The School of Architecture is now accepting applications for the 2021 SoA Awards Program. Awards are available for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as two faculty awards. More information about the awards and links to the applications are available on the SoA Awards page.
Applications are due on Tuesday, 30 March 2021 at 5:00pm EST.
If you are considering applying for an award, start your application(s) in SlideRoom now, accessible via the links listed on individual awards pages, so that staff can assist you in case you have any issues submitting your application.
Student Awards
George W. Anderson, Jr. Award
Graduate Student Award
This award recognizes graduate students who demonstrate through their work an exceptional level of attention to detail or dedication to beneficially impacting the community. Up to four awards may be awarded, including one $2,500 award and three $1,500 awards. Shortlisted candidates will present a Pecha Kucha presentation to the review team on Wed 14 April at 12:00pm EST.
Burdett Assistantship
B.Arch & M.Arch Student Award
Open to all SoA students pursuing their first professional degree in architecture, this $4,000 award is intended to support projects and activities that will enhance the student’s future work.
Ralph H. Burt Jr. and Alva L. Hill Scholarship
M.Arch Student Award
This $2,200 award provides financial support to M.Arch students whose work focuses on sustainable environments, performance-based design, and systems integration throughout the design process. The 2021 theme is Propinquity.
Alwin Cassens, Jr. Memorial Fund in Architecture
Undergraduate & Graduate Student Award
This $2,200 award provides financial support to students to attend conferences or other events in support of their academic pursuits in the area of public interest design. The University’s COVID-19 travel restrictions do not allow travel at this time, however virtual conferences or events are permitted.
Deller Prize in Sustainable Architecture and Real Estate
B.Arch Student Award
This $4,500 award encourages architecture students to pursue non-traditional career paths, specifically to grow their skills in the specialty of design, construction, and sustainability under the umbrella of the real estate business. Fourth-year B.Arch students in good standing that meet the requirements will be invited directly to apply.
Fourth-Year Design Awards
B.Arch Student Awards
This year's awards include the $2,200 Ralph H. Burt Jr. and Alva L. Hill Scholarship and the $9,000 Stewart L. Brown Memorial Scholarship. The 2021 theme is Propinquity, which emphasizes the underlying spatial concept of “nearness,” which is a relational measure and not fixed.
David Lewis Community Engagement Design Scholarship
Undergraduate & Graduate Student Award
This $2,500 award provides financial support to students who demonstrate a commitment to working within diverse communities through participatory architectural design processes and who demonstrate commitments to social justice and community service.
Measuring & Monitoring Services, Inc. Internship Fund
Undergraduate Student Award
This $3,200 award provides financial support to undergraduate students who wish to undertake a summer internship or related program under the guidance of established professionals.
Payette Prize in Building Science
B.Arch Student Award
This $4,500 award recognizes the accomplishments of a B.Arch student that has achieved exceptional performance by integrating the fundamentals of building science in their design work. Fourth-year B.Arch students in good standing that meet the requirements will be invited directly to apply.
Travel Awards
Due to the University’s COVID-19 travel restrictions, it is currently being assessed if the School of Architecture will be able to accept applications for the following 2021 award:
Gindroz Prize for Summer Travel and Study in Europe
Due to the University’s COVID-19 travel restrictions, the School of Architecture is unable to accept applications for the following 2021 awards. We hope to be able to offer these awards once travel restrictions are lifted:
Luther S. Lashmit & Louis F. Valentour Traveling Scholarships (part of the Fourth-Year Design Awards)
John Knox Shear Memorial Traveling Award
Faculty Awards
Ferguson Jacobs Prize in Architecture
This $5,000 award was established to promote continuity of the classical tradition in contemporary architectural practice. It encourages design excellence based on long-standing design principles that promote beauty and harmony in the built environment.
Isabel Sophia Liceaga Discretionary Fund
This $2,000 award was established to support faculty-led projects that critically engage students and advance the mission and reputation of the school.