Harvard GSD
is pleased to announce the second edition of the Wheelwright Prize, a $100,000
traveling fellowship open to talented early-career architects worldwide
proposing exceptional itineraries for research and discovery. Available to
architects practicing anywhere in the world, the Wheelwright Prize recognizes
the importance of field research to professional development, and reinforces
Harvard GSD’s dedication to fostering investigative approaches to contemporary
design.
The
Wheelwright Prize is intended to spur innovative research during the early
stage of an architect's professional career. Now open to applicants from all
over the world—no affiliation to Harvard GSD required—the prize aims to foster
new forms of research informed by cross-cultural engagement.
The winner
will be selected via an open call for proposals and a rigorous review process.
The winner of the Wheelwright Prize will receive:
- $100,000 cash prize to support travel and
research-related costs
- invitation to lecture at Harvard GSD
- possibility to publish research in a
Harvard GSD publication
The
Wheelwright Prize organizing committee includes Harvard GSD Dean Mohsen
Mostafavi, Professors K. Michael Hays and Jorge Silvetti, and Assistant Dean
Benjamin Prosky.
Eligibility
- Applicant must have graduated from a professionally
accredited architecture degree program in the past 15 years.
(Graduates prior to 1999 are ineligible.) Holders of multiple degrees may
apply, provided they received their professional degrees between 1999 and
March 2014. Applicants need not be registered or licensed.
- Applicants may not have received the
Arthur Wheelwright Traveling Fellowship previously.
- Winners of the Wheelwright Prize may not
hold other fellowships concurrently.
- The Wheelwright Prize is available to
individual entrants only; teams or firms will not be considered.
- Current Harvard GSD faculty, instructors,
and staff are not eligible.
- Winners are expected to spend a minimum of
6 months (cumulative) outside of their countries of residence in order to
conduct their proposed research.
- Proposed research itineraries must not
include sites in the United States. Research and travel must commence
within 12 months of receiving the Wheelwright Prize and must be completed
within two years of receiving the prize.
- The Wheelwright Prize is intended for
independent study and may not be applied to university tuition. However,
the grant may be applied to fees for workshops and conferences.
Application
The
application process is entirely online. No submissions will be accepted by
mail. Deadline for submissions is March 4, 2014.
For more information and
application please visit the Harvard Wheelwright Prize page.
