The Oscar and Lynn Freimann Scholarship Competition

An endowment has been created as an annual source of scholarship funds for the students of LTU. Mr. Freimann, who devoted most of his life to the field of architecture as chief draftsman for several major Detroit firms, principally Giffels and Vallet, Inc., stipulated that the awards be made on the basis of architectural drafting skill, as well as student academic standing and general architectural achievement. For those reasons, the competition is open to the students currently enrolled in Building Systems 2.

The Robert T. Hobson Memorial Scholarship Competition

Through the generosity of the Metropolitan Detroit Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) an annual grant is provided as a source of scholarship funds for LTU students. CSI has specifically stipulated that the awards be made on the basis of a recognition by the student of the importance in preparing architecturally correct details and the incorporation of appropriate reference to materials on the drawings and in the accompanying specifications. Students academic standing and general architectural achievement will also be used as criteria in the final selection. This competition is open to students currently enrolled in Building Systems 2.

*To Apply for the following scholarships, please use the Upperclass Scholarship Application and submit it to the LTU Scholarship Committee.

The Southeastern Michigan Building Officials and Inspectors Association (SEMBOIA)

Minoru Yamasaki Scholarship

Brian Mutnick Memorial Scholarship

Harley Ellis Endowed Architecture and Engineering Scholarship

McClure Charitable Fund Scholarship for Architecture

FRank Dioszegi Architectural Scholarship

IFMA Southeastern Detroit Chapter Facility Management Scholarship

Philip A. Nicholas AIA Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Elaine Rice Scholarship for Veterans

Adam Kavelman Memorial Scholarship

Masonry Institute of Michigan

The new MIM Scholarship Foundation has been formed to build an endowment to fund scholarships for architectural students at four colleges of architecture in Michigan. Money has been donated by member firms. Additional funds are generated through the annual golf outing. MIM has awarded 112 scholarships to architectural students at LTU for 23 years. Preference will be given but not limited to: Students with family members who are mason contractors and/or employed as bricklayers or family members in architectural and/or construction related professions. Students with a minimum GPA of 2.6 and currently enrolled and have completed a minimum of three consecutive semesters are eligible to apply.

Women’s Architectural League Scholarship

This scholarship is open to both men and women. The applicant must be accepted into an accredited program leading to a degree in Architecture or Landscape Architecture within the State of Michigan. She/he must be a US Citizen in his/her fourth, fifth or sixth year of study.

Alpha Rho Chi Medal

The purpose of the award is to encourage professional leadership by rewarding graduating, senior student accomplishments to promote the ideal of professional service by acknowledging distinctive individual contributions to school life and to stimulate professional merit by commending qualities in the student which do not necessarily pertain to scholarship.

Michigan Architectural Foundation President’s Scholarship Fund

The purpose of the MAF is to recognize outstanding "leadership" in future architects and provide them financial support. The student must be a full or part time student currently enrolled in an accredited school of Architecture with a minimum GPA of 3.0

Michigan Foundation for the Arts Scholarship

The student must be a Michigan resident and be of senior status. The student must demonstrate financial need and have an established record of academic excellence. The understanding shall be that this scholarship shall be used first for tuition and second, for expenses incurred as an enrolled student.

Architecture Traveling Fellowship Program

These Traveling Fellowships recognize the need to help young architects to broaden their education and take an enlightened view of society’s need to improve the built and natural environments. Established more than 15 years ago, the Fellowships are now an important measure of design achievement among architecture students and their sponsors, attracting nominees from over 50 schools of architecture across the country. Three Fellowships are awarded annually to undergraduate and graduate students in accredited architecture programs in the US.

Henry Adams Medal and Certificate Program

Each year The American Institute of Architects awards an engraved medal and certificate of merit to the top-ranking graduating student in each architecture program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. A certificate of merit is awarded to the second-ranking graduating student. These awards are provided as part of the AIA/AAF Scholarship Program. To date the program has honored approximately 9,000 students.