Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)
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The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) is a world-renowned center of innovation and one of the nation's few independent architecture schools, offering undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs. Dedicated to educating architects who will imagine and shape the future, the school is located in a quarter-mile-long former freight depot in the Arts District of Los Angeles. SCI-Arc is distinguished by its vibrant studio atmosphere and is devoted to finding radically new responses to the real needs and aspirations of today's world, with approximately 500 students and 80 faculty members working together in a fluid, nonhierarchical manner to rethink assumptions and test the limits of architecture.
Funding Opportunities
Design Immersion Days Scholarship (DID)
The Design Immersion Days (DID) Scholarship is offered by the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) to high school students participating in their Design Immersion Days summer program. This scholarship provides partial to full coverage of the registration fee for the program. The scholarship is designed to make the summer design program accessible to students who demonstrate financial need and academic potential. Applicants must submit a personal statement, counselor reference form or letter from parent/guardian stating financial need, and high school transcript. The scholarship enables high school students to experience intensive design education at SCI-Arc during the summer program, providing exposure to architecture and design fields before college enrollment.
COLFUTURO and SCI-Arc Scholarship
This scholarship is designed for students who have been awarded a Loan-Scholarship by The Fundación para el Futuro de Colombia (COLFUTURO). The COLFUTURO program awards up to $50,000 USD over two years to fund graduate studies in architecture. SCI-Arc provides a matching scholarship for the selected student, effectively doubling the award. This opportunity is specifically for students pursuing the M.Arch 2 program at the Southern California Institute of Architecture. The scholarship supports Colombian students seeking advanced architectural education in the United States. Applicants must first receive COLFUTURO funding, then apply separately to SCI-Arc's matching scholarship program by submitting a complete application package including portfolio, transcripts, and letters of recommendation. Recipients must maintain a 3.7 GPA to continue receiving the scholarship in their second year.
Higher Education Access Scholarship
The Higher Education Access Scholarship offers full tuition support for domestic applicants who face significant financial barriers and life circumstances that might otherwise prevent them from pursuing a college education in architecture. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, strong academic potential, and a commitment to their community. Preference will be given to students seeking their first professional degree in architecture. This scholarship is available to U.S. Citizens, U.S. Permanent Residents, DACA recipients, or those with asylum/refugee status. The scholarship cannot be combined with any other admissions scholarships from SCI-Arc.
At a Glance
- Total Funding Opportunities
- 4
- Active Now
- 3
- Source Domain
- sciarc.edu
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