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Thursday, 2 March 2006 | Elif Sungur
Deborah J. Norden Fund
The Deborah J. Norden Fund, established in 1995 in memory of architect and arts administrator Deborah Norden, awards a total of up to $5,000 annually in travel/ study grants to students and recent graduates in the fields of architecture, architectural history, and urban studies.
The intention of the fund is to support genuinely independent projects. Grant funds cannot be used for tuition, and grants will not be awarded to support an individualís participation in an organized program, such as a universityís summer abroad program. While requests for support of dissertation research will be considered, they are not a priority of the fund. Preference will be given to strong proposals from applicants who have not had this sort of opportunity before.
In early 2006, the Architectural League will publish a book on the first ten years of Norden Fund grants. If you'd like to be notified when the book is available, please email wessner@archleague.org.
Application Deadline is March 17, 2006.
How to Apply
Applicants should submit in letter form a brief proposal (no more than three pages), which succinctly describes the objectives of the grant request and how it will assist the applicant's intellectual and creative development. The grant amount requested (up to $5,000) must be specified. The submission should also include a résumé of not more than two pages, project schedule, and budget for travel and other project costs. Two letters of recommendation must be requested from individuals who are knowledgeable about the applicant's ability and project. The fund may award one or more grants; total grant funds awarded will be approximately $5,000. The application process is extremely competitive.
The intention of the fund is to support genuinely independent projects. Grant funds cannot be used for tuition, and grants will not be awarded to support an individual's participation in an organized program, such as a university's summer abroad program. While requests for support of dissertation research will be considered, they are not a priority of the fund. Preference will be given to strong proposals from applicants who have not had this sort of opportunity before.
Application Deadline
Applicants must submit six (6) copies of their proposal, résumé, schedule, and budget. The applicant's name and brief project title must appear on the first page of the proposal. The postmark (not metered) deadline for these materials is March 17, 2006. Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted. Late applications will not be accepted. Letters of recommendation should be sent by the recommender directly to the Architectural League; letters of recommendation must be postmarked by March 31, 2006.
The jury will take place approximately two weeks after March 31.
Applications and letters of recommendation should be sent to Deborah J. Norden Fund, The Architectural League of New York, 457 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Awards will be announced late April or early May 2006.
For more information, please visit http://www.archleague.org/index-dynamic.php?show=198
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