Please be advised that this is not a complete listing as new scholarships are frequently established. This is intended to recognize and thank Cal Poly scholarship donors. Students may visit the Financial Aid website for scholarship application information.
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Nacht & Lewis Cal Poly Scholars ScholarshipThe Nacht & Lewis Cal Poly Scholars Scholarship supports a student majoring in Architecture in the College of Architecutre and Environmental Design.
| Scholarship Name | Scholarship Description |
|---|---|
| Alfred B. Berghell & Joy G. Berghell Scholarship Endowment | The Alfred B. Berghell & Joy G. Berghell Scholarship Endowment supports third, fourth, and fifth year Architecture majors. |
| Alice C. Loh Scholarship Recognizing Women's Contributions in Environmental Design Endowment | The Alice C. Loh Scholarship Recognizing Women's Contributions in Environmental Design Endowment supports fifth year students majoring in either Architecture or Landscape Architecture with the highest GPA (determined by a combination of Cal Poly's cumulative GPA and courses taken within the students major). |
| Alicia Daniels Uhlig Scholarship | This scholarship supports fourth-year Architecture majors studying aborad in Italy. |
| Allen and Nancy Minton Construction Management Scholarship | The Allen and Nancy Minton Construction Management Scholarship supports junior and/or senior Construction Management majors with a preference for those students who are from Northern California. |
| Alpha Cal Poly Scholars | The Alpha Cal Poly Scholars scholarship supports students in the College of Engineering or the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences for up to four years. |
| American Society of Professional Estimators Silicon Valley Chapter 55 Scholarship | ASPE Chapter 55 establishes a scholarship for outstanding students in the Construction Management Department. The student with the highest GPA (minimum of 3.0) and financial need from either the sophomore or junior class levels will be awarded. |
| Architecture Department 1st Generation Student Scholarship | This scholarship supports 1st generation incoming freshmen or transfer students within the Architecture Department. Recipients must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and maintain full time enrollment. |
| Beavers Heavy Construction Scholarship Endowment | The Beavers Heavy Construction Scholarship Endowment supports full-time junior, senior and graduate Construction Management majors, or Civil Engineering majors with a Construction Management minor. Must be eligible for need-based financial aid as determined by FAFSA. Must have completed an internship or summer job with heavy civil contractor. |
| bfgc Architects Planners, Inc. Scholarship Endowment | The bfgc Architects Planners, Inc. Scholarship Endowment supports third year and above Architecture majors. |
| Blair Tulloch Memorial Scholarship Endowment | The Blair Tulloch Memorial Scholarship Endowment was established in memory of Blair who attended Cal Poly in 1942. The scholarship supports students majoring in Construction Management. |
| Bob Yoder Scholarship | The Bob Yodel Scholarship supports students majoring in Construction Management with a minimum 2.5 GPA who show intention of a future career within the California homebuilding industry. |
| Brett Berrier Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund | The Brett Berrier Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund was established in memory of Brett who received his degree in City and Regional Planning from the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Cal Poly in 1980. This scholarship was created with love by his mother, Ellen Berrier, with the Cal Poly "learn by doing" motto in mind. |
| CAED Diversity & Inclusivity Project Scholarship | This scholarship supports students of all class levels in the the College of Architecture and Environmental Design with a minimum 2.0 GPA. Recipients will be selected based on the merits of project proposals to promote social equity in the built environment. |
| CAED Diversity & Inclusivity Project Scholarship | The CAED Diversity & Inclusivity Project Scholarship was established to enable a student of any major in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design to advance projects to promote social equity in the built environment. Projects may include, but are not limited to, conducting research in the student's field of study, developing a program that could be implemented by the college, or creating an art or design exhibition that looks at intersections of the built environment with race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, and religion. The scholarship is offered for students of any grade level with the College of Architecture and Environmental Design that have a minimum 2.0 GPA. |
| Cal Poly Scholars Alumni/Alumni Parent Scholarships | The Cal Poly Scholars Alumni/Alumni Parent Scholarships provide support to high achieving students from a Cal Poly Partner High School from freshman year through graduation. Preference for Architecture or Architectural Engineering majors. |
| Carl Lagoni Family Scholarship | This scholarship supports Architecture majors with the intention of a forthcoming career within the California homebuilding industry and a minimum 2.7 GPA. |
| Carson Starkey Memorial Scholarship | The Carson Starkey Memorial Scholarship was established in honor of Carson Starkey, a freshmen Architectural Engineering student who tragically lost his life. The scholarship provides support to Architectural Engineering students with a 3.0-4.0 GPA. Students will be selected during their freshman year with funds distributed during their sophomore year. One scholarship shall be need based; the second one merit based. |
| Castagna Architectural Scholarship | This scholarship supports students who have completed their first year as an undergraduate architecture or achitectural engineering major in good standing, or be an architectural graduate student who has already completed their undergraduate degree in architecture or in a major acceptable to the graduate program. |
| Caterpillar Scholars Scholarship for Construction Management | This scholarship supports junior and senior students minoring in Heavy Civil Engineering and Construction Management. Recipients of internship stipends will hold internships in Heavy Civil Engineering and Construction Management and be awarded on a case-by-case basis. |
| City & Regional Planning Scholarship Endowment Fund | The City & Regional Planning Scholarship Endowment Fund supports students majoring in City and Regional Planning. |
| Clark Pacific Scholarship | This scholarship will support one student in the University with a major of Construction Management and one student of Architecture, Architectural Engineering, or Construction Management, in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. Recipients will be invited to visit the office of Clark Pacific in Sacramento. |
| Corrick CP Scholars Scholarship | This scholarship supports Architecture majors enrolled in the Cal Poly Scholars Program from a California Partner High School. |
| Courtland Scholarship for Cultivating Strategic Metholodgies and Propogating Umbiqutuous Ecologies | The Courtland Scholarship for Cultivating Strategic Metholodgies and Propogating Umbiqutuous Ecologies supports fourth year students majoring in Landscape Architecture with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Preference will be given for a student who has completed a class in Irrigation Design and demonstrates leadership in the Landscape Architecture department. |
| CYS-Gene Cole Annual Scholarship Award | The CYS-Gene Cole Annual Scholarship Award is awarded to the senior project proposal that best advances the state of the art of the structural engineering profession. |
| D. Stewart Kerr Scholarship Endowment | The D. Stewart Kerr Scholarship Endowment supports students enrolled in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. |
| D'Abreau Foundation Family Scholarship | The D'Abreau Foundation Family Scholarship provides support to Junior and Senior Architectural Engineering students with a 3.0 GPA and in good academic standing. |
| Dan Panetta Memorial Scholarship Endowment | The Dan Panetta Memorial Scholarship Endowment supports a student majoring in architecture, landscape architecture or city and regional planning, who has demonstrated an interest/commitment to sustainability and/or affordable housing issues. Applicant will provide a brief portfolio including, design/planning/landscape projects, hand-drawn examples, diagrams, calculations, built projects, gardens, educational projects, installations. |
| Dave & Lori Sanson Scholarship | This scholarship supports City & Regional Planning majors who have the intention of a forthcoming career within the California homebuiliding industry. Recipients are required to have a minimum 2.7 GPA and a demonostrated need for financial assistance. |
| Dean and Patricia Ann Morgridge Family Scholarship | The Dean and Patricia Ann Morgridge Family Scholarship supports fourth and/or fifth year Landscape Architecture majors. |
| Degenkolb Engineers Scholarship | This scholarship supports Architectural Engineering majors with a minimum 3.5 GPA who demonostrate excellent academic and leadership skills. Recipients will be expected to graduate in the academic year following scholarship selection and have the stated intent to attend graduate school in pursuit of a M.S. Degree in Structural Engineering starting in the Fall following their graduation. |
| Don and Caryl Koberg Architecture History Scholarship Endowment | The Don and Caryl Koberg Architecture History Scholarship Endowment support junior and senior Architecture majors. |
| Don Chapin Company, Inc. Scholarship Endowment | The Don Chapin Company, Inc. Scholarship Endowment supports junior or senior students enrolled in a construction related major with preference to students from Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties. |
| Don Tanklage Scholarship | The Don Tanklage Scholarship supports sophomore, junior and senior Architecture and Construction Management majors. |
| Doug and Joan Menzies Scholarship | The Doug and Joan Menzies Scholarship provides support for full-time third-year Architecture students with a minimum 2.5 GPA and have financial need. |
| Douglas Baylis, FASLA College of Architecture and Environmental Design Memorial Scholarship Endowment | The Douglas Baylis, FASLA College of Architecture and Environmental Design Memorial Scholarship Endowment supports Landscape Architecture majors. |
| Douglas James Martin Schoalrship | In memory of Mr. Douglas J. Martin, this scholarship supports CAED students nominated by faculty who are currently enrolled as a CAED undergraduate not in final year and on campus in the next academic year. Recipients must have a minimum cumulative 2.5 GPA and show interest and ability in the area of computer applications and computer skills related to architecture and environmental design. |
| Douglas W. Butzbach Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund | The Douglas W. Butzbach Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund was established by the Butzbach Family in memory of Douglas, who passed away in 1978. The scholarship supports students majoring in Architecture. |
| Dr. Glenn G. McRae Internship Endowment | The Dr. Glenn G. McRae Internship Endowment supports junior and senior students enrolled in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. |
| Duerk Technology Enhancement Endowment | The Duerk Technology Enhancement Endowment funds entering Freshmen with great financial need and purchases or licenses the required software and peripherals that the recipients will need in their first year of study. |
| Emanuele Barelli Structural Engineer Scholarship Endowment | TheEmanuele Barelli Structural Engineer Scholarship Endowment supports junior architecture engineering students. |
| Emily N. Alstot Memorial Scholarship Endowment | The Emily N. Alstot Memorial Scholarship Endowment supports junior and senior Architecture majors. |
| Ernesto and Socorro Vasquez Scholarship Endowment | The Ernesto and Socorro Vasquez Scholarship Endowment provides a five-year scholarship of $2,000 per year to graduates of Don Bosco Technical Institute, The Wooden Floor or other Cal Poly partner schools. |
| Errett Family Scholarship Endowment | The Errett Family Scholarship Endowment supports students majoring in City and Regional Planning. |
| Errett-Fischer Foundation CRP Scholarship | The Errett-Fisher Foundation City and Regional Planning Student Scholarship supports students from any class level who are City and Regional Planning majors and California Residents. |
| Errett Fisher Foundation Fellowship | The Errett Fisher Foundation Fellowship supports graduate City and Regional Planning students. |
| Errett-Fischer Foundation 1st Generation Scholarship | The Errett-Fisher Foundation Student First Generation Mentee Scholarship supports students from any class level who are City and Regional Planning majorsand First Generation Students. |
| Fluor Foundation Architectural Engineering Scholarship | The Fluor Foundation Architectural Engineering Scholarship supports sophomore, junior and seniors majoring in Architectural Engineering. |
| Frederick Peter Young Scholarship | The Frederick Peter Young Scholarship supports sophomore or junior students enrolled in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. |
| Gail and Arnold Jonas Scholarship for Promise in Urban Design Endowment | The Gail and Arnold Jonas Scholarship for Promise in Urban Design Endowment supports junior, senior and graduate students in the City and Regional Planning Department interested in physical design and theoretical issues. |
| George Agron Memorial Scholarship Endowment | The George Agron Memorial Scholarship Endowment supports Architecture graduate students in their final year of study in the Master of Science program. |
| Grant Family Cal Poly Scholars Scholarship | This scholarship supports students from the Construction Management Department at the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. Recipients will originate from a California Partner High School and be a part of the Cal Poly Scholars program. |
| Hans Mager Scholarship Endowment | The Hans Mager Scholarship Endowment supports upper division Architectural Engineering majors. |
| Hayward Lumber/Edgar Contreras Memorial Scholarship | This scholarship was established by Hayward Lumber in memory of Edgar Contreras, a beloved employee. The scholarship supports students from San Luis Obispo or Santa Barbara County majoring in Construction Management. |
| HLA Group/Robert Hablitzel Scholarship Endowment | The HLA Group/Robert Hablitzel Scholarship Endowment supports fourth and fifth year Landscape Architecture majors. |
| Ian Casey Memorial Travel Scholarship | In memory of Mr. Ian J. Casey, this scholarship supports Landscape Architecture majors who want to participate in the Travel Abroad Program. |
| H.R. and E.J. Hay Skytherm House Quasi Endowment | The H.R. and E.J. Hay Skytherm House Quasi Endowment provides student awards in the area of solar energy. |
| Jackson/Olsen Scholarship for Architectural Theory and Discourse | This scholarship supports 3rd year or above Architecture majors with a recommended minimum 3.0 GPA and demonostrated excellence in contemporary architectural theory and discourse. |
| Jared and Davie Hurley Memorial Scholarship | Santa Maria Breakfast Rotary Foundation establishes a scholarship in memory of Jared and Davie Hurely. Jared Hurley was an alumnus of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design and a founding member and past president of the Santa Maria Breakfast Rotary Club. He and his wife Davie, were long-time community supporters. The Rotary Club and family members wish to honor their memory by creating a scholarship for junior and senior Architecture students with a minimum 3.0 GPA, with preference given to students who are residents of San Luis Obispo county or Santa Barbara county. |
| Jill & Joe Williams KTGY Group Scholarship | This scholarship supports junior Architecture majors with the intention of a forthcoming career within the California homebuiliding industry. Applicants must have a minimum 2.7 GPA and a need for financial assistance. |
| John Edmisten Global Travel Scholarship | In memory of Mr. John W. Edmisten, this scholarship supports students majoring in Architectural Engineering and participants in a department or University sponsored global expereince/ travel program. |
| Joseph Horwedel Memorial | In memory of Mr. Joseph A. Horwedel, this scholarship supports students from any class level majoring in City and Regional Planning with a minimum 3.0 GPA who have demonstrated leadership skills and have a record of community service. |
| Kennedy Love Scholarship | This scholarship supports second, third and fourth-year Landscape Architecture and City Regional Planning majors who are graduates of CA High School & CA resident or veteran of the United States armed forces from any place of origin. Applicants must also demonstrate volunteerism, collaboration, and advancement of the design profession, consistent with Cal Poly "Learn by Doing," with a perference for first-generation college students. |
| Kerrie L. Kelly, All American Scholarship | The Kerrie L. Kelly, All American Scholarship supports first-time freshmen Construction Management majors. |
| KNA Consulting Engineers Senior Project Scholarship | The KNA Consulting Engineers Senior Project Scholarship supports Architecture Engineering students working on their senior project. |
| KPFF Los Angeles / Pasadena Scholarship | The KPFF Los Angeles / Pasadena Scholarship supports junior Architecture Engineering students. |
| Kris Cello Scholarship Endowment | The Kris Cello Scholarship Endowment supports junior and/or senior Construction Management majors. |
| LA Metro Scholarship | This scholarship supports incoming fourth-year Architecture majors with a recommended minimum 2.5 GPA. Students must be accepted to and attend the LA Metro program. |
| Landscape Architecture Design Advisory Council Scholarship | This scholarship supports second through fifth-year Landscape Architecture majors with a minimum 2.5 GPA. |
| Larry H. Loh, Architect, Architecture Design Excellence Scholarship Endowment | The Larry H. Loh, Architect, Architecture Design Excellence Scholarship Endowment supports senior architecture majors who have demonstrated ability in site sensitive architectural design. |
| Lowe Cal Poly Scholars | This scholarship supports incoming freshmen Architecture majors who are a part of the Cal Poly Scholars program. |
| Matthew D. Hubal Scholarship Endowment | The Matthew D. Hubal Scholarship Endowment supports students in the City and Regional Planning Department who demonstrate both academic excellence as well as community/campus humanitarian involvement. |
| MBH Architects Scholarship Endowment | The MBH Architects Scholarship Endowment supports students majoring in Architecture. |
| M-Group Cal Poly Scholars | This scholarship supports incoming freshmen City and Regional Planning majors who are a part of the Cal Poly Scholars program. |
| Michael McDougall Urban Design Scholarship Endowment | The Michael McDougall Urban Design Scholarship Endowment provides support to students based on outstanding achievement in urban and environmental design as demonstrated by their coursework, with the primary intent of this award to enable international travel to enrich the educational experiences for qualifying city and regional planning students. |
| Michael Shannon Endowment | The Michael Shannon Endowment supports students in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design with physical disabilities. |
| Mitchell Family Scholarship | In honor of the Mitchell family, this scholarship supports students majoring in Construction Management with a minimum 2.5 GPA who show intention of a future career within the California homebuilding industry. |
| Morris Poindexter Memorial Scholarship | The Morris Poindexter Memorial Scholarship supports transfer students majoring in Architecture. Mr. Poindexter was a successful Architect and Cal Poly graduate. |
| Nacht & Lewis Cal Poly Scholars Scholarship | This scholarship supports Architecture majors who are a part of the Cal Poly Scholars Program. |
| Netafim USA Scholarship | The Netafim USA Scholarship provides $1,000 to third, fourth and fifth year landscape architecture students who have a demonstrated interest in progressive landscape irrigation methods. |
| Olsen/Jackson Scholarship for Off-Campus Study | This scholarship supports fourth-year Architecture majors with a reccomended 3.0 GPA who are accepted into a fourth-year off-campus study experience. Selection will be based on the merits of the applicant's portfolio submission and demonstrated interests, motivations, and objectives for off-campus study. |
| Oltmans Construction Company Scholarship Endowment Fund | The Oltmans Construction Company Scholarship Endowment Fund supports seniors majoring in Architecture. |
| Paul Crawford Scholarship Endowment | The Paul Crawford Scholarship Endowment supports students majoring in City and Regional Planning. |
| Paul F. Fratessa Memorial Scholarship Endowment | The Paul F. Fratessa Memoiral Scholarship Endowment was established in memory of Paul who served as head of the Cal Poly Architecture Engineering program from 1995 to 2002. Fratessa benefited Cal Poly in many ways while serving as department head. The scholarship supports Architectural Engineering majors. |
| Paul Matt Scholarship | The Paul Matt Scholarship supports students majoring in Construction Management or Civil Engineering with a minimum 2.5 GPA, with preference for first-generation college students. |
| Peter Hoyt Berg Memorial Scholarship Endowment | The Peter Hoyt Berg Memorial Scholarship Endowment supports students majoring in Architecture. |
| Rafael Franco Los Arcos Study Abroad Endowment | The Rafael Franco Los Arcos Study Abroad Endowment supports the Study Abroad Facility and Interdisciplinary Program for the Cal Poly College of Architecture and Environmental Design in Los Arcos, a property in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. |
| R. L. Graves Jr. Scholarship Endowment | The R. L. Graves Jr. Scholarship Endowment supports architecture students participating in the Danish International Study program. |
| Rafael Franco Los Arcos Study Abroad Endowment | This Endowment supports the Study Abroad Facility and Interdisciplinary Program for Cal Poly College of Architecture and Environmental Design faculty and students at Los Arcos, a property in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. |
| Richard and Jeanne Barnes Cal Poly Scholars | This scholarship supports incoming freshmen who qualify for the Cal Poly Scholars program. Applicants must be majoring in Architecture, Architectural Engineering, City and Regional Planning or Landscape Architecture. |
| Richard Lee Fisher Memorial Scholarship Endowment | The Richard Lee Fisher Memorial Scholarship Endowment was established by Beth Fisher in memory of her husband Richard who graduated from the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Cal Poly in 1975. During his college years he spent a year traveling in Denmark. The scholarship supports architecture students who are selected to participate in the Danish International Studies Architecture and Design Program in Copenhagen, Denmark. |
| Robert Cota Vasquez Memorial Scholarship | The Robert Cota Vasquez Memorial Scholarship supports fifth-year Landscape Architecture majors. |
| Robert Hifumi Odo Memorial Scholarship Endowment | The Robert Hifumi Odo Memorial Scholarship Endowment was established in memory of Robert who was an alumnus of the Architecture program at Cal Poly. The scholarship supports junior and senior students majoring in Architecture. |
| Robin L. Rossi Award Endowment | The Robin L. Rossi Award Endowment supports students enrolled in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design in order to assist those in a time of personal need or to reward students demonstrating exceptional effort. |
| RRM Scholarship Endowment | The RRM Scholarship Endowment supports junior and senior students enrolled in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design recognizing student excellence and high professional promise. |
| Ryan Companies Scholarship | The Ryan Companies Scholarship supports first generation college students majoring in Construction Management with a minimum 3.0 GPA. |
| Sean Rogers, RBF Consulting Scholarship Endowment | The Sean Rogers, RBF Consulting Scholarship Endowment supports City and Regional Planning majors who are working to support their own educational expenses. |
| Stephen O. Anderson Memorial Scholarship Endowment | The Stephen O. Anderson Memorial Scholarship Endowment was established by Dianne Yoder in memory of her husband Stephen, who was an alum of the Architecture program. The scholarship supports junior Architecture majors. |
| Stephen Otto Anderson Scholarship for Excellence in Architecture and Environmental Design Endowment | The Stephen Otto Anderson Scholarship for Excellence in Architecture and Environmental Design Endowment supports fourth or fifth year students majoring in either Architecture, Architectural Engineering, City and Regional Planning, Construction Management or Landscape Architecture with preference given to students with demonstrated involvement in interdisciplinary coursework, projects and/or activities within their major. |
| Thor and Juanita Gulbrand, AIA Memorial Scholarship | The Thor and Juanita Gulbrand, AIA Memorial Scholarship was established by Erland Gulbrand in memory of his parents. The scholarship supports fifth year Architectural majors. |
| Tulloch Construction Cal Poly Scholars | In Memory of Mr. Blair Tulloch, this scholarship provides support for Consutrction Management students. |
| Vinnell Foundation Scholarship Quasi Endowment | The Vinnell Foundation Scholarship Quasi Endowment supports Undergraduate and Graduate Construction Management students in good academic standing and a recommended 3.0 GPA. |
| Warren Ludvigsen Memorial Scholarship Endowment | The Warren Ludvigsen Memorial Scholarship Endowment was established in memory of Warren who was a student at Cal Poly. The Scholarship supports students majoring in Architecture and Environmental Design. |
| Western Construction Group Scholarship | The Western Construction Group Scholarship provides support to full-time incoming sophomore or junior Construction Management students with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Preference is for a student with an interest in Specialty Contracting. |
| William and Christine Brown Memorial Scholarship | This scholarship supports third and fourth-year Architecture students with a minimum 3.0 GPA. |
| William "Bill" Howard Scholarship | The William "Bill" Howard scholarship supports students majoring in City and Regional Planning. Graduate students are preferred, but if none qualify, junior or senior undergraduates may be awarded. Recipients should exhibit excellent communication skills, strong leadership qualities, demonstrate interest in exploring innovative housing solutions OR dedication to collaborative community enagement. |
| William Cosko and James Hearn Scholarship | The William Cosko and James Hearn Scholarship provides support to full-time incoming freshman or transfer Construction Management students with a minimum 2.5 GPA and have financial need. Preference is for a student with experience related to the field of construction or military service. Possible multi-year scholarship. |
| Wood Rodgers Scholarship | The Wood Rodgers Scholarship provides support to junior and senior Civil Engineering, City and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture students with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Preference for students from Sacramento, CA; Reno, NV or Pleasanton, CA. |