Over the last 70 years,
the Wisconsin Architects Foundation (WAF) has
- awarded more than half a million dollars in WAF scholarships to Wisconsin architecture students,
- established a School of Architecture & Urban Planning at UW-Milwaukee,
- supported professional development by sponsoring local and international speakers,
- provided grants to educational programs for children and young students,
- and restored the historic Joseph J. Stoner House in Madison, a National Landmark and the current headquarters of WAF and AIA Wisconsin.
WAF is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entity and gifts are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
01 Out-of-State Study
WAF offers a number of scholarships to outstanding Wisconsin students who are pursuing architectural studies out-of-state at a NAAB or CACB-accredited School of Architecture within a First Professional Degree or Post-graduate Degree Program.
02 Grant Initiative
WAF’s Grant Initiative supports architectural research, inquiry and investigation through projects and programs that increase public awareness of the importance of design in the environments in which we live, work, play and learn.
03 Scholarships
Including the Milwaukee Chapter CSI Scholarship, the AIA Southwest Wisconsin Universal Design Scholarship, the William M. Babcock, Hon. AIA, Sesquicentennial Garden Fund, and the William M. Babcock, Hon. AIA, Leadership Fund.
Charitable Highlight
B.O.S.S.
B.O.S.S. provides professional design opportunities & experiences to underrepresented, first-generation, and under-resourced high school students in the Madison-area.
Scholarship Fundraiser
Dream Spaces
The Wisconsin Architects Foundation (WAF) is raising $100k to begin funding an annual full-tuition scholarship to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning for the 2023-24 academic year.
