This year marks the ninth annual Schiff Foundation Fellowship for Critical Architectural Writing, an innovative award program administered by the Department of Architecture and Design at the Art Institute of Chicago. This program is designed to recognize the talent of promising young scholars and promote critical discussions about the built environment. Submissions should be sent by email to isunwoo@artic.edu by 5 p.m. Friday, June 7, 2024. Late entries will not be considered.
The Critical Architectural Writing award for 2024 is $5,000, which will be given to one student enrolled in a degree-granting, graduate-level program at a Chicago-area university. Each school or department may submit up to two essays by students enrolled in courses during the Fall 2023–Spring 2024 academic year.
The guidelines for the award are as follows:
Eligibility
● Graduate-level students in degree-granting programs of study at Chicago metropolitan area institutions (including Columbia College Chicago, DePaul University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Loyola University Chicago, Northwestern University, Roosevelt University, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, University of Chicago, and University of Illinois at Chicago) are eligible to receive the Schiff Critical Architectural Writing Fellowship. Students must be enrolled in a course (class, seminar, or independent study) during the 2023–2024 academic year that includes critical writing about the built environment.
● Essays produced in courses offered during the Spring 2023 term at any school on the quarter system (such as Northwestern University, DePaul University, and University of Chicago) may also be submitted for this year’s award cycle. Students who matriculated in December 2023 are also eligible for an award if the submitted essay was produced during the Fall 2023 semester or quarter.
● Each participating school/department may nominate up to two candidates for the fellowship.
● Previous winners of the architecture or writing fellowships are not eligible to resubmit for the same award category. Students may submit projects in both categories during the same annual fellowship cycle, but will only be eligible to receive one award.
Submissions
● Student candidates should submit an unpublished, original text that offers critical/analytical commentary on any regional, national, or international topic related to architecture or the built environment.
● Text submissions are not to exceed 3,000 words or 10 pages (at 300 words per page) and must be double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, with no less than one-inch margins. All citations must be formatted as endnotes on separate pages and are not counted in the page or word limits. Students may choose to include up to two pages of images as an appendix at the conclusion of the essay.
● Texts must be submitted as PDFs, with the student name and affiliation omitted.
● Submissions must include a one-page resume with the student’s telephone number and email address.
● Submissions must include a letter of support from the department chair that identifies the 2022/23 course (class, seminar, or independent study) in which the student is enrolled and states the merits and context of the student's work.
● Submissions should be sent by email to isunwoo@artic.edu by 5 p.m. Friday, June 7, 2024. Late entries will not be considered.
The winning student will be notified by July 2024 and the award will be presented at a luncheon on a date to be determined. The prize or fellowship award may be used for any purpose related to the winner’s education. Please contact Anna Burckhardt at aburckhardt@artic.edu if you have further questions.
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