Opportunities and Resources

Upcoming Opportunities of Note:

August

H. Allen Brooks Traveling Fellowship

Deadline: August 31

Funding: $18,000-$72,000

The Society of Architectural Historians’ prestigious H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship will be offered for 2025 and will allow a recent graduate or emerging scholar to study by travel for a continuous period of three, six or twelve months. In response to the uncertainty of travel and to broaden the accessibility to applicants who may not be able to take a full year of travel, for whatever reason, the Society is amending the proposal requirements to include partial-year itineraries.

September

Graham Foundation Individual Grants

Deadline: Inquiry due September 15

Funding: Production grants ($5,000-$20,000); Research and Development Grants (up to $10,000)

For individuals, Graham Foundation grant priorities are to:

  • Provide opportunities to create, develop, and communicate challenging ideas about architecture and the designed environment
  • Support efforts to take positions, develop new forms of expression, engage debate around architecture and related fields, and reach new and broader audiences
  • Contribute to an applicant’s creative, intellectual, and professional growth at a crucial or potentially transformative career stage
  • Amplify emerging and underrecognized perspectives in architecture and design by giving priority to first-time applicants

Landscape Architecture Fellowship

Deadline: September 15

Funding: $25,000

The LAF Fellowship for Innovation and Leadership was established to foster transformational leadership capacity and innovation to advance the field of landscape architecture. The fellowship is an opportunity for mid-career or senior-level professionals to dedicate the equivalent of 3 months' time over the course of one year to nurture emerging ideas and to think deeply. It is designed as a time to reflect, research, explore, create, test, and develop ideas into action.

October

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Upjohn Research Initiative

Deadline: October (tentative)

Funding: $15,000-$30,000 (requires cost share)

The AIA Upjohn Research Initiative supports applied research projects that enhance the value of design and professional practice knowledge. The program funds up to six research grants of $15,000–$30,000 annually for projects completed within an 18-month period.

November

Case Study Investigation Program: Landscape Architecture Foundation

Deadline: November 1

Funding: Stipends for Research Fellow ($500) and graduate student ($4,500)

Through CSI, LAF funded faculty-student research teams work with leading practitioners to document the impacts of exemplary, high-performing landscape projects. Teams develop methods to quantify the environmental, social, and economic benefits of built projects and produce Case Study Briefs for LAF’s Landscape Performance Series.

December

Partners in Training Grant: Historic Preservation Education Foundation

Deadline: December 1

Funding: $5,000-$20,000

HPEF’s Partners in Training program furthers its mission of providing training opportunities on technical topics associated with preservation technology. Partners in Training seeks to replicate the success HPEF has enjoyed working with other educational institutions and organizations based in the United States that share its passion for the technical aspects of preservation.

James Martson Fitch Mid-Career Fellowship

Funding: $15,000

Deadline: December 15 (anticipated)

Research grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to one or more 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. The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation will consider proposals for the research and/or the execution of the preservation-related projects in any of these fields.

January

Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Kiley Teaching Fellowship in Landscape Architecture

Funding: $57,500 stipend for fellowship year

Deadline: January 5 (anticipated)

The Loeb Fellowship offers a transformative year of study and engagement at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) and a powerful worldwide network of over 450 colleagues.

Loeb Fellows are exceptional practitioners whose work is advancing positive social outcomes through the shaping of the built and natural environment in the US and around the world. Urban planners and designers, public artists, real estate developers, landscape architects, journalists, civic leaders, architects, policymakers, social entrepreneurs, and more, these proven leaders step away from their professional lives for one academic year to strengthen their knowledge and impact, to broaden or refocus their careers, and to encourage deeper social engagement with their work.

The program is for people in mid-career, with a minimum of 5-10 years of experience in the field. We seek professionals who have leadership ability, a strong drive to help others succeed, and who show the potential to take their capacities to higher levels.

Resources for Publishing and Book Subventions:

For University Presses, including resources for the “life cycle” of a book:

For general advice about publishing:

  • Manuscript Works: https://manuscriptworks.com/archive
  • Jane Friedman, Reporting on the Publishing Industry: https://janefriedman.com/ [See especially the 2025-2025 Key Book Publishing Paths]
  • William Germano, Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books, 3rd ed. (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2016).

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