Scholarships & Affordability
Campus-Wide Scholarships
KU offers renewable merit-based scholarships to incoming freshman students who apply by the priority deadline. More information can be found on the admissions website.
Current students can search for scholarship opportunities using the University of Kansas Award & Scholarship Hub.
Please note that students pursuing the 5-year Master of Architecture degree will only qualify for undergraduate scholarships for their first four years of study. In their 5th year, Master of Architecture students pay graduate tuition.
Graduate Scholarships
The Self Memorial Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship that recognizes outstanding seniors from the University of Kansas who will be transitioning into their first year of a master’s or doctoral degree program at KU in the fall semester.
A limited number of merit-based scholarships are available for incoming students to the Master of Architecture Track II program and the Master of Arts in Design. These awards are highly selective and are selected by committee. In addition, a limited number of Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTA) are available to incoming Master of Architecture II or III students. These awards include a small stipend as well as a tuition reduction.
New graduate students enrolling in the Master of Architecture Track II or III program and who are Missouri residents qualify for in-state tuition. Learn more.
For PhD students, select applicants may be offered GTA appointments, or be nominated for one of KU's graduate fellowships: the University Graduate Fellowship, the Chancellor's Fellowship, and the Bernadette Gray-Little Fellowship.
Undergraduate Scholarships
In addition to the opportunities mentioned above, continuing students may be eligible for architecture or design-specific awards, including the following:
This fund shall be used to provide scholarships for students pursuing a professional degree in Architecture at the University of Kansas. Preference shall be given to students who study abroad. To assist the University in building the diverse community that is essential to achieving its stated mission, the University may select recipients based on criteria established in the University Policy on Diversity of the Student Body.
To assist the University in building the diverse community that is essential to achieving its stated mission, the University may select recipients based on criteria that will contribute to the diversity of the student body. If the University determines it appropriate to consider for purposes of diversity, preference shall be given to underserved, underrepresented or underprivileged students from Kansas or Missouri, but it will not be dispositive of a decision.
This fund shall be used to provide scholarships for students in the form of need-based grants in accordance with University of Kansas criteria in the Department of Architecture at the University of Kansas. Preference shall be given to students from western Kansas (west of US Route 283).
This award shall be used to provide undergraduate scholarships for students with academic merit and/or need in the Department of Architecture at the University of Kansas. First preference shall be given to students from a St. Louis City Public School entering their first year of study in the professional Architecture program at the School.
Study Abroad
The school offers many scholarships to help offset the costs of studying abroad, including:
- Donald Ewart Memorial Scholarship
- J William Carswell Scholarship
- Lesnikowski Global Scholarship
- McCurdy Study Abroad Scholarship
- Miller Scholarship
- R C Peters Architecture Study Abroad Scholarship
- Todd & Kathy Achelpohl International Scholarship
- Warren Corman Architecture Scholarship
- Wood Family Generations Scholarship
Information about campus-wide study abroad scholarships can be found here
External Scholarship Opportunities
External scholarship opportunities that have supported our students in the past include the Kansas City Architectural Foundation and the AIA St. Louis Scholarship Fund.
Kansas/Missouri Reciprocity Guidelines
The tuition reciprocity agreement between Missouri and Kansas covers Missouri residents pursuing professionally accredited architecture and Industrial Design degrees at the University of Kansas and Kansas State University. The current agreement provides a set number of in-state fee waivers to each university. The number of waivers assigned to the University of Kansas will cover most, if not all, of the eligible Missouri students in our School.
Continuing students previously holding a waiver have first priority each semester, provided their academic performance meets the School’s standards. All other students, including newly admitted students, will be assigned remaining waivers from a rank ordered list based on academic performance and preparation. New students in the M.Arch. I, II and III program, in the B.S., IA and the B.F.A in Industrial Design are placed on a rank ordered list upon admission. They will be notified on an individual basis of assignment of a tuition waiver.
We attempt to notify students in late spring or before Summer Orientation. Some students may receive late notification of a waiver and a refund will be processed after fee payment.
We are sorry that this results in uncertainty as you plan your college budget. It might be helpful to know that, currently, 100% of eligible Missouri students in our School do hold waivers.
If you have questions, please contact Joan Weaver.
Learn more about KU’s reciprocity policy.