Sho-Ping Chin Women's Leadership Summit Grant

In honor of Sho-Ping Chin, FAIA, the Architects Foundation offers a grant opportunity for recipients to attend the AIA Women's Leadership Summit. Sho-Ping was a principal at Payette and in 2009 became the founding leader of the inaugural AIA Women's Leadership Summit. Tragically Sho-Ping succumbed to cancer in 2015, but her legacy of women's leadership continues. The memorial fund established in her name is focused on funding the development of future women leaders in architecture. Recipients of the grant receive registration for the AIA Women's Leadership Summit held on November 3-5, 2025, in Atlanta, GA, plus travel and expense reimbursement up to $700. The grant is designed to support emerging professionals in architecture who are on the path to licensure, with preference given to recent graduates, non-licensed individuals under 10 years of experience, and those who are sole proprietors or work for small firms. This grant honors Sho-Ping Chin's commitment to developing women leaders in architecture and provides an important opportunity for emerging professionals to participate in leadership development and networking at the AIA Women's Leadership Summit.