The American Planning Association Foundation has awarded $25,000 in scholarships to six university students studying to pursue a career in planning.

Five students received the APA Foundation Scholarship, each receiving $4,600.

The 2019 APA Foundation Scholarship recipients:

 
• Valeria Henao Cano, University of Colorado, Denver
• Priscila Coli, University of California, Berkeley
• Alexandra Duprey, Tufts University
• Claire Jaffe, University of Pennsylvania
• Laier-Rayshon Smith, Harvard University

One student received a $2,000 Charles Abrams Scholarship, which is given to a student intending to pursue a career in planning and demonstrates financial need. 

The 2019 Charles Abrams Scholarship recipient:
V• anessa Toro Barragan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

"The APA Foundation is proud to support the diversity of future planners through scholarships," said Mary Kay Peck, FAICP, chair of the APA Foundation Board. "The scholarships are possible thanks to the generosity of our donors. We look forward to watching the students grow and impact the planning profession."