Scholar Program

APA Diversity Scholarships

AICP Diversity Scholarships help make the planning profession more diverse and accessible. Previously only available to APA Chapters, the program has now been expanded to include Divisions! Typically, registration for the AICP exam is $255, plus 255 to submit the assessment. Scholarship recipients will pay $85 for each of those steps. 50 scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis for the November exam!


General information on the scholarships can be found here: AICP Certification Diversity Scholarship (planning.org)

To apply:

  1. Please see this fillable PDF form to be completed by potential recipients. The PDO/Division can then determine to whom they wish to award the scholarship. The application for the scholarship recipient should then be forwarded to APA staff by the PDO/Division. APA will not be involved in the decision.

  2. Fall deadline: Friday, Sept. 23, 2022 & Spring deadline: Friday, March 24, 2023. All scholarship recipient forms must be sent to aicp@planning.org to ensure that all recipients are entered into the system prior to registration opening in October/April.

We wish you the best of luck!