Architecture Registration Exam Grant
The goal of the Architecture Registration Exam Grant is to encourage architectural interns at an early stage of their career is to complete their architecture licensure by helping with the cost of professional examinations. Applicants for this grant must be Arizona residents.
Overview
Now accepting applications! Submit by Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM.
Category 2 Grant
The Arizona Architecture Foundation (AAF) offers the opportunity for all individuals and organizations residing in Arizona, including but not limited to members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Arizona, educational institutions, students, design professionals and others interested in architecture and whose interests are consistent with the AAF’s mission to request financial support for activities, research and projects that provide service, education and public awareness of architecture, design, construction, planning and the design professions of Arizona. The Arizona Architecture Foundation mission is as follows:
The Arizona Architecture Foundation enhances the welfare of the Arizona community by promoting excellence in architecture and the built environment, by supporting the education of future architects, supporting and promoting the profession of architecture, and preserving the legacy of Arizona architecture.
Successful candidates will receive an initial payment of $500 upon award for the first two ARE exams. An additional two payments of $500 will be issued upon successfully passing the remaining four ARE exams.
Submittal Requirements
Email your grant proposal request by Friday, April 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM to:
Arizona Architecture Foundation
c/o Diana Smith
diana@aia-arizona.org
Architects-In-Training residing in Arizona, may submit grant request pursuant to submittal requirements and schedule as outlined below.
Eligibility
Past Recipients
2025 Kwan
2025 Unnava
2022 Bracamontes
2014 Carrasco
2014 Glenn
2014 Mancusi
2014 Martinez
2014 Supura
2014 Tsontakis
2013 Hardy
2013 Ihms
2013 Logue
2013 Mills
2012 Benyi
2012 Collie
2012 Gardner
2012 Mantegna
2011 Del Castillo
2011 Louie
2011 Loeschen
2011 Robles
2011 Roth
2011 Swanson
2010 Begay
2010 Carter
2010 Ingham
2010 Sandino
2009 Fairfield
2009 Kumar
2009 Lucarelli
2009 Maxwell
2009 Quijada
2009 Rink
2009 Thorne
2008 Andarcia
2008 Mahmuljin
2008 Powell
2008 Starace
2008 Dietz
2007 Miller
2007 Aglin
2006 Lew
2006 Brown
2006 Smith
2006 Tom
2025 – Sudha Unnava, LFA & Biophilic Designer
“I am honored to be a recipient of the ARE grant (category 2) from the Arizona Architecture Foundation for 2025. I came across this unique opportunity on LinkedIn as one of my professor’s/mentor Phil Horton shared this post on his LinkedIn feeds earlier in 2025.
Receiving this grant will help me ease my cost of ARE exams so that I can focus less about the financial burden and focus more on preparing for these exams and look for opportunities to aid me with the preparation for ARE’s.
Thank you so much for selecting me as a recipient for this grant.”
2025 – Ally Kwan
“The Architecture Registration Exam Grant provides crucial financial support as I work toward becoming the first licensed architect in my family. As a daughter of an immigrant parent, I have witnessed firsthand the resilience and dedication required to build a future from the ground up, I hope to do the same as an architect in creating a positive impact to my local communities. This funding eases the burden of the ARE exams, allowing me to focus on studying and achieving licensure without worry of financially fronting the cost of an exam fee.
With this support, I will continue striving toward my goal and contributing meaningfully to Arizona’s architectural landscape as my mentors have done before me. I am so grateful to have been selected by the Arizona Architecture Foundation, with this grant I am one step (or perhaps SIX steps!) closer to achieving this life long dream of mine!“
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