For Architects & Designers

Scholarships & Grants

Financial support to help grow your career. Research grants to strengthen the work and outcomes of architecture.

The Minnesota Architectural Foundation, AIA Minnesota, and AIA national all offer scholarships and grants focused on practicing architects and designers.

Financial support scholarships

Beverly Hauschild-Baron Leadership Fund

Leadership Forum Scholarships

Covers the registration fee to participate in AIA Minnesota's Leadership Forum program, focused on mid-career members of AIA Minnesota and MSP NOMA. From the Beverly Hauschild-Baron Leadership Fund.

Beverly Hauschild-Baron Leadership Fund

Women's Leadership Summit Scholarships

Covers costs of attending the AIA Women's Leadership Summit, which supports stronger outcomes for women in the profession. From the Beverly Hauschild-Baron Leadership Fund.

ARE Scholarship

ARE Scholarships from AIA Minnesota

AIA Minnesota offers scholarships to cover the cost of ARE exams.

ARE Scholarship from AIA national

The Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship, managed by the Architects Foundation, covers the cost of ARE exams.

Research & Program Grants

Women in Architecture Fund

Women in Architecture Fund Grants

MAF grants for research and program support focused on the experiences of women in the profession and addressing barriers to representation and promotion.

AIA national research grant prizes and programs

A wide array of competitive and prestigious research grants are offered by the AIA.

Donate to the MAF and reduce financial barriers faced by practicing architects and designers