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Through the WCAPT Student/Emerging Professional Scholarship Fund, we provide financial support to current students, recent graduates, and those who have recently entered into the field of historic preservation or related fields in architecture, engineering, conservation, materials science, documentation, etc. to specifically help with expenses towards attending the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) annual conference, WCAPT Symposium, or other WCAPT or APTI sponsored events. WCAPT awards three scholarships each year (two for a student applicant and one for an emerging professional applicant) pending availability of funding and number of applicants.
Scholarship award recipients are expected to provide a summary narrative of the event they attended to which the scholarship was applied within one month of attendance. The approximately one-page narrative should include the date, location, the personal event experience, and how the event impacted them within the profession. The narrative will be posted on the WCAPT website Scholarship Awards page. Eligibility Applicants must be current WCAPT members at the time of application (Note: Student membership is free). Award recipients must be able to attend one APTI or WCAPT event within 12 months of the award. Past recipients cannot be awarded for two consecutive years in either category. Students: Students enrolled or recently graduated within six months from a full-time program at the time of scholarship application, studying historic preservation or related technical fields in architecture, engineering, conservation, materials science, documentation, etc. at a community college or university in California, Arizona, or Nevada, and with an intended professional career in this area of study. Emerging Professionals: New professionals at the time of scholarship application, in historic preservation or related technical fields in architecture, engineering, conservation, materials science, documentation, etc. with up to five years of professional experience in California, Arizona, or Nevada. New professionals include recent graduates, trades workers, or other demonstrated commitment to applied preservation technology. Applications: Submit a statement including the following:
Email applications or questions to WCAPT at wcaptboard@gmail.com. Please include “scholarship award” in the subject line. Submit applications as a Microsoft Word or PDF file and include the applicant’s name in the filename. Selection: The WCAPT Student/Emerging Professional Scholarship Committee will review all eligible applications and select Scholarship Award recipients based on the information provided in the applications as follows:
Application deadline is July 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM PST. | 2026 Student Scholar - Mariia Grishko
2026 Student Scholar Runner-Up - Jorge Reyes
2026 Emerging Professional - Katelyn Lowry
2025 Emerging Professional - Alexander Menun  As the WCAPT Emerging Professional scholarship recipient, I had the opportunity to attend the 2025 APTI Annual Conference: Revolution & Innovation, the Power of Water, Craft, & Architecture in Providence, Rhode Island. This was my second APTI conference, having previously attended the 2023 conference in Seattle as a competitor in the PETC masonry arch student competition. This time around, I was a volunteer supporting the competition by scoring the students’ written preservation plans for a real-world arch ahead of the conference and helping with odd jobs during the conference. The 2023 competition was my introduction to APTI and opened doors to begin my current career after graduate school, so it was wonderful to give back to the organization and meet the bright and enthusiastic students participating this year! Outside of the competition, the conference was a blast and an incredible learning opportunity. It was my first time in New England, and I loved exploring the local architecture between sessions. Given my particular interest in the resilience of heritage structures and the abundance of waterproofing projects I work on, I attended sessions in Track 1: Water: Building Strength from Vulnerability, and Track 3: Architecture: Fabric of Industry and Innovation. All the presentations were well done, and I appreciate that the “big tent” of preservationists who participate in APTI including architects, conservators, planners, engineers, tradespeople and more showed me new perspectives on preservation and projects that are different from the engineering ones I am familiar with. Some presentations that particularly stuck with me included a presentation on equitable development at San Francisco’s India Basin Park by Page & Turnbull, a study on awnings as a passive cooling solution by a recent Columbia MSHP graduate, and the affordable housing roundtable. I am incredibly grateful for the WCAPT’s support of my attendance via the Emerging Professional scholarship! It was great meeting many friendly WCAPT faces at the chapters breakfast and around the conference, and I look forward to continuing my involvement with WCAPT and APTI for a long time! 2025 Student Scholar - Leslie Madrigal 2024 Student Scholar - Zoe MacMillan
2023 Student Scholar - Katelyn Lowry
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Board Members presenting to the Cal Poly SLO SEAOC Student Group on preservation and WCAPT. 10/16/2025
Contact wcaptboard@gmail.com if you’d like WCAPT to present at your university | 2023 Emerging Professional - Charlotte Matthai
2022 Emerging Professional - Amber Sutherland  |
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ANNUAL GOAL $5000 Our Scholarship Awards are made possible by the Member and Corporate patronage. Please consider supporting the next generation of Western Chapter preservationists with a tax-deductible donation towards the WCAPT Scholarship Fund. Donations to the fund are specifically earmarked for scholarship awards and are not applied for any other purpose. Each donation generates an email thanking you for your donation to the WCAPT Scholarship Fund and indicating your donation amount for your records. To make a donation, please visit Scholarship Donation. |
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