SOM Prize Deadlines Announced
Graduating undergraduate and graduate students of U.S. accredited schools of architecture, design and urban design who wish to compete for this prestigious $50,000 research and travel fellowship must notify the Foundation of their intention to apply no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 14, 2008. Submission materials are due July 14; winners will be selected by Friday, August 1. Intent to Apply forms and competition guidelines are now available. More details >>
China Prize Winners Named
The SOM Foundation has awarded two grants in the amount of $10,000 each for the China Prize, a traveling fellowship given to outstanding Chinese national students of architecture or urban design from an accredited architecture school in China. The 2007 prize was awarded to Zhu Haohao of Southeast University, and the 2008 prize was awarded to Wang Baozheng of Peking University Graduate School of Architecture. More details >>
Princeton Master's Candidate Wins 2008 Structural Engineering Travel Fellowship
The SOM Foundation has awarded this year's Structural Engineering Travel Fellowship to Ted Segal, a master's degree candidate in Princeton University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The $10,000 fellowship offers Segal the rare opportunity to gain a critical appreciation of the aesthetics of buildings, bridges and other structures by experiencing them firsthand. More details >>
Building on the Future
As part of our 25th Anniversary in 2006, the Foundation established the SOM Prize, one of the most generous awards available to students graduating in the design disciplines. In aggregate, the SOM Foundation has given more than $1 million in grants since its inception. If you would like to join in our mission, consider making a tax-deductible donation to the SOM Foundation. Your contribution—no matter how big or how small—will help ensure that recent graduates will continue to enjoy the remarkable good fortune of an SOM Foundation Traveling Fellowship. >>
