The 2017 Wheelwright Prize

The Wheelwright Prize is a $100,000 travel-based research grant that is awarded annually to early-career architects who have demonstrated exceptional design talent, produced work of scholarly and professional merit, and who show promise for continued creative work.

1. Applicant must have graduated from a professionally accredited architecture degree program in the past 15 years. (Graduates prior to 2002 are ineligible.) Holders of multiple degrees may apply, provided they received their professional degrees between 2002 and January 2017. Applicants need not be registered or licensed.
2. Applicants may not have received the Arthur Wheelwright Traveling Fellowship previously.
3. Winners of the Wheelwright Prize may not hold other fellowships concurrently.
4. The Wheelwright Prize is available to individual entrants only; teams or firms will not be considered.
5. Current Harvard GSD faculty, instructors, and staff are not eligible.
6. Winners are expected to spend a minimum of 6 months (cumulative) outside of their countries of residence in order to conduct their proposed research.
7. 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.
8. 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.

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Deadline for submissions is January 31, 2017.