Scholarship Winners
APA congratulates the recipients of the 2021 Charles Abrams, APA Foundation, and Judith McManus Price scholarships.
APA Foundation Scholarship Winners
APA Foundation scholarships make the planning profession more diverse and accessible to individuals with limited means and help attract the most talented individuals to the profession.

University of Michigan
Anthony Bui

Columbia University
Will Cao

Tufts University
Kameice Francis
opportunities offered by the APA Foundation Scholarship will undoubtedly ensure that I have the
financial resources to finish my Master’s in Environmental Policy and Planning. After graduation, I aspire
to return to my home country, Jamaica, to develop effective national climate change mitigation and
adaptation strategies. Once again, thank you.

The University of Texas at Arlington
Qian He

University of Minnesota
Fatha Sharif
Charles Abrams Scholarship Winner
This scholarship program is for citizens of the United States who are enrolled or have been accepted for enrollment at the graduate planning programs of Columbia University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New School University, or the University of Pennsylvania.

Harvard University
Sara Arman
Judith McManus Price Scholarship Winner
This scholarship fund was created to encourage women and minorities to enter the field of planning, and to help planning students who have demonstrated financial need.

University of California, Berkeley
Kaitlyn Kong
Since 2015, the APA Foundation has awarded $113,000 in scholarships to deserving planning students who will be leaders and advocates in their communities. Support the APA Foundation today to help us empower the planners of tomorrow.
Previous Winners
APA Foundation Scholarship
2020

Harvard University
Andriani Atmadja

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Shekhar Chandra

Harvard University
Cecley Hill

Rutgers University
Amal Muse

Harvard University
Whytne Stevens

Rutgers University
Marius Williams
2019

University of California, Berkeley
Priscila Coli

TufTs University
Alexandra Duprey

University of Colorado, Denver
Valeria Henao Cano

University of Pennsylvania
Claire Jaffe

Harvard University
Laier-Rayshon Smith
Charles Abrams Scholarship
2020

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sharon Velasquez
2019

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vanessa Toro Barragan
2018

Harvard University
Gina Ciancone
2017

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Reed Jordan
2016
Joshua Davidson
University of Pennsylvania
2015
John McCartin
Harvard University
2014
Brett Roeth Peanasky
University of Pennsylvania
2013
Jennifer Lee
Harvard University
2012
Jinny Khanduja
Columbia University
2011
Maxwell Sokol
Columbia University
2010
Christina Ghan
Columbia University
2009
Chris Horne
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008
Danielle Martin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2007
John Reinhardt
University of Pennsylvania
2006
Tegin Leigh Teich
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2005
Katherine Scott
Columbia University
2004
Karen Hu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2003
Annis Whitlow
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2002
Kristin Malia Garcia
Harvard Design School
2001
Kathy Diaz
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Judith McManus Price Scholarship
2018

Georgia Institute of Technology
Jasmine Jones-Bynes

University of Illinois at Chicago
Kim Lovely

University of California, Berkeley
Lily MacIver

Harvard University
Henna Mahmood

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kenyatta McLean

University of California, Berkeley
Diego Rentería

University of Michigan
India Solomon
2017
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Harvard University
Carolyn Angius
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University of Colorado at Denver
Mayra Gonzales
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Portland State University
Madison Levy
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Eastern Washington University
Claire Miller
-
University of Southern California
Rachel Mills-Coyne
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Florida State University
Hadley Peterson
2016
Obiamaka Ude
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ana Bonilla
University of California — Los Angeles
2015
Fernando Montejo
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jessica Myers
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2014
Amina Hassen
Hunter College
Ashleigh Johnson
University of Michigan
2013
Adriana Akers
MIT
Stefani Cox
University of California–Berkeley
Deyanira Martinez
University of Arizona
2012
Carlos Recarte
University of California–Berkeley
Julia Metz
Portland State University
Alexandria Murnan
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2011
Chelsea Chee
University of New Mexico
Jocelyn Drummond
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lauren Trice
University of Pennsylvania
2010
Avital Barnea
University of Minnesota
Stephanie Brown
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Sharon Wade-Ellis
University of Oregon
2009
John Arroyo
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tynisha Beard
Rutgers University
Yovana Perez
University of California–Los Angeles
Carrie Randall
Cornell University
2008
Marlynne Powell
Wayne State University
2007
Nichole Arbeiter
Arizona State University
Krista Trout-Edwards
University of Michigan
2006
Angela Trinh
University of California–Los Angeles
2005
Teresa Cameron
Eastern Washington University
Valerie Gingrich
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Maureen Hickey
University of California–Berkeley
2004
Alexia Kelly-Schwartz
University of Oregon
Nicole Clare
University of Pennsylvania
Vivian Castro
Columbia University
Gabriela Juarez
University of California–Los Angeles