The Docomomo US Chicago Chapter is pleased to offer a travel grant for one student or emerging professional to attend and participate in the 2023 Docomomo US National Symposium in New Haven, Connecticut in June 2023. The application deadline is April 15, 2023.
About the 2023 National Symposium
The Docomomo US National Symposium is the primary event in the United States for professionals to discuss and share efforts to study and preserve Modern architecture and meet leading practitioners and industry professionals. Held annually, this multi-day conference seeks to engage local participants in cities across the United States, offering participants the ability to interact with and explore a wide variety of significant modern architecture and sites.
The U.S. Modern Movement in architecture is broadly defined as the period from 1930-1970s. Buildings or sites of the period often looked to the future without overt references to historical precedent; expressed functional, technical or spatial properties; and were conscious of being modern, expressing the principles of modern design. The architecture produced during this period took on many forms and represented a range of complex ideology.
The 2023 National Symposium in New Haven will feature four days of engaging programming, exclusive tours, and keynote conversations with visionary leaders. Learn more about the 2023 US National Symposium here.
Docomomo US/Chicago Travel Grant for Students & Emerging Professionals
Purpose
The Docomomo US/Chicago Travel 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 2023 National Symposium.
Scholarship
The 2023 Docomomo US/Chicago Travel Grant provides a single grant of $1,000 for related expenses, including (but not limited to):
• Registration to National Symposium
• Travel expenses to and from the Symposium
• Lodging expenses during the Symposium
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 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.
Reporting Requirements
Within three weeks of the Symposium, the recipient is required to submit an article (500 words) on their experience at the symposium with accompanying photographs. The article will be published in the Docomomo US newsletter and may be used in part on Docomomo US/Chicago social media.
The grant recipient also will be asked to give an informal (5-10 minute) presentation about their interest in Midwestern Modernism and their experience at the Symposium at a Docomomo US/Chicago virtual board meeting.
To qualify for consideration of the Docomomo US/Chicago grant award, please submit your application by March 31, 2023. Details for applying follow.
Application to include:
1. Statement (in English, 500 words maximum) that explains how this grant will meaningfully advance your goals, scholarship, or work. Please discuss: • Your research interests in the Modern Movement in Chicago or the Midwest and how your research will contribute to the scholarship or body of knowledge on Midwestern Modernist architecture and design
• What you hope to learn and accomplish by attending the Docomomo US National Symposium
2. Curriculum vitae, portfolio, or resume (2 pages maximum)
3. Proof of educational enrollment (where applicable)
Deadlines
Applications will close on April 15, 2023 at 12:00 midnight. Please email your submission as an email attachment (Word or PDF) to info@docomomo-chicago.org under the subject line “Travel Grant Application.” The grant recipient will be notified in early May 2023.
