Scholarships

Student and Emerging Professional Scholarship Opportunities

Docomomo US is excited to offer a variety of student and emerging professional scholarship opportunities for the 2024 National Symposium.

Docomomo US Symposium Scholarships

Thanks to the generous support of our Symposium sponsors, Docomomo US is pleased to offer student and emerging professional scholarships to participate in the 2024 National Symposium, taking place in Miami and Coral Gables from May 29-June 1, 2024. Scholarships will cover the cost of Symposium registration and one tour. Registration includes opening and closing receptions, the keynote, and paper sessions. It does not cover travel, lodging or other expenses.

ELIGIBILITY

Scholarships are available to anyone currently living in the United States who meets the following criteria:

Enrolled in an American undergraduate or graduate program or graduated in the last five (5) years in one of the following areas: architecture, landscape architecture, historic preservation, architectural history, or planning OR
Graduated in the last five (5) years in any field and is currently employed in a preservation-related field

HOW TO APPLY

Complete the scholarship application linked below
Provide a copy of current school identification or graduation certificate
Send the completed application and school identification or graduation certificate to info@docomomo-us.org with “Miami Symposium Scholarship” in the subject line by May 3, 2024.

CRITERIA

Applications will be evaluated based on the following:

Responses to open-ended questions
Demonstrated interest in the preservation of Modern architecture, landscapes, or design

In awarding the scholarships, preference will be given to:

Applicants from diverse backgrounds or in under-represented groups
Applicants who have engaged with Docomomo US or Docomomo US chapter programs

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

Docomomo US is actively working to improve and promote diversity, equity, inclusivity, justice, and representation as core organizational values in all its efforts. We recognize that diversity encompasses a wide range of identities, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, socioeconomic background, and more. This scholarship prioritizes applicants from diverse backgrounds or in under-represented groups.

DEADLINE/NOTIFICATIONS

The deadline for submitting an application is May 3, 2024 at 11:59pm ET.

Applicants will be notified of any decisions on a rolling basis beginning April 8, 2024. Applicants should wait to register for the Symposium until being notified of the committee’s decision.

Docomomo US/New York Tri-State

Docomomo US/New York Tri-State is offering student and emerging professional grants for the 2024 National Symposium. The grant provides financial support for students and emerging professionals committed to the documentation and conservation of Modern Movement buildings, landscapes, and sites. The intent of this year’s scholarship is to enable two individuals to participate in the 2024 National Symposium in Miami and Coral Gables, Florida (May 29 – June 1, 2024).

The 2024 Docomomo US/NY Tri-state National Symposium Grant provides a single grant (up to $1,200) for related expenses, including (but not limited to):

Registration to the National Symposium sessions, receptions, forum, and tours
Travel expenses to and from the National Symposium
Lodging expenses during the National Symposium
Meals during the National Symposium (excluding alcohol)
Transit during the National Symposium (to/from events, tours, etc. related to the symposium)

Grant recipient will be responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodations. Docomomo US/NY Tri-State will provide 50% of the grant ($600) upfront when the recipient is selected in April. The remainder of the award will be granted upon receipt of the recipient’s travel expenses and completion of reporting requirements.

ELIGIBILITY

The scholarship is open to current undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students enrolled in established institutions of higher learning, as well as emerging professionals who have graduated within the past five years.

Applicants are asked to demonstrate their committed interest in the fields of history, architectural preservation, architecture, landscape architecture or related disciplines and how attendance at the symposium will meaningfully advance their goals or work. Applicants actively engaged in issues concerning the documentation and conservation of buildings, sites, and neighborhoods of the Modern Movement may be given preference. “Documentation” may be in the form of research or scholarship, such as thesis or class projects, related to architecture, design, or planning topics associated with the 20th Century Modern Movement.

Preference will be given to applicants studying, working or residing in the New York, New Jersey or Connecticut or currently or previously engaged on topics related to the New York Tri-State region’s Modern Movement.

HOW TO APPLY

Full instructions for how to submit your application can be found here.

DEADLINE

Sunday April 7, 2024 11:59pm ET

Docomomo US/Chicago Travel Grant

Docomomo US/Chicago is pleased to offer a travel grant for one student or emerging professional to attend and participate in the 2024 National Symposium. The grant provides financial support for students and emerging professionals committed to the documentation and conservation of Modern buildings, landscapes, and allied arts. The intention of the scholarship is to enable one individual to participate in the Docomomo US 2024 National Symposium.

The 2024 Docomomo US/Chicago Travel Grant provides a single grant of $1,000 for related expenses, including (but not limited to):

Registration to the National Symposium
Travel expenses to and from the Symposium
Lodging, meals, and transportation expenses during the Symposium

Grant recipients will be responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodations.

ELIGIBILITY

The grant is open to current undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students enrolled in established institutions of higher learning, as well as emerging professionals who have graduated within the past three years. Preference will be given to students and emerging professionals from Chicago and the surrounding states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

Applicants must be actively engaged in issues concerning the documentation and conservation of buildings, sites, neighborhoods, or allied arts of the Modern Movement in the Chicago/Midwest region. “Documentation” may be in the form of research or scholarship, such as thesis or class projects, related to architecture, design, or planning topics associated with the 20th Century Modern Movement. Applicants are asked to demonstrate their committed interest in the subject and how the scholarship will meaningfully advance their goals or work.

HOW TO APPLY

Full instructions for how to submit your application can be found here.

DEADLINE

March 31, 2024 at 11:59pm CST.

The grant recipient will be notified in mid-April 2023.

Docomomo US/NOCA Travel Grant

The Docomomo US/Northern California (NOCA) chapter is pleased to offer one grant for a student or emerging professional to participate in the Docomomo US 2024 National Symposium.

The 2024 Docomomo US/NOCA Symposium Grant provides a single grant (up to $2,500) for related expenses, including (but not limited to):

Registration to National Symposium sessions, receptions, forum, and tours
Travel expenses to and from National Symposium
Lodging expenses during the National Symposium
Meals during the National Symposium (excluding alcohol)
Public transit during the National Symposium (to/from events, tours, related to the symposium)
One year individual membership to Docomomo US/NOCA

* The grant recipient will be responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodations.

** Docomomo US/NOCA will provide 50% of the grant ($1250) upfront when the recipient is selected. The remainder of the award will be granted upon receipt of the recipient’s travel expenses and completion of reporting requirements.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must be actively engaged in issues concerning the documentation and conservation of buildings, sites, and neighborhoods of the Modern Movement. “Documentation” may be in the form of research or scholarship, such as thesis or class projects, related to architecture, design, or planning topics associated with the 20th Century Modern Movement. Strong preference will be given to applicants with current or previous engagement on topics related to Northern California. Applicants do not need to be current members of Docomomo.

Applicants are asked to demonstrate their committed interest in the subject and how the scholarship will meaningfully advance their goals or work.

HOW TO APPLY

Full instructions for how to submit your application can be found here.

DEADLINE

Sunday, April 7, 2024, 11:59pm PST

All grant recipients will be notified by mid-April 2024.

A WORD FROM THE 2023 NOCA SYMPOSIUM GRANT RECIPIENT

Read about 2023 Grant Recipient Ted Barrow’s experience attending the 2023 National Symposium in New Haven here. His approach to New Haven and the Symposium explored the city’s significant Modernist and Urban Renewal history through the lens of skateboarding history and culture.

“My appreciation of New Haven as a “crucible” for Modernism was thus two-fold: enriched by the many insightful talks I attended and discussions to which I was privy through the Symposium, I also saw the many skatespots in New Haven in a new light. Of course, I gained new insights and appreciation for Gordon Bunshaft & SOM’s Beinecke Library and Paul Rudolph’s Temple Street Garage and EOC Plaza both as exemplars of a particular design philosophy and commanding vision in a period of audacious re-thinking and restructuring of American cities. But I also intuitively assessed them as potential skatespots.”

- Ted Barrow, Ph. D. in Art History from the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY)