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2009–2010 SCHOLARSHIPS
– AIA Santa Clara Valley
AIASCV will
grant awards from three scholarship funds for the 2009-2010
academic year. The three funds include:
- The AIASCV
William R. Hawley
Fund
- The
Leo & Trinidad Sanchez Fund
- The
Ehrlich Rominger Fund
The deadline
for applications is March
30, 2009 at 5 pm. Application must be received in the office
by this time.
Download the application
form.
The future of the architectural profession resides with the next generation of architects. The AIA Santa Clara Valley understands the importance of assisting with the education of these future professionals. Last year the AIASCV awarded three talented students a total of $11,650 in scholarship grants. The AIASCV now has three scholarships funds as noted below:
William R. Hawley Fund
The applicant must be a
legal resident of Santa Clara County who attends a school with
an architecture program or a legal resident of the U.S.A. who
attends a school with an architecture program in Santa Clara
County. Previous recipients of this scholarship are eligible.
Leo & Trinidad
Sanchez Fund
The applicant must be Hispanic/American (At least one
parent of Hispanic
or Hispanic American
Heritage), a legal resident of Santa Clara or Santa Cruz County,
and must be a student currently enrolled in a program at any school
leading to a degree in architecture.
- Ehrlich
Rominger Fund (first time granting this year)
The applicant must
be a legal resident of Santa Clara County who attends a school
with an architecture program or a legal resident of the U.S.A.
who attends a school with an architecture program in Santa
Clara County.
David
W. Lakamp Fund (not being granted in 2009)
For any architecture
student attending any
school of architecture with a special interest in architectural
design, including any combined studies, such as architecture
and art, and architecture and engineering.
CONTRIBUTIONS
to the AIASCV Scholarship Funds
Thank you to all the
donors to the 2009 AIASCV
Scholarship Fund. We appreciate your support of The American
Institute of Architects Santa Clara Valley.
Please contact the
AIASCV office to make
a tax deductible DONATION
to the Scholarship Funds.
Download the Contribution
Form.
ARCHITECT REGISTRATION EXAMINATION (ARE)
The Architect
Registration Examination
(ARE) examines candidates
for their knowledge,
skills and ability
to provide the various
services required in
the design and construction
of buildings. The ARE
is the only examination
prepared by NCARB and
has been adopted for
use by all 55 member
boards and the Canadian
provinces as the registration
examination required of all
candidates for architectural
registration.
From the NCARB web site: http://www.ncarb.org/are/index.html
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EXAMS The
nine divisions
of the ARE are
listed below.
Click on the
links to go to
more detailed
descriptions
of each test, sample
tests, and recommended
readings, including links to Amazon where you can purchase study aids.
- MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAMS (6 divisions):
- Pre-Design
- Materials and Methods
- Construction Documents
- Mechanical and Electrical Systems
- General Structures, and
- Lateral Forces.
- GRAPHIC EXAMS (3 divisions):
- Site Planning
- Building Planning and
- Building Technology.
NCARB’S
A.R.E. GUIDELINES
- Click here to download the NCARB ARE Guidelines in PDF format.
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- Other forms can be found at: http://www.ncarb.org/Forms/
PASS RATES BY SCHOOL AT THE C.A.B. WEBSITE
- http://www.cab.ca.gov/SchoolReport_1.html
STUDY CENTER AVAILABLE AT THE AIASCV OFFICE
The AIASCV office in downtown San Jose, has an ARE study center available that includes reference material and a set of Archiflash cards. Mock exams are available on the AIASCV website (see EXAMS above).
CALIFORNIA SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMINATION (CSE)
- To
become a licensed architect in California, you are
also required to take the California Supplemental
Exam or "oral exam." You
are eligible for this exam when you have passed
all nine divisions of the ARE. The exam is offered
multiple times a year in San Francisco and Los
Angeles. See the Oral Exam page and the CAB Candidiate Information page for additional information.