To be eligible for the Association for Women in Architecture Foundation Scholarship, applicants must: be female residents of California or attending a California school, and must be enrolled in one of the qualifying majors for the current school term; and have completed a minimum of 18 units in their major by the application due date, or current community college students shall have a minimum of 10 units completed in their major.
The Association for Women in Architecture Foundation offers annual cash awards to women students studying Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and/or Land Planning, Interior Design, Historic Preservation or Environmental Design leading to a college degree. Established in 1997, the Association for Women in Architecture Foundation, Inc. (AWAF) is a tax-exempt charitable 501(c)(3) organization based in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to fostering educational and professional leadership opportunities for women in architecture and related fields.