have not been disciplined or been subject of a pending enforcement proceeding by NCARB or an architectural registration board;
- Has not been awarded any other scholarship or grant that covers the full cost of the ARE (i.e. The Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship, LFRT ARE Scholarship);
- Students in a NAAB accredited IPAL program may apply.
For more information, visit Black Women in Architecture Network.
