Architectural Foundation Scholarships

The Architectural Foundation offers several scholarship awards ranging from $500 to $2,500, available to applicants who meet all of the following criteria:

• Applicant must have graduated or will graduate from a Santa Barbara County high school as of June.
• Applicant must complete a Scholarship Foundation student aid application and submit with all supporting materials by January 31, and have a personal interview in March.
• Applicant must major as a full-time college student in the academic year in one of the following fields of study (two-year or four-year colleges):
  • Architecture
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Architectural history
  • Architectural Preservation
  • Planning
• Preference given to applicants who show financial need, as verified by federal tax returns

Student aid applications are available at:

• High School Counselor's offices in Santa Barbara County
• Hancock College
• Santa Barbara City College in the Financial Aid Office
• Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara office at 1552 State Street, Santa Barbara

Call the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara at 805.965.7912 for additional information and for any questions.

Lutah Maria Riggs Scholarship

This venerable award is named after the groundbreaking first licensed female architect in Santa Barbara and is traditionally awarded to a woman. Lutah Riggs was a prominent architect in Santa Barbara having worked for and with George Washington Smith until his death in 1930. She continued her own architectural practice in Santa Barbara with projects in many other Southern California communities as well.

This will be the 12th year the scholarship will be awarded. Applications are accepted from any architectural student with special consideration for women, at the undergraduate or graduate level.

The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara and the Lutah Maria Riggs Scholarship Committee wish to express their sincere gratitude to the individuals and organizations who have generously donated to the Lutah Maria Riggs scholarship fund for the year 2004.

Call the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara at 805.965.7912, or check their website, www.sbscholarship.org for additional information and for any questions.