The SoFlo NOMA Pathway 2 Success Grant is open to all registered NOMA members in the tri-county area who meet the following criteria:

• Registered SoFlo NOMA Member

• US Citizen or Permanent resident - South Florida Resident

• Active/Current NCARB status with A.R.E eligibility

SoFlo NOMA will provide funds to cover the cost of an A.R.E. exam for 2 first time test takes each quarter on a first come first served basis - Regardless of pass/fail result

• Q1: January 1st - March 31st

• Q2: April 1st - June 30th

• Q3: July 1st - September 30th

• Q4: October 1st - December 31st

APPLICATION CRITERIA
Applicant must submit the following as one complete file in PDF format - Maximum 15MB:

• File Name

LastName.FirstNameInitial.PATHWAY2SUCCESS.pdf

• Proof of Active/Current NCARB status A.R.E eligibility

• Proof of Current NOMA or NOMAS Registration

Receipt of membership with date

• Resume

• Two Letters of Recommendation

From someone in the architecture profession

• Letter of interest (Minimum 250 words - Maximum 500 words)

State your aspiration within the profession and how this grant would help you accomplish your goals.

**Grants will be awarded to first time test takers. 8 Grants will be awarded in total for the year.

**Once winner is selected, individual will need to purchase their seat credit through the 3rd party option and email the scholarship email scholarship@soflonoma.org to process it.

NOMA CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP ELEGIBILITY
The NOMA Conference Scholarship is open to all registered NOMA and NOMAS members at architecture schools in the tri-county area who meet the following criteria:

NOMA or NOMAS registered member

US citizen or Permanent resident

Active enrollment in one of the Tri county SoA schools: UM, FIU, FAU, Broward College, Miami Dade College, Palm Beach State College. 1st year through 5th year students

Maintain a minimum of 12 credits per semester

Must be able to attend at least 1 full day of the conference

Create a social media post about your experience throughout the conference for SoFlo NOMA to post on their profile as well. Example: "A day in the life if a NOMA or NOMAS member at the NOMA conference"

Get 10 business cards from professionals and colleagues that are not from Florida.

APPLICATION CRITERIA
Applicant must submit the following as one complete file in PDF format:

File name: LastName.FirstName.NOMAScholarship.pdf

1 compiled PDF, maximum 15MB, in order shown below

Headshot

Proof of Active enrollment in a local architecture degree program at the college level (letter of acceptance, unofficial copy of transcript)

Proof of current NOMA or NOMAS registration

College portfolio, 5 pages maximum

Resume

One Letter of Recommendation from a teacher / professor, or someone in the architecture profession specific for this scholarship

Letter of Interest

What will you accomplish at the NOMA conference and how would you use it in your career? Include your unique and notable qualities, examples of your demonstrated leadership ability and involvement with NOMAS and or other community programs, (500 word maximum)

ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP ELEGIBILITY

The South Florida NOMA Scholarship is open to all registered NOMAS members at architecture schools in the tri-county area who meet the following criteria:

• NOMAS registered member

• US citizen

• Active enrollment in one of the Tri county SoA schools: UM, FIU, FAU, Broward College, Miami Dade College, Palm Beach State College. 1st year through 4th year students

• Maintain a minimum of 12 credits per semester

APPLICATION CRITERIA

Applicant must submit the following as one complete file in PDF format:

• File name: LastName.FirstName.SoFloNOMAScholarship.pdf

  • 1 compiled PDF, maximum 15MB, in order shown below

• Headshot

• Proof of Active enrollment in a local architecture degree program at the college level (letter of acceptance, unofficial copy of transcript)

• Proof of current NOMAS registration

• College portfolio, 5 pages maximum

• Resume

• One Letter of Recommendation from a teacher / professor, or someone in the architecture profession specific for this scholarship

• Letter of Interest

  • What does the scholarship committee need to know about you? Include your unique and notable qualities, examples of your demonstrated leadership ability and involvement with NOMAS and or other community programs, and a brief statement of how you plan to spend the scholarship funds - books, supplies, software, tuition, etc. (500 word maximum)

ARE SCHOLARSHIP ELEGIBILITY

The South Florida NOMA Scholarship is open to all registered NOMA members in the tri-county area: Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach who meet the following criteria:

• NOMA registered member

• NOMAS registered member for IPAL students**

• Resident of tri-county area

• Active / Current NCARB status with ARE eligibility

APPLICATION CRITERIA

Applicant must submit the following as one complete file in PDF format:

• File name: LastName.FirstName.SoFloNOMAScholarship.pdf

  • 1 compiled PDF, maximum 15MB, in order shown below

• Headshot

• Proof of current NOMA registration

• Proof of Active NCARB ARE eligibility

• Proof of current enrollment in an IPAL program and actively taking exams**

• Proof of residence in the tri-county area

• Resume

• Portfolio, 5 pages maximum

• Two (2) Letters of Recommendation from a colleague and or supervisor, specific for this scholarship

• Letter of Interest

  • What does the scholarship committee need to know about you, and why should you be awarded funds? Include your unique and notable qualities, examples of your demonstrated leadership ability and involvement with NOMA and or other community programs, citing any contributions to the racial/ethnic diversity of the profession. Include a brief statement of how you plan to spend the scholarship funds – ARE exam costs, ARE seminars, ARE study materials, etc. – and how will funds help your career development. (500 word maximum)

**IPAL Students Only as they are eligible to take the AREs

Congratulations to the recipients past SoFloNOMA ARE and Academic Scholarships. The ARE scholarship is specifically targeted to assist in the licensure process by offsetting the costs of the ARE. The Academic scholarships is for assisting students with tuition and academic costs required to complete your degree at the architecture schools in the tri-county area. The number and value of awards may vary year-to-year based on applications and available funds.

Academic Scholarship
Andrea Lira
Amaya Cameron
Jerrica Arias
Christopher Stinson
Ephraim James
Miller Ngo

ARE Scholarship
Xiao Wang
Tiffany Montañez
Jomarie Santiago
Kanisha Fowell
Shantia Morel