This Month: Scholarships, Fellowship Extension, and Volunteer Opportunities

College Scholarship Applications are Open!

Lillian Pitt standing with AFO's 2023 Scholars

2023 AFO Scholars and Lillian Pitt at our Scholars Reception

AFO Scholarships support future design and building professionals and encourage people from diverse backgrounds to participate in the process of designing and building our world.

We currently have four open scholarship opportunities for students studying architecture or art in the state of Oregon.

Upcoming information session and application work session dates to be announced soon. Help us spread the word to students across the state!

Hatfield Architectural Award

$5,000 scholarship for undergraduate and graduate architecture students attending University of Oregon or Portland State University who express commitment to community service

William Hart Scholarship

$5,000 scholarship for BIPOC Graduate and Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) students entering their last year at University of Oregon or Portland State University (graduating in 2025)

Tsagaglalal (She Who Watches) Scholarship

Renewable $10,000 scholarship for Native American, Alaskan Native, and Hawaiian Native non-graduating students pursuing a degree in Art or Architecture at Portland State University

PCC Architecture + Interior Design Scholarship

$5,000 scholarship for first generation students enrolled in Portland Community College's Architectural Design and Drafting or Interior Design degree program

Apply by Sunday, February 25

Learn More & Apply

More Architects in Schools Volunteers Needed

The results are in: the 2023-24 Architects in Schools (AiS) program will serve over 150 classrooms across the state of Oregon, but we need your help to accomplish this!

We still have 26 schools in need of a design/building professional partner. Please consider volunteering and sharing your expertise with Oregon youth to ensure no students are left without free design education.

Schools Left Unserved

Portland Metro (Eastside)

Clark Elementary (Portland)

Rose City Park Elementary (Portland)

Whitman Elementary (Portland)

Portland Metro (Westside)

Bethany Elementary (Beaverton)

Cedar Mill Elementary (Beaverton)

City View Charter (Hillsboro)

Durham Elementary (Tigard)

Imlay Elementary (Hillsboro)

Lowrie Primary (Wilsonville)

McKinney School (Hillsboro)

Metzger Elementary (Tigard)

Otto Petersen Elementary (Scappoose)

Sato Elementary (Beaverton)

Springville Elementary (Beaverton)

St. Anthony School (Tigard)

Tobias Elementary (Hillsboro)

Central Oregon

Baker Charters School (Bend)

High Lakes Elementary (Bend)

Miller Elementary (Bend)

Eugene/Springfield Metro

Pleasant Hill Elementary (Pleasant Hill)

Oregon Coast

Faulconer-Chapman School (Sheridan)

Warrenton Grade School (Warrenton)

Southern Oregon

Bellview Elementary (Ashland)

Comet Academy (Gold Hill)

Hanby Middle School (Gold Hill)

Shady Cove School (Shady Cove)

Apply ASAP

Learn More & Apply

Deadline Extended: Pat Sanchez Women's Fellowship

Pat Sanchez and 2023 Pat Sanchez Women's Fellow, Diana Moosman

In partnership with Opsis Architecture, the Pat Sanchez Women’s Fellowship is an up to $3,000 award available to mid-career women in the architecture field, looking to expand upon their work and professional development.

Fellowship funds can be used to:

Attend professional conferences
Enroll in local college course work
Attend specialty seminars focused on various aspects of the industry including design, firm management, building enclosure design, business development, and leadership
And more!

DEADLINE EXTENDED

Apply by Sunday, November 12

Learn More & Apply

Film Screening: WE START WITH THE THINGS WE FIND

Don't miss this screening of the new documentary, WE START WITH THE THINGS WE FIND: a LOT-EK movie by Thomas Piper.

Look at things differently. LOT-EK's inspirational art and architectural work reconsiders our modern economy through the icon of globalization, the shipping container.

Monday, November 6, 7pm

Kennedy School Theater

Q&A following the film

SPECIAL AFO MEMBER PRICE: $10 (select AFO/Student Disc at checkout)

Purchase Tickets

Looking Back at 2023 Honored Citizen

From the AFO Community:

"The warmth and pure joy were infectious."

"One of the most heartwarming, inspiring, celebratory Honored Citizen Dinners ever!"

"The vibe and the energy was as strong and as positive as I have ever experienced it."

Event Photos

Excited about 2024 Honored Citizen? Send AFO Executive Director, Erica Rife, your honoree recommendations.

Contact Erica

In the AECD Community

Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Design (AECD)

Youth Opportunities & Events

Apply to be a youth designer for SHIFT: Teen Fashion Design Program

Apply to participate in the ACE Mentor Program of Oregon by November 13.

Order a Girls thINC Outside the Box for 5+ hours of hands-on at-home activities

Events

Girls Build Wire a Light Class

11/3, 8:30am-3:30pm, NECA-IBEW, Portland

$65 (scholarships available). Register

Girl Scouts STEM Day

11/18, 9am-4pm, Salem Convention Center

$10. Register

Oregon Student Opportunities Hub

Stay updated on youth design programming by regularly visiting our Hub! The Hub features opportunities (including programs, camps, scholarships, and more) for Kindergarten through Post-Secondary students. Start exploring!

Explore architecture engineering and construction graphic

Professional Opportunities & Events

Volunteer

AFO is seeking volunteer design/building professionals for the 2023-24 Architects in Schools season

AIA Oregon Emerging Professionals Committee is seeking new members for their Portland section

SHIFT: Teen Fashion Design Program is seeking design mentors

ACE Mentor Program of Oregon is seeking volunteer architect, engineer, and construction professionals

Oregon MESA is seeking volunteers for the 2023-24 school year

NOMA Conference Recap

Members and allies gathered in Portland, Oregon, to hear diverse industry perspectives and address topics that impact and fuel BIPOC communities, adding voices from NOMA’s first European chapter. Read the full press release.