John G. Thorpe Young Professionals and Students Fellowship
Applications are now being accepted for the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy’s John G. Thorpe Young Professionals and Students Fellowship.
The Thorpe Fellowship provides an opportunity for young professionals and graduate students to attend the Conservancy’s annual conference in person by covering the registration fee for the event. The conference provides educational panels, presentations and commentary about various aspects of Wright’s work by scholars, practitioners, building owners and other experts. The 2023 Conference, Colleagues and Client: Women’s Roles in Frank Lloyd Wright’s Architecture, will take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from September 27-October 1, 2023. Detailed information about this year’s in-person conference experience can be found here.
Fellowship recipients receive one regular general conference registration to attend the Conservancy’s annual conference in person, including all education sessions, regular tours and the Wright Spirit Awards gala dinner. Optional add-on events may be added at the fellowship recipient’s expense, based on availability. The program award is valued at $1025. Fellowship recipients are responsible for their own transportation to the conference and all lodging expenses, but those from outside the Minneapolis area may be eligible for a small travel stipend. Two or more awards will be made in 2023.
Young professionals in the first five years of their careers in architecture or historic preservation and graduate students in architecture or historic preservation (full-time or part-time) currently enrolled at the time of application are eligible to apply for a fellowship. Students may have completed their degree by the time of the conference.
Applications are being accepted through Monday, July 24, 2023. Notification will be made to applicants by Tuesday, August 8.