Hoffmann Scholarship
The Connecticut Architecture Foundation, in partnership with Hoffmann Architects and Engineers, a Connecticut-based architecture and engineering firm specializing in building exteriors, is pleased to offer this scholarship, that launched in 2023, to students who are seeking degrees in architecture or engineering.
Eligibility for the Hoffmann Scholarship
The Hoffmann Scholarship is open to applicants who are:
- Students entering or enrolled full-time in an NAAB-accredited architecture program or ABET-accredited civil or structural engineering program, and residents / full-time college or university students located in: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington DC, Virginia, or Maryland.
- Preference is given to applicants intending to pursue a career in the restoration and rehabilitation of existing buildings, specifically focusing on the building enclosure. However, the scholarship is open to all applicants who meet the eligibility criteria, regardless of intended specialization.
- Graduating seniors are not eligible, as the scholarship award is for subsequent (2026-2027) academic year.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
To apply for the Hoffmann Scholarship, submit the following materials:
- Completed Application Form.
- A one-page cover letter describing:
- Why you chose to study architecture and/or engineering.
- Your background and experience in architecture, engineering, design, and/or construction.
- Your career aspirations and anticipated educational program..
- Anything else you feel is relevant to your application, such as family history, accomplishments, unusual circumstances, experiences, or inspiration.
- A one-to-two-page resumé, including contact information, education, work experience, community service/volunteer experience, internships, honors/awards, and clubs and extracurricular activities.
- A transcript from your current school. First-year college students must also include a high school transcript, and transfer students must include a transcript from their previous institution. Graduate students should also submit their undergraduate transcript(s). Either unofficial or official transcripts are accepted.
- A personal statement responding to one of the following options:
- Reflect on your membership in a community to which you feel connected. Why is this community meaningful to you, and how has it shaped your perspective?
- Share how an aspect of your growing up has inspired or challenged you, and what unique contributions this might allow you to make to the design community.
- Tell us about an important part of your identity and how it has impacted your life and/or interactions with others.
- In college and in the workplace, students are often challenged in ways they could not anticipate. Describe a situation in which you have navigated through adversity and how you changed as a result.
- Consider a time when you did not agree with someone about an idea or issue. How did you engage with them, and what did you take away from the interaction?
- In lieu of selecting one of the prompts above, you may use an essay you have already composed for another purpose, such as college or university admission, provided that essay speaks to an element of your lived experience, identity, perspective, culture, community, family situation, or background and how it has shaped who you are.
Please select just one option from the above list. Limit your response to no more than one page.
6. Optional: If drawing/drafting/rendering is part of your experience, you may elect to include a portfolio with samples of your work (not more than five examples). Applicants also may opt to submit evidence of technical proficiency, such as structural calculations, detail drawings, material specifications, or other documents (limit five pages).
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
- Prepare a single application file in .pdf format of all submittal materials in the sequence listed above. Label file as follows: 2026 Hoffmann Scholarship YOUR NAME.
- Submit to WeTransfer: https://cafct.wetransfer.com
- Incomplete applications, or those that do not comply with the stated eligibility criteria and application requirements, will not be considered. Application materials will not be returned.
- The successful applicant, on being notified of award, will provide a portrait photo for news releases. A one-minute introductory video may also be requested.
- By submitting this application, you grant permission to the Connecticut Architecture Foundation, Inc. to reproduce any or all your materials for the promotion of its programs.
Scholarship applications is now open.
Deadline January 31, 2026 at 11:59pm EST.
Questions? Email ctarchfoundation@gmail.com