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Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design

Scholarships and Financial Aid

University of Houston Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid

All students who are eligible to receive Federal Financial Aid are encouraged to meet with a Financial Aid Advisor in the University of Houston's Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid for specific assistance with the application of Federal Aid, including scholarships, grants, and work-study opportunities. Please visit the University of Houston's Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid website for more information.

University of Houston Scholarships

Looking for ways to fund your education? If you can demonstrate academic excellence and leadership, you may qualify for a UH scholarship at the University of Houston. Please visit the University of Houston Scholarships website for more information.

International Student and Scholar Services Office (ISSSO)

International students who hold an F-1 visa and who are not eligible to receive Federal Financial Aid are advised to meet with an International Student Advisor in the University of Houston's International Student and Scholar Services Office (ISSSO) for additional information about scholarships and financial aid that are specifically awarded to international students. Please visit the International Student and Scholar Services Office website for more information.

Instructional Assistantships

This type of financial aid is offered through the College of Architecture and Design on a limited basis. Graduate and Undergraduate students who wish to apply for available assistantship offerings must complete an Instructional Assistantship Application, which is available on the College of Architecture and Design's Academic Forms page, at the College of Architecture and Design Dean's Office, and at the Student Services Office. Students who are new to the College of Architecture and Design are advised to apply for these assistantships after they have completed their first semester or year in the program. Students must have shown a proficiency in English as well as their comprehension of the subject matter for the course that they intend to assist with before they are assigned a course.

Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design Scholarships

All students, regardless of their student admission classification (i.e. domestic or international students), are encouraged to apply for available scholarships administered through the College of Architecture and Design. In order to be considered for available scholarships, students must complete a General Scholarship Application that is available through the UH Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. 

The application deadline for each cycle is set by the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. 

Scholarship awards range from $500-$2000.
[The list below is neither exhaustive or comprehensive and is subject to change.]

  • Bruce Webb Student Scholarship
  • Buffalo Bayou Scholarship
  • Gensler Scholarship-Arch
  • Gerald D. Hines International Scholarship
  • Graduate Admissions Scholarship
  • Graduate/Undergraduate Scholarship
  • Hines Architecture Scholarship
  • Huitt-Zollars Scholarship
  • Industrial Design Scholarship
  • James Scholarship
  • John Zemanek Student Scholarship
  • Jon Van Ness Scholarship
  • MN Davidson Scholarship
  • StudioMET Scholarship
  • Texas Architecture Foundation Scholarship
  • Ralph S. Herman Scholarship Endowment in the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture
  • Cardno Haynes Whaley Scholarship Endowment
  • Ray Okumura Memorial Scholarship Fund
  • Powers Brown Architecture Scholarship Endowment
  • Huitt-Zollars Endowed Scholarship in the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture
  • Sharon Sanders Hoover Memorial Scholarship Endowment
  • David D. Red Scholarship Endowment
  • Carl A. and William Childs Detering Endowment Fund for Scholarships in Architecture
  • Arturo Chavez - Page Southerland Page Foundation International Studies in Architecture Scholarship Endowment
  • EunSook Kwon and SunJin Kim Scholarship
  • FKP Architects/Charles Sundin Scholarship Endowment
  • Mary Le Johnson Scholarship Endowment
  • CRSS/Aaron Farfel Scholarship Endowment Fund

Awarded as funds are available

General Scholarship Criteria

  • Scholarship applicant must be a certified full-time undergraduate or graduate certificate or degree-seeking student in good standing at the University of Houston and Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design.
  • Undergraduate students enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours are considered full-time.
  • Graduate students must be enrolled in a minimum of 9 credit hours to be considered full-time.
  • Scholarship applicant exhibits leadership qualities as determined by the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design Scholarship Committee.
  • Scholarship applicant should demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in Architecture, Interior Architecture, or Industrial Design.
  • Scholarship recipient must maintain a GPA in accordance with the standards set by the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design Scholarship Committee.
    • Undergraduate students: 3.00
    • Graduate students: 3.00