Call for Applications /// H. ALLEN BROOKS TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP – Society of Architectural Historians
- s-architecture
- Jul 14
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H. ALLEN BROOKS TRAVELLING FELLOWSHIP
Purpose
The Society of Architectural Historians’ prestigious H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship will be offered for 2026 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 tos include partial-year itineraries.
The fellowship is not for the purpose of doing research for an advanced academic degree or publication. Instead, Professor Brooks intended the recipient to study by travel and contemplation while observing, reading, writing, photographing, or sketching.The goal of the fellowship is to provide an opportunity for a recent graduate with an advanced degree or an emerging scholar to:
see and experience architecture and landscapes firsthand
think about their profession deeply
acquire knowledge useful for the recipient’s future work, contribution to their profession, and contribution to society
The fellowship recipient may travel to any country or countries during the three-months-to-one-year period. This fellowship is funded by the Society of Architectural Historians’ H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship Fund.
The Award
The H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship will cover expenses incurred by the Brooks Fellow for three months to one year of continuous travel. The 2026 award(s) could range from $18,750 (three-month award), $37,500 (six-month award) to $75,000 (one-year award). The award is non-renewable; award amounts may vary from year to year. The award will be paid in quarterly installments. SAH suggests that if additional financial support is needed to cover other related expenses, that the applicants contact their respective university/college, academic adviser, department head, employer or outside foundations to investigate the financial opportunities afforded them.
Award Schedule
July 1, 2025 | Application period opens |
August 31, 2025 at 11:00 pm CDT | Application period closes |
September–November 2025 | Jury deliberations |
January 2026 | Award(s) announcement |
January 1, 2026 | Travel may begin as early as this date |
Criteria
Active membership in SAH. Become a member
PhD or an advanced terminal degree in a field related to the built environment. Eligible degree dates are between January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2025.
A terminal degree is the highest degree awarded in a given field. Such degrees include PhDs in the history, theory or criticism of architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture, or urbanism; historic preservation; and the practice of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning. Advanced terminal degrees related to the built environment include, but are not limited to, an MArch, MUP, MLA or a master's in a historic preservation program.
This is an international fellowship; candidates from any country may apply.
Current students are not eligible.
Priority will be given to those whose chosen profession is relevant to the interests and objectives of the Society of Architectural Historians, i.e., the history of the built environment, historic preservation, conservation, and social implications of architecture, landscape architecture, and urbanism.
PLEASE NOTE: As stated above, this Fellowship is not intended to support research in pursuit of an advanced degree or publication. The intent is to provide support for personal enrichment and growth through travel.
The fellowship is intended to be a special honor for the recipient and is to be awarded to a truly outstanding candidate, based on distinguished academic achievement, leadership potential, personal motivation, and promise. The Brooks Fellow will be selected by the H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship Committee, which is appointed by the president of SAH.
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