James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation: Seeking Applications for Mid-Career Fellowship! Deadline: 25 October 2017

James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation: Seeking Applications for Mid-Career Fellowship!

Deadline: 25 October 2017

James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation is seeking applications for its Mid-Career Fellowship. Research grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to one or two mid-career professionals who have an academic background, professional experience and an established identity in one or more of the following fields: historic preservation, architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, environmental planning, architectural history and the decorative arts.

Criteria for Evaluation

• The project will make a meaningful contribution to the academic and professional field of historic preservation in the United States.
• The applicant has a realistic plan for the dissemination of research and final work product.
• The project has a clear and realistic goals, timeframe, work plan, and budget.
• The project demonstrates innovative thinking, original research and creative problem solving and design.

Eligibility Criteria

• Grants are awarded only to individuals, not organizations. The Foundation does not fund university-sponsored research projects or dissertation research.
• Applicants must be mid-career professionals with at least 10 years experience in historic preservation or related fields, including architecture, landscape architecture, architectural conservation, urban design, environmental planning, archaeology, architectural history, and the decorative arts.
• Applicants must be legal residents or citizens of the United States.

How to Apply

• Applicants are required to submit the following materials:
  • Cover page, including Project Title; Name of Applicant(s), including primary contact person; Applicant Address; Phone; Email. Also, please specify whether you are applying for the Fitch Mid-Career Grant or the Richard L. Blinder Award; and specify the amount of grant money requested.
  • Brief description of project, including how the final work product will be disseminated. Applicants are encouraged to be succinct and the description is not to exceed three (3) pages.
  • Detailed work schedule and project budget, showing the grant amount requested from the Fitch Foundation and how this money will be spent.
  • Curriculum Vita, including professional and academic background, and past and present grants received.
  • 2 letters of support for the project to be included with the application.
• Applications must be submitted electronically, in PDF format via given website.

Eligible Country: United States.

For more information, please visit James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation.