OFFICE OF CITIZEN SCHOLAR DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP SERIES

Fall 2019 dates for the Office of Citizen Scholar Development’s Fellowship Series appears below. These events are hosted Mondays from 4-5pm at the Rotunda Multipurpose Room (121) unless otherwise noted.

16 September | Introductory Workshop

Don’t know what fellowships are? Wondering what the point of pursuing any of them might be? Unsure of how you could be competitive? Come enjoy a chance to envision yourself as an applicant for these incredible opportunities. This workshop is most appropriate for first and second years or older students who have yet to be exposed to the Office of Citizen Scholar Development.

18 September | *Gilman Scholarship Information Session – Clemons 204 at 5:30pm*

The Gilman Scholarship Program awards up to $5,000 for students to intern or study abroad. The International Studies Office and the Office of Citizen Scholar Development are hosting an information session to learn more. This is just in time for the first deadline of the year. https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/

Are you a dynamic leader? An activist dedicated to positive change? Committed to public service? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of those questions, you should consider the Truman Scholarship, which provides $30,000 toward graduate school and access to a network of incredible leaders. Come even if you aren’t sure about the graduate school part. Apply as a third year.

Do you love research? Are you considering pursuing research science, mathematics, or engineering as a career? Are you simply a STEM student and want to at least explore an exciting opportunity? Come learn about the award and the process for nomination by the University of Virginia. Apply as a second or third year – so first years should definitely come!

A one-of-a-kind fellowship at one of the world’s leading think tanks. Junior Fellows provide research assistance to scholars working on the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace programs. They will have the opportunity to conduct research for books, co-author journal articles and policy papers, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony, and organize briefings attended by scholars, journalists, and government officials.

The Critical Language Scholarship is a fully-funded, in-country intensive language and cultural immersion program. It is part of an effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages such as Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu. Come learn more.

The Beinecke Scholarship provides funding for master’s and doctoral degrees in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, neuroscience excluded. Come even if you are not sure about graduate school at this time. Apply as a third year.

28 October | Introductory Workshop

Don’t know what fellowships are? Wondering what the point of pursuing any of them might be? Unsure of how you could be competitive? Come enjoy a chance to envision yourself as an applicant for these incredible opportunities. This workshop is most appropriate for first and second years or older students who have yet to be exposed to the Office of Citizen Scholar Development.

The Yenching Academy of Peking University is a fully-funded residential program offering an array of interdisciplinary courses as part of a one-year master’s program in China Studies. Students from all fields are encouraged to apply and take advantage of one of six academic concentrations.

Interested in studying abroad? Learning a language crucial to US national security? Come learn about the Boren Awards, which fund the study of less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Come learn about the opportunity and the internal process for applying.

The purpose of the Davis Projects for Peace is to spark initiatives for building prospects for peace in the world. Each year, the University of Virginia nominates one project and an alternate for the $10,000 prizes to actually complete the project. Come explore how your vision for peace could be funded by Davis.

25 November | Introductory Workshop

Don’t know what fellowships are? Wondering what the point of pursuing any of them might be? Unsure of how you could be competitive? Come enjoy a chance to envision yourself as an applicant for these incredible opportunities. This workshop is most appropriate for first and second years or older students who have yet to be exposed to the Office of Citizen Scholar Development.

02 December | UK Fellows Information Session

The United Kingdom Fellows Program allows graduating University of Virginia students the opportunity to teach and live abroad in a boarding school in the UK for the year following graduation. Come learn about the different schools with which we have a relationship and how to apply. Students in all fields welcome!

Architects Foundation/McAslan Fellowship

The Architects Foundation / McAslan Fellowship funds academic travel opportunities for top graduating students and provides mentor relationships with international architects for these students. The Fellowship will be a traveling and study scholarship, funding undergraduate seniors and graduate students for a summer of travel and study.

This merit-based scholarship will be awarded to two recipients from the USA annually. The students will engage with McAslan+ Partners and the World Monuments Fund in the restoration program for the Madame Gauthier Villa in Port au Prince, Haiti, as part of the U.S. State Department’s newly awarded Ambassador’s Fund of $200,000 to be launched in 2019. Travel will occur to New York and to Port-au-Prince.

Two (2) five thousand dollar ($5,000) fellowship awards will be granted. Students must be matriculating from a NAAB-accredited undergraduate architecture program or studying within a NAAB-accredited master’s degree program.


Eligibility

To be eligible for the Architects Foundation/McAslan Fellowship, students must meet the following criteria:

  • GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • US Citizen
  • Undergraduate student matriculating from a NAAB-accredited architecture program; OR
  • Graduate student attending a NAAB-accredited architecture program.

Application process

Applications for the Architects Foundation / McAslan Fellowship will be open through March 20, 2019. Apply now.

Questions?
Email us at scholarships@architectsfoundation.org.


Partners

We’d like to extend a special thank you to our scholarship partners!

Deborah J. Norden Fund

The Deborah J. Norden Fund, a program of The Architectural League of New York, was established in 1995 in memory of architect and arts administrator Deborah Norden. The competition awards up to $5,000 annually in travel grants to students and recent graduates in the fields of architecture, architectural history, and urban studies. Applicants must reside in, but need not be citizens of, the U.S., Canada, or Mexico. The application deadline is Sunday, April 21, 2019.

More details about the submission guidelines can be found at archleague.org/competition/norden19

An information session with past grantees will take place on February 20th; reserve tickets here.

IKB 2019 Traveling Fellowship

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IKB 2019 Traveling Fellowship

The Ike Kligerman Barkley Traveling Fellowship is comprised of up to $12,000 in prize funds awarded annually for both travel and research for up to two graduate students in their penultimate year. The intent of the IKB Traveling Fellowship is to consider the intersection between traditional and contemporary design. See below for eligibility requirements.

Key Dates

Proposals due March 25, 2019

Winners announced early April 2019

Eligibility

The applicant must be an enrolled architecture student in good academic standing at one of the following schools:

  • Berkeley
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Georgia Tech
  • Harvard University
  • Kent State University
  • Louisiana State University
  • Princeton University
  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • Rice University
  • Savannah College of Art and Design
  • University at Buffalo
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Michigan
  • University of New Mexico
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Oregon
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Yale University

Any number of students may apply from each school. Please contact us if you have any questions about eligibility.

The Jury

The jury consists of three partners, two Senior Leaders from Ike Kligerman Barkley and two outside contributors who will join the jury on a rotating basis. Winners will be chosen based on the creativity, significance, clarity and feasibility of the proposals. The applicants and their schools will remain anonymous throughout the selection process.

Submission Information

All applications must be submitted electronically by March 25, 2019.

Complete applications include the Registration Form, Eligibility Affidavit and a Research Proposal.

Research Proposal

  • Synopsis to be no more than 200 words outlining the intent and background for your travel and research with a working title. Synopses must be submitted on one 8.5″ x 11″ sheet.
  • Rough Itinerary must be submitted on one 8.5″ x 11″ sheet.
  • Detailed Budget must be submitted on one 8.5″ x 11″ sheet.
  • Proposal must be submitted on five single sided 11″ x 17″ sheets in landscape orientation.

Deviation from the proposal requirements will result in disqualification.

Terms of Fellowship

  • Fellows must complete their research and travel the same summer that the fellowship is awarded.
  • final travel itinerary must be submitted two weeks after acceptance of the award at which point a check will be sent for 90% of the award.
  • Fellows will present their research in an illustrated presentation at IKB’s office in New York City (IKB will cover the cost of travel and accommodation) and submit a written report before a second check for the remaining 10% of the award is sent to the Fellow(s).

Flooded: Design & Making Summer School for Floating Architecture

31 July to 11 August 2018 
Karuskose, Soomaa, Estonia

The Estonian Academy of Arts Interior Architecture department’s international Summer School returns for a third installment under the title FLOODED. We welcome applications from students of architecture, spatial design, interior architecture, landscape architecture, design – to form a small group of 15 students. The summer school is tutored by Sami Rintala, b210 Architects and Hannes Praks.

Learn more and apply here. The application closes June 5th.

RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship

The RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship offers £7,000 to a student of architecture who demonstrates the potential for outstanding achievement and original thinking on issues that relate to the survival of cities and towns.

To be eligible, students must be enrolled in, and have successfully completed the first year of, a professional qualification in architecture in one of the schools of architecture listed in the application form. Each school can nominate one student only.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on Friday 20 April 2018.

Enquiries about the scholarship and the application process should be emailed to Gillian Harrison, and completed applications should be emailed directly to Foster + Partners.

Students in the UVA School of Architecture should submit their applications to the Office of Admissions (Campbell Hall Room 225) by March 26 at 5 pm to be considered for submission.

KPF Traveling Fellowship

Each year, Kohn Pedersen Fox presents three $10,000 awards to students who are in their penultimate year at one of the twenty-seven schools with whom KPF has chosen to partner. The goal of the award is to allow students to broaden their education through a summer of travel before their final year at school.

Both graduate and undergraduate students studying architecture are welcome to apply.

Learn more about Submission Requirements and the scholarship here.

Students at the UVA School of Architecture should submit their materials to the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid in Campbell Hall room 225 by March 26.

Mellon Travel Award

Travel grants for graduate and undergraduate juniors and seniors wishing to attend the annual symposium or colloquium in Garden and Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C.

The awards offer reimbursement up to $500 for the cost of travel to Washington D.C., local accommodation, and other approved expenses related to symposium attendance. Symposium registration fees are waived for holders of the Awards. Successful applicants will be expected to assist with a portion of the conference, such as registration and/or facilitating the discussion periods.

Deadline: March 25, 2018
Learn more here.