Scholarships are made available each year by the Architecture Foundation of British Columbia to support students enrolled in the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.  Preference is given to Indigenous participants.

2021 - Our inaugural recipient of the $1000 Design Discovery Workshop Scholarship was Larissa Tobacco. This two-week workshop introduces high-school students, college students, graduates, and second-career professionals to a potential career in design. Read More about Larissa’s winning project.

2022 - We awarded $1500 each to Master of Architecture students Kara Crabb and Lucas Duncan to attend the Venice Biennale. An additional $1000 was provided to UBC SALA to support the Canadian Pavilion project - for information please see the Architects Against Housing Alienation website.

2023 - to be disbursed 

Impact

To the Architecture Foundation of British Columbia (AFBC), 

It is with sincerest gratitude that I write to you on behalf of my peers, for your funding of the Architects Against Housing Alienation! Studies Abroad program at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2023. 

This program was outstanding, and a shrewd investment into the future voices of design, with all of its changing and multifaceted complexities.

As a mature, mixed-race / Non-Status Indigenous student, I can speak to the value of this experience on multiple levels. To begin, the merging of novices and experts from a range of cultural backgrounds was mutually beneficial and energizing. Secondly, the exchange of ideas amongst our international contemporaries is something that we have been able to take home and share with our peers and so, endures exponentially. Lastly, the singular uniqueness of this education program was not lost upon us, and is something that we will cherish forever.

The positive transformations that have occurred through the scope of this experience could have only been achieved through contributions like yours. Thank you deeply for your trust in us. We are honoured to now carry it forward. 

Sincerely, 
Kara Crabb

UBC

I am a fourth-year student in the Bachelor of Architectural Science (ARSC) program at BCIT. I chose to attend BCIT because it was important to me to understand the industry from both a technical and conceptual perspective, which the ARSC program has successfully offered through a rigorous breadth of courses. The ARSC faculty are continuously challenging me to expand my critical- and design-thinking skills to address social, economic, and environmental problems that the world is facing. I have been fortunate to be able to volunteer as a student representative for my class, allowing me to further engage with my peers and faculty to contribute to the day-to-day activities and development of the program.

Through my education, I have come to strongly believe that architecture is more than just the function of the building. It is the prototype of how people live and interact with each other and space; acting as the connector between living relationships, experiences, and stories. The human experiences that design interacts with are the roots of architecture and this is where I have grown passionate and want to continue my studies because without shared experiences, we would not have communities. I have applied to several graduate programs in hopes to continue my education next year to become a licensed architect. I believe that the ARSC program and faculty have fully prepared me for the next steps in pursuing my goals to one day own my own architectural practice. 

On a more personal note, I am extremely grateful for receiving the BCIT Architecture Foundation of BC Award for Excellence. It was extremely unexpected and is so special to me to have been nominated by the program faculty. This award has pushed my determination forward to achieve my goals.

Madison

BCIT