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The Scholarship Program

Plan New Hampshire, The Foundation for Shaping the Built Environment (Plan NH), is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization formed in 1989.

Plan NH has a Vision of a New Hampshire that is vibrant and healthy for its people, its economies and the environment.

Plan NH’s role, or Mission, in achieving that Vision is to encourage good planning and design and development because we believe that what we build, and where and how we build it has a significant impact on that vibrancy and health.

Plan NH champions principles and ideas that balance building projects – and this would include anything built in the public realm, such as buildings, roads, bridges, memorials, public sculpture – with

  • The needs of people – where they live, how they get about, what services are necessary, what they value.
  • maintaining the “sense of place” of our towns, cities and villages that make them unique – including preserving historic assets, open spaces, agriculture and farming
  • protecting our air, water, flora and fauna

A cornerstone of our programs is our Scholarship Program, in which we recognize outstanding students who call New Hampshire home and who are studying a field that supports our mission.  This may include, but not necessarily be limited to:

  • Architecture
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Studio Art
  • Engineering
  • Interior Design
  • a construction-related field or trade
  • Environmental science or similar field
  • Land or community planning

In partnership with the NH Charitable Foundation, Plan NH finances these scholarships from NH-based funds that were created for the purpose of encouraging and supporting students interested in some aspect of the built environment and its impact on the social, economic, and/or environmental capital of a community.

Criteria/Qualifications

  • Undergraduates:
    • New Hampshire residents
    • Must have completed one year of college-level study
    • Enrolled in accredited program in a field listed above
    • 2 or 4-year school
    • Trade school
  • Graduates:
    • New Hampshire residents
    • Enrolled in an accredited school of law, science, engineering , interior design,  landscape architecture,  or architecture
  • All:
    • Demonstrated general excellence in field of study
    • “activist” orientation showing excellent potential for having a positive effect on the built environment, preferably in Northern New England
    • Demonstrated dedication to work in a chosen field
    • Leadership experience and ability to communicate and promote solutions
    • Breadth of skills, including flexibility and creativity required to work with diverse interest groups
    • Work experience in a related or relevant field

Candidates whose applications reflect the greatest potential for a future career that will positively influence some aspect of the built environment (preferably in Northern New England) may be invited for an interview in Concord.  Part of this interview may consist of the candidate presenting a portfolio or other examples of her or his work to the selection committee.  All of those interviewed will be notified of award decisions in writing.

Recipients must agree to continue the plan of study described in her or his application during the first semester following this application period.

See the attached Application Form and Reference Form that interested students may download and print for use.

 

Applications and all supporting documents are due April 5, 2012.

Award recipients will be honored at a dinner to be held in the latter part of June

(time and place tba)

All documents may be sent to

Plan New Hampshire ~ PO Box 1105 ~ Portsmouth  NH  03802

Please do not hesitate to contact Plan NH with any questions or comments:

603-452-(PLAN)  452-7526   OR   info@plannh.org

 

Funding for this program comes from these funds,  managed by the NH Charitable Foundation:

  • Alfred T. Granger Student Art Trust Fund:  awards undergraduate or graduate students pursuing careers in:
    • Architecture
    • Certain Engineering Disciplines impacting the Built Environment
    • Interior Design
    • Studio Arts
  • Paul and Ann Harvey Scholarship Fund for Manchester:  providing scholarship funds for students living in the greater Manchester area*  who exhibit financial need, in order to permit them to attend accredited post-secondary institutions (2-4 year colleges, universities, technical/trade/vocational schools) with a preference for those interested in architecture, engineering and/or a construction-related field or trade.* Qualifying towns include Allenstown, Amherst, Auburn, Bedford, Candia, Chester, Deerfield, Derry, Dunbarton, Epping, Fremont, Goffstown, Hampstead, Hooksett, Litchfield, Londonderry, Manchester, Merrimack, Mont Vernon, New  Boston, Raymond, Sandown, Suncook, Weare and Windham.
  • Oscar L. Vaughan Scholarship Fund:  providing assistance to graduate students or upperclassmen interested in becoming a certified architect.   Preference made for students from Portsmouth or Seacoast NH.
  • Oscar Newkom Scholarship Fund:  providing assistance to graduate students studying law, science or engineering.  This fund is for students who are graduates of Portsmouth High School.
  • Plan New Hampshire Scholarship Fund:  providing funding for undergraduates or graduate students studying a field related to the Plan NH mission.