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AICP Funding Awards

The Women & Planning Division proudly provides flexible funding awards helping our members achieve and maintain their AICP credentials.

The Spring 2025 AICP funding application is closed. WPD will notify awardees via email by May 2, 2025. The Fall 2025 funding application will open in late September 2025.

For more information about the AICP certification process and timeline, visit One Path to AICP.

Applicants may apply for one of the following flexible funding opportunities:

AICP Annual Dues Award

Provides recipients with one year of annual AICP dues.

Award maximum: $196 (based on APA/ AICP's most recent member dues schedule).

AICP Exam Preparation Award

Provides recipients with funding for exam preparation course materials, books, and/or other support the applicant needs to successfully prepare for the AICP exam. Other eligible uses include transportation, exam preparation courses, childcare, and other situation-specific needs.

Award maximum: $300

AICP Exam Registration Award

Provides recipients with funding for the AICP Exam Registration fee.

Award maximum: $305

AICP Application Award

Provides recipients with funding for the AICP Application Fee (formerly "Experience Assessment" fee).

Award maximum: $305

AICP Exam Transfer Fee

Provides recipients with funding to change the date of a scheduled exam.

Award maximum: $100

AICP Application Decision Appeal Fee

Provides recipients with funding to appeal an AICP application decision.

Award maximum: $100

Eligibility

  • Applicants must currently be APA's Women & Planning Division members in good standing.
  • Members previously receiving an AICP awards are not eligible for that same award, but may request funding in a different award category.
  • Exam registration and AICP application funding requests will only be considered for the current certification cycle (does not apply to funding requests for AICP dues, exam preparation materials, transfer fees, and application denial appeals).
  • Members receiving a Spring funding award must submit all reimbursement requests and supporting documents (receipts, invoices, etc.) for qualified expenses prior to September 15 of the award year; Fall funding award reimbursement requests must be submitted by December 31 of the award year.

Additional information:

  • All funding is awarded on a reimbursement basis.
  • The number of awards is based on the number of eligible funding requests made to the Division.

Questions? Email women.apa@gmail.com