Scholarship Program

Congrats 2025 Scholarship Recipients:
In 2025 the School of Architecture Scholarship Committee selected two students to receive our AIA Honolulu Scholarship:

• Keala Bowers is a fourth-year student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Architecture, majoring in Environmental Design. She was born and raised on Maui and enjoy spending time in nature and expressing herself through creativity. The goal of her academic journey is to give back to her community through design..
  

• Ashlyn Okazaki got her B.S. in Architecture and a B.S. in Construction Science in Texas at Prairie View A&M University. She has now decided to continue her studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa under the Dual Degree (Master and Doctorate) Global Track Program and will be studying up in Shanghai, China at Tongji University from 2025-2026 school year.

AIA Honolulu, together with additional grant support from AIA National and the Hawaii Architectural Foundation, awards $1750 scholarships to both students for the academic year.

To be eligible the recipient must:

• Be enrolled full-time as an undergraduate or graduate student
• Have completed at least two years of study at the University of Hawaii School of Architecture
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Submit a letter of introduction and samples of work with a one-page description of concepts

Student applicants are judged on their overall ability, desire, determination and potential for successfully completing their architectural education. Consideration is taken for the concepts presented in the following special interests: Sense of Place, Sustainability, Alternative Energy Systems and New Technologies for Environmental Systems.

For information of the AIA Honolulu Scholarship Program, email AIA Honolulu at contact@aiahonolulu.org.