Eligibility & Applications

Purpose:

To provide support for undergraduate students from Northeast Texas pursuing a degree in architecture.

Eligibility:

Applicant must:

• Be a high school senior graduating in Spring of 2026, and/or current community college student entering an undergraduate program, and/or be an undergraduate student with at least one academic year remaining (2025-2026) of their program.
• Be from one of the Texas counties served by AIA Northeast Texas: Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Nacogdoches, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Smith, Titus, and Upshur.
• Be applying or accepted to a university architecture program in Texas.
• Be in good academic standing.
• A concise portfolio or examples of visual work is optional with completed application.

Sponsor:

AIA Northeast Texas. To support the fund with a contribution, click here. Please designate your gift for the AIA Northeast Texas Architecture and Design Scholarship.

Purpose:

Recognize and encourage the talented new graduates of CityLab High School and support their advancement and continued studies in a university.

Eligibility:

Applicant must:

• Be a high school senior graduating in Spring of 2026 from Dallas ISD’s CityLab High School.
• Be applying or accepted to a university degree program.

Sponsor:

CityLab High School Foundation

Purpose:

Help Dallas ISD students with a financial need who are interested in pursuing a degree in Architecture, Engineering or Interior Design

Eligibility:

Architecture, Interior Design, Building Engineering Student, Dallas ISD student, 3.0 GPA min (see below for additional details)

Applicant must:

• Be a current high school senior graduating from a Dallas ISD high school
• Be applying or accepted to a university or community college in an architecture, interior design, or engineering program related to the ACE industries (architecture, construction, and engineering).
• Be from a household with a combined annual income of less than $50,000
• Have a 3.0 GPA (unweighted) minimum
• Submission of a concise portfolio or examples of visual work is optional.

Sponsor: Gresham Smith

Purpose:

The Spillman Scholarship is to commemorate the contributions of Pat Yates Spillman, FAIA to the City of Dallas, the Texas architectural community and the many non‐profit organizations that he supported through his time and leadership. Pat was a graduate of Texas A&M University and Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. He also attended Yale University and was a Fulbright Scholarship recipient. His passion for education resonated throughout his career in the many commissions that he received at universities throughout the State of Texas. Pat mentored many architects through his private practice and his leadership in the American Institute of Architects locally, and nationally.

Eligibility:

Applicant must:

• Be a currently enrolled graduate or undergraduate student of the Texas A&M College of Architecture.
• Have been a resident of the state of Texas for at least five years.
• Demonstrate financial need.
• Include a concise portfolio or examples of visual work with completed application.

Sponsor:

The scholarship is funded by the family, friends, and colleagues of Pat Y. Spillman, FAIA. To support the fund with a contribution, click here. Please designate your gift for the Pat Yates Spillman Scholarship.

Purpose:

Recognize and encourage a talented graduate of CityLab High School and support his/her advancement at an accredited university in a field aligned with the mission of CityLab.

Eligibility:

Applicant must:

• Be a high school senior graduating in Spring of 2026 from Dallas ISD’s CityLab High School who has been enrolled in CityLab for a minimum of two years.
• Be applying or accepted to a university degree program in a field aligned with the mission of CityLab. (Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design, Urban Planning, Engineering, Environmental Science, or other approved degree.)
• Demonstrate financial need.
• Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (unweighted).

Sponsor:

The Scholarship is funded by the friends and family of Peter Goldstein, AIA.

Purpose:

Recognize and encourage the talented and dedicated graduate students at the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington. Applications for the OMNIPLAN/Harrell & Hamilton Scholarship are to be submitted to AD EX and will be evaluated by the UTA School of Architecture Scholarship Committee.

Eligibility:

Applicant must:

• Be applying or accepted to a graduate degree program at UT Arlington School of Architecture.
• Have completed or be completing undergraduate degree.
• Include a concise portfolio or examples of visual work with completed application.

Sponsor:

OMNIPLAN

Purpose:

Awarded for traveling studies in architecture: to research, develop, and disseminate knowledge of the built environment. A past recipient journeyed to El Kef, Tunisia to participate in the design and construction of an education center.

Eligibility:

Applicant must:

• Be in their 4th – 6th year of university studies in the 2026-2027 academic year or a recent graduate (within 5 years) of an architecture program.
• Be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and must be a resident of Texas.
• Include a concise portfolio or examples of visual work with completed application.

Sponsor:

Mary Kolb Berglund Fund at The Dallas Foundation

Purpose:

Awarded for traveling studies in architecture; to research, develop, and disseminate knowledge of the built environment and apply lessons learned towards Dallas and surrounding communities. Past projects have included trips to Spain to study Moorish architecture and to Switzerland to study the works of Peter Zumthor.

Eligibility:

Applicant must:

• Be in their 3rd – 6th year of university studies in the 2025-2026 academic year in an accredited architecture program, or a professional up to 10 years after graduating from an accredited architecture program.
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and must be a resident of Texas for five years.
• Include a concise portfolio or examples of visual work with completed application.
• Submit a final expense report at the conclusion of their Fellowship travels.

Sponsor:

Architecture and Design Foundation-McDermott Fund

Purpose:

Awarded for the study of craft in architecture; to research, develop and disseminate knowledge relating to the integration of craft and craftsmanship into the built environment. Recent awardees have studied the use of local construction techniques in primary school design in India and adobe construction in Urubamba Valley in Peru.

Eligibility:

Applicant must:

• Be in their 3rd – 6th year of university studies in the 2026-2027 academic year or a recent graduate (within 5 years) of an architecture program. University students can apply in their 2nd year for use in 3rd year.
• Be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and must be a resident of Texas.
• Include a concise portfolio or examples of visual work with completed application.

Sponsor:

Architecture and Design Foundation-Patsy and Arch Swank, Jr. Fund

Purpose:

A stipend to inspire students and young professionals in their study of the intersection of art, landscape architecture, and the cultural and personal relationships inspired by these pursuits.  This stipend is envisioned to help facilitate a supplemental experience, research project or experiment in art or creative landscape expression. Proposals may include, but are not limited to travel, art creation, digital conceptualization, temporary installation, interviews, research, or other collaborative experiences. It may not be used simply for tuition expenses.

Eligibility:

• Applicant must be an undergraduate student in their 4th or 5th year of study and admitted into an accredited school of landscape architecture in the United States, a graduate student in their 1st through 3rd year of study from an accredited school of landscape architecture in the United States, or a recent graduate in landscape architecture not having worked more than 3 years in the United States.
• Preference may be given to dual-degree students (landscape architecture and art) or landscape architecture students with an art minor.
• Include a concise portfolio or examples of visual work with completed application.

Sponsor:

The friends, family, and colleagues of Bill Millsap. To support the fellowship with a contribution, click here. Please designate your gift for the Millsap Fellowship.

Purpose:

To inspire students and young professionals in their study of historic preservation practices, topics, and case studies. This award is envisioned to help facilitate a supplemental experience or research project, ideally — but not necessarily — related to American domestic architecture and/or inspired by Virginia Savage McAlester’s seminal book A Field Guide to American Houses.

Eligibility:

Advanced undergraduates currently in their 4th or 5th year of studies, graduate students or recent grads (up to five years) who have demonstrated interest in historic preservation and are studying (or studied) at an accredited school in the United States.

Sponsor:

Amy Talkington and C.M. Talkington

Purpose:

The Path to Licensure Grant awards young professionals with financial assistance associated with fees and costs of taking the required Architect’s Registration Exams in becoming a licensed architect.

Eligibility:

• Hold an active National Council of Architectural Registration Board (NCARB) record
• Be eligible to sit for the Architect Registration Exam
• Be a current Associate AIA member

Sponsor:

AIA Dallas Emerging Professionals Network. To support the fund with a contribution, click here. Please designate your gift for the Emerging Professionals Path to Licensure Grant.

Purpose:

The Women in Architecture Professional Development Fund will award women in the architecture field who have shown exceptional leadership and drive in empowering those around them. The fund will assist in sending women to local, regional, and national design and leadership conferences (e.g. AIA Women’s Leadership Summit, AIA National Convention, NOMA Conference, Leadership Dallas, etc.) to further their education as a working professional.

Eligibility:

Awarded to a professional woman with a minimum of 5 years of experience in the field of architecture or design. Applicant must:

• Be a current member or associate member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and resident of the state of Texas.
• Demonstrate a desire to advance personal career in the field of architecture or design.

Sponsor:

AIA Dallas Women in Architecture Network. To support the fund with a contribution, click here. Please designate your gift for the Women in Architecture Fund.