Deadline: 06-Nov-20
The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation has launched the 2021 James Marston Fitch Mid-Career Fellowship. This could be prove as one of the greatest news for all the designated professionals of different Industries.
Research grants 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.
Funding Information
- Research grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants are awarded only to individuals, not organizations. The Foundation does not fund university-sponsored research projects or dissertation research.
- Applicants must be mid-career professionals in historic preservation or related fields, including architecture, landscape architecture, architectural conservation, urban design, environmental planning, archaeology, architectural history, and the decorative arts.
- Applicants must be legal residents or citizens of the United States.
Evaluation Criteria
Applications are reviewed by the Fitch Trustees. Projects will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- The project will make a meaningful contribution to the academic and/or professional field of historic preservation in the United States;
- The applicant has a realistic plan for the dissemination of research and/or final work product;
- The project has a clear and realistic goals, timeframe, work plan, and budget;
- The project demonstrates innovative thinking, original research and creative problem solving and/or design.
Selection Process & Completion of Grant
- Grants are awarded at the discretion of the Foundation. Recipients will be notified by email in the Spring of 2020. Projects must be completed within twelve (12) months of the grant award. All grantees will be assigned a Trustee advisor who will provide feedback and guidance throughout the project.
- Typically, grant awards are divided into equal payments, the first being presented upon the award of the grant. Substantial written progress reports are required for all subsequent payments. The final payment is awarded only upon completion of the project.
- The Foundation shall be acknowledged in all publications. The Trustees reserve the right to publish the results if the recipient does not. The grant recipient must sign a release to the Foundation permitting such publication. Proper credit will be given to the grant recipient.
For more information, visit http://fitchfoundation.org/grants/fitch-kress/