THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT FUND

ABOUT THE FUND 

The Academic Support Fund was created in response to student concern that out-of-pocket costs were impeding the pursuit of design and scholarly excellence and innovation within the studio and the classroom. This Fund is designed to assist students with immediate programmatic costs unique to the study of architecture, design, and the built environment.

In conjunction with the Academic Support Fund, the Parents Fund Grant for Software Support provided initial seed funding to launch an initiative to help award School of Architecture students with a 12-month Adobe Creative Cloud software license. 

AFFORDABILITY AT A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY

This fund supports our priority to make the School of Architecture more affordable and the School's educational mission of service as part of a public university. The issue of affordability in architecture and related fields of study is not unique to UVA; however, our goal is to be at the forefront of addressing the true cost of education by supporting our students, not just focused on tuition, but in all aspects of their academic journeys.

What are typical out-of-pocket costs for A-School students?

• Technology and essential software specific to the design and built environment fields
• Specialized materials
• Printing costs

ENRICHING + IMPROVING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE

The Academic Support Fund aims to help alleviate the financial burden felt by many A-School students while pursuing their educations. This high-impact fund can immediately help enrich, stabilize and improve the educational experience for all School of Architecture students by providing support for greater access to materials and technology, and increased proficiency and creativity in the classroom, studio, and fabrication labs.

Initially, funds will be utilized to reduce software and specialized material costs.

A donation of approximately $150 to the Academic Support Fund can support one A-School student with immediate financial need by covering the cost of an annual design software license. 
 

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Making a Difference

Acknowledging how financial constraints can limit what architecture students are able to explore, produce, and ultimately learn, last spring the UVA Parents Program generously endowed the School of Architecture’s Academic Support Fund, to help enrich and improve the educational experience for School of Architecture students by covering typical out-of-pocket expenses.

By endowing the fund with a $250K grant, the Parents Program directed by the UVA Parents Council, has helped to double the impact in terms of the number of students served and aided in enriching the academic experience for students.

Read more about the Impact of Giving.

If you have questions about this fund or how to give, please contact Woody Wingfield, Director of Development and the Executive Director for the School of Architecture Foundation: sww2j@virginia.edu