Research and Development Grants from the AIA (American Institute of Architects) Foundation fund applied architectural research that advances design knowledge and professional practice.

The Foundation administers several programs: the Upjohn Research Initiative ($15,000-$30,000 for 6-18 month projects), the Latrobe Prize ($150,000 biennial award for two-year research), and the Richard Morris Hunt Prize ($20,000 fellowship for historic preservation research). Eligible applicants include architects, researchers, nonprofits, and architecture faculty. Projects must produce publishable outcomes advancing the profession.

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To navigate items, use the arrow, home, and end keys. Architecture grants & fellowships Access to funding makes impactful, forward-thinking architectural research possible. That’s why AIA is proud to enable, support, and celebrate research through architecture grants and fellowships.

AIA Upjohn Research Initiative 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 projects annually, awarding $15,000–$30,000 per recipient per year for projects completed in a 6–18-month period. Project outcomes are published electronically and in a nationally distributed publication.

AIA College of Fellows Latrobe Prize The Latrobe Prize is a biennial $150,000 award from the AIA College of Fellows to support a two-year program of research selected by jury review. The grant, named for architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, is awarded for research leading to significant advances in the architecture profession.

Richard Morris Hunt Prize The Richard Morris Hunt Prize is an intensive and curated six-month fellowship, divisible in two or three periods, that carries a $20,000 award for registered architects to pursue cutting-edge research on emerging trends in historic preservation.

As part of the RMHP experience, the fellow benefits from guidance and access to a network of the leading historic preservation professionals in France and the United States. The Richard Morris Hunt Prize (RMHP) has been fostering and supporting cross-cultural professional exchange between France and the United States since 1990.

U.S. design professionals study in France, and French design professionals study in the U.S. during alternating years. The Delano & Aldrich/Emerson Fellowship Since 1930, AIA has awarded the Delano & Aldrich/Emerson Fellowship for travel and study in the US to a French architect. The recipient is selected by members of the French Academy of Architecture and is assisted by AIA members in New York.

AIA Arthur N. Tuttle Jr. Graduate Fellowship in Health Facility Planning & Design The Tuttle Fellowship supports graduate students and young architects in training. The fellowship was designed to increase awareness of the needs and nature of healthcare facilities, attract talented young architects and students to the field, and advance the knowledge of planning and design for healthcare environments.

Awards are typically from $2,000–$10,000. The AIA Future Forward Grant supports professionals in the testing of new ideas that disrupt the traditional conception of practice, process, and product in the field of architecture. The grant seeks to remove financial barriers to fund untested ideas from professionals and advance exploration, innovation, and disruption in the architecture profession.

AIA calls for and supports research across the three scales of influence: occupant, building, and societal. Explore more about AIA’s research goals. Ready to advance your architecture career?

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