Scholarship Opportunities
The future of the architectural profession resides with the next generation of architects. The AIA Silicon Valley Scholarship program has three scholarships available for students who meet legal residence requirements and are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program leading to a career in architecture.
The scholarship committee, board of directors, and members at large feel a student’s decision to study architecture should be determined by talent and perseverance and not limited by financial status.
William R. Hawley Scholarship
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT
UP TO $5,000
NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS
UP TO 2
BACKGROUND
The future of the architectural profession resides with the next generation of architects. The American Institute of Architects, Silicon Valley Chapter, or AIA Silicon Valley, understands the importance of assisting with the education of these future professionals. AIA Silicon Valley established this scholarship in 2004.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Legal resident of Santa Clara County
- Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program leading to a career in architecture on a full-time or part-time basis
- Undergraduate students must have completed a minimum of two years of college work in required major at the end of the current academic year
- Previous recipients of this scholarship are eligible
Ehrlich Rominger Scholarship
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT
UP TO $5,000
NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS
UP TO 2
BACKGROUND
The Ehrlich Rominger Scholarship Fund was established by Mr. Joseph Ehrlich and Mr. Jack Rominger to assist with the education of future architectural professionals.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Currently enrolled in a college or university program leading to a degree in architecture.
- Current resident of Santa Clara County and legal resident of the United States
Leo and Trinidad Sanchez Scholarship
SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT
UP TO $4,500
NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS
ONE
BACKGROUND
This scholarship was established by Gil Sanchez in memory and honor of his parents, Leo and Trini Sanchez, who emigrated from Mexico to the United States in the 1910s. They found work throughout Central California picking crops until World War II when they both found employment in Richmond, building “Liberty” cargo ships for the war effort. Leo eventually became a body and fender worker in San Jose, California, where he and his wife raised five children. Because of moving around for work, Leo did not have the opportunity to finish high school, but he passed on to his children a strong work ethic and respect for education. The estate he and Trini left behind, allowed his son, Gil, to establish a scholarship to memorialize their dedication to hard work and family, and their desire to be good citizens. Gil’s hope is that this scholarship will encourage and help further the education of young people seeking to become architects.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
- Hispanic American student (with at least one parent of Hispanic or Hispanic American heritage)
- Current resident of Santa Clara County or Santa Cruz County
- Current graduating high school senior or undergraduate at West Valley College enrolled in a program leading to a degree in architecture, or in any architectural school on a full-time or part-time basis