GORDON STAFFORD SCHOLARSHIP IN ARCHITECTURE
Application & attachments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on MONDAY, 6/20/16, regardless of postmark. The Gordon Stafford Scholarship is open to minority students, pursuing a career in Architecture. The Scholarship was implemented to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of the architectural firm that was founded by Gordon Stafford (www.skwaia.com) and is intended to help increase the representation of minorities in the Architecture profession. A maximum of five (5) scholarships (new or continuing) are awarded each year to students accepted by a school or college with a Bachelor of Architecture or a five-year Master of Architecture program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB – www.naab.com). Each of the five scholarships has an annual $3,000 award per scholarship: $1,500 to the student and $1,500 to their school’s financial aid office, to defray tuition and expenses. Scholarship recipients, who are progressing successfully toward their degree, will continue to receive the $3,000 stipend annually, up to a maximum of five years. QUALIFICATIONS Must have a permanent California residence address. Must demonstrate minority status. See application for definition. Must be enrolled as a first-year new or first-year transfer student, pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture Degree or a five-year Master of Architecture program, from an NAAB-accredited school or college. Ability to interview on Monday, 7/18/16, in Sacramento, California. Transportation is the candidate’s responsibility. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Complete the Gordon Stafford Scholarship in Architecture Application (www.skwaia.com/about/scholarship). Attach a maximum 500-word statement, expressing the desire to pursue a career in Architecture. Attach proof of minority status (e.g., copy of birth certificate). Attach a copy of an acceptance letter from an NAAB-accredited Bachelor of Architecture or five-year Master of Architecture program. Include a recent photograph (original image, showing head and shoulders only, similar to a school photo); sign the General Release Form (www.skwaia.com/about/scholarship). Image will be used on website and company Facebook page, ONLY if you are selected to receive this scholarship. If you do not have a class photo, take a photo with a digital camera or mobile phone and email it to
[email protected]. Thank you for your interest in the Gordon Stafford Scholarship in Architecture. We wish you the best of luck! Please continue to visit www.skwaia.com/about/scholarship, to keep up-to-date on the Scholarship, recipients and 2016 SRBX Education Foundation Golf Tournament. For questions or more information, please contact: GORDON STAFFORD SCHOLARSHIP c/o STAFFORD KING WIESE ARCHITECTS 622 – 20th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 Ph: 916-930-5900 / Fax: 916-290-0100 E-mail:
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GORDON STAFFORD SCHOLARSHIP IN ARCHITECTURE Sponsored by: STAFFORD KING WIESE ARCHITECTS and THE GORDON STAFFORD FAMILY
APPLICATION Applications are now being accepted for ONE new Scholarship for the 2016/17 academic year. (PLEASE PRINT) Name Permanent California Address City, State & Zip ________________________________________________________ Phone No.
Email Address:
Social Security No.
Minority Status:
Signed: ___________________________________________________
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Information provided is not released to third parties.
DEADLINE for receipt of Scholarship application and all attachments is: MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2016 – 5:00 pm, regardless of postmark. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Complete this Application Form, confirming permanent California residency, and submit with the following: 1. Maximum 500-word statement, expressing your desire to pursue a career in Architecture. 2. Attach proof of minority* status (e.g. copy of birth certificate). 3. Attach a copy of your acceptance letter from an NAAB**-accredited Bachelor of Architecture or five year Master of Architecture program, enrolled as a first-year new or first-year transfer student. 4. Submit a recent photo (original image, showing head & shoulders only, similar to a school photo) and signed General Release Form. (Photo will be used only if awarded the Scholarship.) MAIL TO:
GORDON STAFFORD SCHOLARSHIP ATTN: Scholarship Selection Committee 622 - 20th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
* “Minority” means a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States, who is an ethnic person of color and who is: Black (a person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa); Hispanic (a person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central or South American, or other Spanish or Portuguese culture or origin, regardless of race); Native American (an American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, or Native Hawaiian); Pacific-Asian (a person whose origins are from Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, Guam, or the United States Trust Territories of the Pacific, including the Northern Marianas); Asian-Indian (a person whose origins are from India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh). ** NAAB – National Architectural Accrediting Board (www.naab.org)
GORDON STAFFORD SCHOLARSHIP C/O STAFFORD
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE
KING WIESE ARCHITECTS
622 – 20 Street, Sacramento, California 95811 TH
Phone: 916-930-5900 / Fax: 916-290-0100 www.skwaia.com/about/scholarship
E-mail:
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GORDON STAFFORD SCHOLARSHIP in ARCHITECTURE
CALENDAR OF EVENTS – 2016 NOW ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
EVENTS
SCHEDULE
2014 DATES June 20
Receipt of Applications
3rd Monday of June
Applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 20, regardless of postmark.
July 18 Candidate Interviews
3rd Monday of July
Candidates will be notified of interview time by phone or email. Candidates responsible for transportation costs.
August 3 Notification of Applicants
1st Wednesday of August
Scholarship recipients will be notified by phone or email. Candidates not selected will be notified by USPS mail.
August 17 Scholarship Checks Issued
3rd Wednesday of August
GORDON STAFFORD SCHOLARSHIP
Checks will be sent to the address provided on the application or as updated by the recipient.
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL BUILDERS’ EXCHANGE
C/O STAFFORD KING WIESE ARCHITECTS
622 20th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 Phone: (916) 930-5900 / Fax: (916) 290-0100 WWW.SKWAIA.COM/ABOUT/SCHOLARSHIP Email:
[email protected] http://www.sacregionbx.com
General Release Form
As a recipient of the Gordon Stafford Scholarship in Architecture, I grant to Stafford King Wiese Architects and the Gordon Stafford Scholarship, the right to take photographs/videos of me and to release information provided below, in connection with this Scholarship. I authorize Stafford King Wiese Architects, the Gordon Stafford Scholarship, its assigns and transferees to copyright, use and publish the same in print and/or electronically.
Please PRINT the following: Full Name ____________________________________ Residing in ______________________________ (City/State) Graduated from ________________________________________________ on __________________ (High School) (Date) Accepted at __________________________________________________________________________ (University/College) Do you represent the first generation in your family to attend college:
YES / NO
I agree that Stafford King Wiese Architects and the Gordon Stafford Scholarship in Architecture may use such photographs of me with or without my name and for any lawful purpose, including for example such purposes as publicity, illustration, advertising and Web content. I agree to release and hold harmless Stafford King Wiese Architects and the Gordon Stafford Scholarship in Architecture, its components, officers, employees, contractors, agents, and assignees, from any and all claims of action or damages of any kind arising from, or in any way connected to, the release or use of any information or records pursuant to this Release. I understand that no personal information, such as my social security number, birth date, or birth certificate data provided via the application process, will be released or shared, without my expressed written consent. I declare that I am eighteen years of age or older and that I have read and understand the above:
Signature _________________________________________
Date _____________________________
Printed Name ______________________________________
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