The Desiree V. Cooper (DVC) Memorial Scholarship Committee seeks to honor the life and legacy of Desiree V. Cooper by championing the things she was passionate about in her professional career and personal endeavors: providing continual service to her communities and encouraging minorities and women in the advancement of their careers in architecture. To that end, the Foundation awards Scholarships for the architectural registration exam in the following categories: The Black Women in Architecture Award, The Harrisburg Memorial Award, The DC Memorial Award, and the NOMA award.
Read more about Desiree in this profile from her high school alumni magazine.
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2025 Scholarship
Get infomation on eligibility here.
Apply by April 30 to be considered.
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Listen to committee members and past winners on the Architecture is Political Podcast:
April 2023 | January 2021
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Grant Announcement
In December 2021, the Desiree V. Cooper (DVC) Memorial Scholarship Committee accepted the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President’s Grant Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation. This grant will allow the fund to increase the scholarship amounts given in its four categories and fund awards for the next three years. The Washington DC Alumnae Foundation Inc will support administration of this grant.
Press release.
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The original fund is administered by the NOMA Foundation (EIN 95-4609045).
See all of our Scholarship Recipients Who Have Achieved Licensure HERE.
Previous Scholarship Recipients
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018