Resources for Emerging Professionals

For more information or to keep informed of Emerging Professionals events, please contact: emergingprofessionals@aiainternational.org.

Global Architecture Mentorship Program 2023

The AIA International Global Mentorship Program kicked off on April 27 with Author Leo MacLeod speaking to the group on “Finding Your Mountain.” The mentorship program includes regular group events which are open to all members, as well as one-to-one mentoring. For more information on future sessions, please see our Upcoming Events page.

Young Architect Career Resources

• AIA - Knowledge Communities - Join an AIA Knowledge Community and connect with others who share your passions and commitment—and start a project that advances the profession and your work.  Sustainability, emerging technologies, small business, starting or managing a firm—no matter your interest, there is an AIA Knowledge Community for you.

• AIA - International Practice Committee - The AIA International Practice Committee explores and monitors global practice and policy issues to be addressed by the President and the Board of Directors, and ensures communication among the different international constituencies and stakeholders within the AIA.

  
  
  
  
  

Architectural Registration Examination Testing

• Testing can be done online at Prometric

  • Information can be found here: www.prometric.com

  • NCARB testing will be transitioning from Prometric to PSI, and plans to announce the date no later than three months in advance of the launch. More information on www.NCARB.org

• Destination Architect: Online Proctoring Q&A Series Videos, Part I, II and III can be found here to answer questions about online testing including scheduling, testing setup, demo exam and accommodations.

• Archiprep

  • ArchiPrep® - AIA

Architecture Student Resources

• AIAS International Membership - International - AIAS

  • “Ask an Architect” Archive: Ask an Architect Archives - AIAS

  • AIAS International Contacts?  Maybe AIA National can help connect us?

• National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) accredited schools abroad:

  • American University in Dubai

    • School View (naab.org)

  • American University of Saharjah

    • School View (naab.org)

  • Lebanese American University

    • School View (naab.org)

      
      
      
      

Scholarships

• Diversity Advancement Scholarship

• Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship

• Payette Sho-Ping Chin Memorial Academic Scholarship

• AIA Continental Europe - The AIA Europe Scholarship

• Vectorworks Design Scholarship

• ZGF Scholarship

• IIDA - John J. Nelson Sr. Legacy Scholarship

• a/e ProNet David W. Lakamp Scholarship - Architects Foundation

• AIAS - Moore Opportunity Scholarship

• AIAS - Professional Advancement Support Scholarship

• APA - Jim Boyce Memorial Scholarship

• House Method Scholarship

• IIDA – IA Interior Architects Diversity in Design Scholarship

• NAWIC – Women in Construction Scholarships

• SmithGroup - Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship

• GI - Galvanize the Future Scholarship

• Gensler Scholarships -

  • Gensler - Diversity Scholarship

  • Gensler - Brinkmann Scholarship

• Houzz - Women in Architecture

• Houzz - Residential Design

• Houzz - Sustainable Residential Design

• Houzz - Residential Construction Management

Grants

• Sho-Ping Chin Women’s Leadership Summit Grant

• Henry Adams Medal and Certificate

• SAH - Membership Grant for Emerging Professionals

• Graham Foundation - Grant

• AIA College of Fellows EP Component Grant

Recognition Programs/ Opportunities

• Diversity Recognition Program

• AIA - Emerging Professionals Exhibit

• AIA Continental Europe - Student Mentorship

• AIA - Young Architect Award

Internships/ Fellowships/ Residencies

• Lyceum Fellowship

• Rose Architectural Fellowship by Enterprise Community Partners

• Steven M. Holl Foundation - Summer Architecture Residency

• ZGF - Summer Internship

• SAH - Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship

• SAH - Edilia and Francois-Auguste De Montequin Fellowship

• HKS - Health Fellowship

• TED Fellows Program

• PBP - Anthony K. Baker Internship

Licensing Information

• NCARB Licensing Advisors Community -

  Architect licensing advisors are local professionals, educators, and students who volunteer their time to help others pursue licensure and reciprocity. These volunteers often provide candidates with their first glimpse into the licensure process, lending help and guidance along the way.

  • Licensing Advisors Roster

• NCARB Resources

  • AXP Supervisors and Mentors: Tools and Resources

  • Traditional Path to Licensure: Learn the basics to getting an NCARB License

  • Alternative paths to Licensure

    • More information on the Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure - IPAL can be found here.  By enrolling in the IPAL option, students in the process of earning a degree from an NAAB-accredited program can complete the Architectural Experience Program (AXP) and the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) concurrently.  See the full list of current IPAL Programs.

    • Foreign Educated Applicants

    • Foreign Licensed Applicants

      
      

AIA Workforce Portfolios

• K-12 Initiatives: Identify, create, and promote K-12 engagement strategies to increase exposure to the profession, prioritizing underrepresented students from diverse racial, ethnic and those who have diverse abilities, educators and communities.

• Your Guide to a Career in Architecture: A resource designed for high school students who want to consider a career in Architecture.

• Higher Education: Engage with Schools of Architecture and researchers to identify promising EDI and excellence in education practices. 

• Center for Emerging Professionals: Support the retention and career advancement of students and emerging professionals through career transition programming, networking opportunities, and exam preparation.

• Equity Diversity and Inclusion: Develop and promote EDI programs, opportunities, and resources that advance equitable practices in workplace culture for architects, firms, and components. 

• Women in Architecture: Support firm leadership for mid-career women, expanding beyond the biannual summit. Build new pathways into AIA components and national leadership.

AIA Major Programs and Initiatives

• Intersections Symposium: The AIA and ACSA are in a partnership to co-convene an annual conference to strengthen the INTERSECTION between academia and design practice, especially when it comes to research and innovation, focused on climate action and carbon management strategies. 

• Emerging Professional Committees: The National Associates Committee (NAC) and the Young Architects Forum (YAF) are comprised of regionally appointed emerging professionals. The NAC is primarily Assoc. AIA members and the YAF are primarily architects licensed for fewer than ten years. 

• ArchiPrep: Subscription-based ARE-prep product developed by AIA to help members get licensed faster. Component licenses available to augment local test prep programs.  

• Guides for Equitable Practice: The nine guides make the values-based, business,  and societal cases for equitable practice and provide key insights to help individuals, firms, and other organizations build equity in architecture. Topics include Intercultural Competence, Workplace Culture, and Negotiation, Intercultural Competence, Workplace Culture, and Negotiation.

• Women’s Leadership Summit (WLS): A biannual event supporting women in a diverse spread of career stages through network expansion, targeted knowledge and skill-building, and inspiration.

• Strategic Inclusive Partnerships: The AIA supports members and organizations that represent diverse experiences, views, and needs into the design process. NOMA, AICAE, AAa/e, World Deaf Architecture, and Arquitectos.

AIA Competitions

• AIAS Competitions: The AIAS has a platform that shares, inventories, and diffuses calls for ideas and contests for students and young professionals.

• Architect's Council of Europe (ACE): Architectural Design Competitions