GRADUATE SUPPORT
Graduate students in the College of Architecture are eligible for scholarships, teaching assistantships, and internships.
SCHOLARSHIPS
To be considered for scholarships please apply by the priority deadline and please check “yes” to the application question "Do you wish to be considered for financial assistance from IIT?" No separate application is required.
For masters students entering IIT’s College of Architecture in the 2020-21 academic year, an initiative will provide substantial scholarships to a majority of students. These scholarships will be worth up to $15,000 per year. Details of scholarship offers will be included in admission letters.
The following additional scholarships were awarded for the 2019-20 academic year and are subject to change.
IIT ARCHITECTURE MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
These fellowships are given exclusively to incoming students of the highest academic standing for use in their first year of graduate study. For the 2020-21 academic year the tuition awards ranged from $9,000 to $31,375. Applicants will be notified of selection with their letter of admission.
IIT ARCHITECTURE SPRING AWARDS/OPEN HOUSE
Jerrold & Ruth Weil Loebl Fellowship Prize
Nagle/Hartray Scholarship
Brothers Finfer Scholarship
Richard H. Driehaus Scholarship
George Danforth Traveling Fellowship and the Jerrold Loebl Traveling Prize
Peterhans Visual Training Project Prize
EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS
AIA CHICAGO FOUNDATION DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP
As a part of AIA Chicago’s 150th anniversary celebration, the AIA Chicago Foundation has launched the AIA Chicago Foundation Diversity Scholarship Initiative: An opportunity to attract and retain diverse, talented young professionals in Chicago, recognizing the value of new and unique voices in the profession. One $10,000 graduate scholarship will be awarded each year. Click here to review scholarship details.
TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
Deposited students can apply for Teaching Assistantships during the summer before they begin. Students may receive an amount between $2,500 and $4,800 per semester, as determined by departmental needs and hours of service a student is willing to provide in return for this tuition and stipend fellowship. Approximately 65% of the funding will be applied toward tuition while 35% will be offered as a stipend. To qualify, a student must be a full-time (9 credit hours) graduate student and maintain grades of a B average or better. Details can be found here.
INTERNSHIPS
Since its founding, our college has had longstanding and deep relationships with professional practice in Chicago. Today, many Chicago architectural firms have committed to providing a unique opportunity for our students: Paid ten-week summer internships pledged to IIT students only.
We are grateful to the firms who participated in the 2018 program:
Adrian Smith+Gordon Gill Architecture
Perkins+Will
BKL Architecture LLC
Brinninstool+Lynch Ltd.
Epstein
Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture
HOK
Krueck+Sexton
Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Studio Gang Architects
Thomas Roszak Architecture
Tilton Kelly & Bell LLC
Wight & Company
Woodhouse Tinucci Architects