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PlaceWorks Scholarship Program

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$5,000

Due: April 28, 2026

No min. GPA required

Eligibility

PlaceWorks Scholarship Program, with an application deadline in April, offers 2 awards of $5000 each. Ethnicity requirements apply. Location restrictions exist. Restricted to those with financial need.

Description

PlaceWorks has established a scholarship program to assist current undergraduate and graduate students in California who are pursuing a degree in Planning, Urban Design and/or Architecture, Environmental Planning, or Landscape Architecture. Applicants must be a member of one or more historically underrepresented groups, including but not limited to, American Indian or Alaska Native, Arab or Middle Eastern, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, veterans, disabled individuals, or first-generation college students. PlaceWorks employees and their children are not eligible. Awards are not renewable, but students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. One online recommendation form must be submitted on the student's behalf no later than May 1, 2025. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

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Scholarship Type

Need Based Merit-based Disability Minority Military College Student