GRANTS

ACADIA is pleased to announce a new grant program for students and professionals to attend the Distributed Proximities conference, which will take place online from October 24-30, 2020. These grants, which expand access to both the conference and workshops for members of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) and architecture students from Mexico, and international students from developing nations, are made possible by generous support from Autodesk.

This new initiative includes three grant opportunities, listed below, with links to the respective application forms:

ACADIA / NOMA Workshop Attendance Grant, sponsored by Autodesk (Deadline: 9/8/2020 - APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED)
Students: Selected NOMAS student applicants will be fully funded to attend the ACADIA 2020 Workshops.
Professionals: Selected NOMA professional applicants will be fully funded to attend the ACADIA 2020 Workshops (including AIA CEU credits).

ACADIA / NOMA Professional Conference Attendance Grant, sponsored by Autodesk (Deadline: 10/15/2020 - APPLY HERE)
Selected NOMA professional applicants will be fully funded to attend the ACADIA 2020 Conference (including AIA CEU credits).

ACADIA Workshop Attendance Grant for Students from Mexico, sponsored by Autodesk (Deadline: 9/8/2020 - APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED)
Selected students from Schools of Architecture in Mexico will be fully funded to attend the ACADIA 2020 Workshops.

ACADIA Workshop Attendance Grant for International Students, sponsored by Autodesk (Deadline: 10/2/2020 - APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED)
Selected students, either attending school in a developing country or from a developing country and attending school elsewhere, will be fully funded to attend one of the ACADIA 2020 Workshops. Developing countries are those identified by the United National Development Programme. This is a competitive grants programme; grants will be awarded on the strength of the application, with priority given to students who have not previously attended ACADIA workshops.
* Please note: If you qualify for this grant and have already purchased a workshop ticket, then please apply for the grant. If your application is successful, you will be refunded the price of your student ticket.

If for some reason you cannot access the Google Form interface to apply, or if you have any other questions, please email the conference chairs at 2020@acadia.org.