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Kansas City Architectural Foundation (KCAF) Scholarship Application

Scholarship Information
In 2021, $42,000 in scholarships were awarded. There were 11 scholarships awarded ranging from $3,000 to $5,000.

Scholarship Application Due: April 19, 2022
Scholarship Announced: By July 1, 2022
Scholarship Checks Received: August 2022
Scholarship Reception: To be determined

Any student who completes the attached form and meets the eligibility requirements will be considered for the scholarships listed below.

KCAF Scholarships Eligibility:
Selections are made by the Scholarship Committee, and are available to students who are sophomore or above in Fall 2022, from the Kansas City Metro area, and are pursuing architectural degree from an accredited school of architecture. Please note, applicants work will be evaluated against other applicants in the same year-level in school. Judgment for KCAF scholarships is based on need, academic excellence and demonstrated leadership. This year there are nine scholarships available ranging from $3000 to $8000.

KCAF First Year Scholarships Eligibility:
Selections are made by the Scholarship Committee, and are available to high school seniors from the Kansas City Metro area, pursuing architectural degree from an accredited school of architecture and beginning in Fall 2022. Judgment for KCAF scholarships is based on need, academic excellence and demonstrated leadership. There are two First Year Scholarships available each up to $1000.

Any student who completes the attached form and meets the eligibility requirements will be considered for the scholarships listed below.

Consideration will be given for special circumstances as deemed appropriate by the committee.

A student who has been awarded a scholarship previously must reapply for the next school year.

Scholarships are available only to full-time residents within the geographic area of Metropolitan Kansas City, which includes the following counties in Missouri and Kansas:

Missouri: Andrew Atchison Bates Buchanan Kansas: Atchison
Caldwell Carroll Cass Chariton Johnson
Clay Clinton Davies Dekalb Leavenworth
Gentry Grundy Harrison Henry Miami
Holt Jackson Johnson Lafayette Wyandotte
Linn Livingston Mercer Nodaway
Platte Ray Sullivan Worth


Women in Design Scholarship Eligibility:
Selections are made by the Scholarship Committee, and are available to students who are sophomore or above in Fall 2022, attending Kansas or Missouri schools, and are pursuing a degree in design related fields such as Architecture/Interior Design/ Landscape Design/ Industrial Design/ Product Design. Judgment for WiD-KC scholarships is based on need, academic excellence and demonstrated leadership. Students in internship programs are ineligible for WiD-KC Scholarships during the period of the internship.

WiD-KC Scholarships are available to full-time and part-time college student residents within the geographic area of Kansas and Missouri. (Note: other scholarships administered by KCAF are limited to residents of the greater Kansas City Metro area.) Part-time is defined as a minimum of 6 credit hours per semester.

Consideration will be given for special circumstances as deemed appropriate by the committee.

A student who has been awarded a scholarship previously must reapply for the next school year.

Payment of Scholarships:
Checks payable to the student are issued in August for the fall semester. Checks will be distributed at an awards ceremony hosted by the Kansas City Architectural Foundation.

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