SOM Foundation: SOM Prize
The SOM Prize is a research and travel fellowship that enables one outstanding applicant the opportunity to travel in connection with carrying out in-depth research on a subject of their choosing; to meet with other professionals in the field; and to pursue study outside the realm of established patterns.
Listing Details
Organization Name
SOM Foundation
Organization Mandate
The Foundation’s goal is to instill in its fellows a heightened sense of responsibility as future leaders in the design disciplines by offering them an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the complexities of the built environment.
Countries
- Afghanistan
 - Albania
 - Algeria
 - Andorra
 - Angola
 - Anguilla
 - Antarctica
 - Antigua and Barbuda
 - Argentina
 - Armenia
 - Aruba
 - Australia
 - Austria
 - Azerbaijan
 - Azores
 - Bahamas
 - Bahrain
 - Bangladesh
 - Barbados
 - Belarus
 - Belgium
 - Belize
 - Benin
 - Bermuda
 - Bhutan
 - Bolivia
 - Bonaire
 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
 - Botswana
 - Brazil
 - British Virgin Islands
 - Brunei
 - Bulgaria
 - Burkina Faso
 - Burma (Myanmar)
 - Burundi
 - Cambodia
 - Cameroon
 - Canada
 - Canary Islands (Spain)
 - Cape Verde
 - Cayman Islands
 - Central African Republic
 - Chad
 - Chile
 - China
 - China - Hong Kong
 - China - Macao
 - China - Tibet
 - Colombia
 - Comoros
 - Congo (Republic of)
 - Cook Islands
 - Costa Rica
 - Croatia
 - Cuba
 - Cyprus
 - Czech Republic
 - Democratic Republic of Congo
 - Denmark
 - Djibouti
 - Dominica
 - Dominican Republic
 - East Timor
 - Ecuador
 - Egypt
 - El Salvador
 - Equatorial Guinea
 - Eritrea
 - Estonia
 - Ethiopia
 - Falkland Islands
 - Fiji
 - Finland
 - France
 - French Guiana
 - French Polynesia
 - Gabon
 - Gambia
 - Georgia
 - Germany
 - Ghana
 - Gibraltar (UK)
 - Greece
 - Greenland
 - Grenada
 - Guadeloupe
 - Guatemala
 - Guinea
 - Guinea-Bissau
 - Guyana
 - Haiti
 - Honduras
 - Hungary
 - Iceland
 - India
 - Indonesia
 - Iran
 - Iraq
 - Ireland
 - Israel / West Bank / Gaza / Palestine
 - Italy
 - Ivory Coast
 - Jamaica
 - Japan
 - Jordan
 - Kazakhstan
 - Kenya
 - Kiribati
 - Korea - North (DPRK)
 - Korea - South
 - Kuwait
 - Kyrgyzstan
 - Laos
 - Latvia
 - Lebanon
 - Lesotho
 - Liberia
 - Libya
 - Liechtenstein
 - Lithuania
 - Luxembourg
 - Macedonia (FYR)
 - Madagascar
 - Malawi
 - Malaysia
 - Maldives
 - Mali
 - Malta
 - Marshall Islands
 - Martinique
 - Mauritania
 - Mauritius
 - Mexico
 - Micronesia (FSM)
 - Moldova
 - Monaco
 - Mongolia
 - Morocco
 - Mozambique
 - Namibia
 - Nauru
 - Nepal
 - Netherlands
 - New Caledonia
 - New Zealand
 - Nicaragua
 - Niger
 - Nigeria
 - Niue
 - Northern Marianas
 - Norway
 - Oman
 - Pakistan
 - Palau
 - Panama
 - Papua New Guinea
 - Paraguay
 - Peru
 - Philippines
 - Poland
 - Portugal
 - Puerto Rico
 - Qatar
 - Romania
 - Russia
 - Rwanda
 - Saint Kitts and Nevis
 - Saint Lucia
 - Saint Martin
 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 - Samoa
 - San Marino
 - Saudi Arabia
 - Senegal
 - Serbia and Montenegro (Yugoslavia)
 - Seychelles
 - Sierra Leone
 - Singapore
 - Slovakia
 - Slovenia
 - Solomon Islands
 - Somalia
 - South Africa
 - Spain
 - Sri Lanka
 - Sudan
 - Suriname
 - Swaziland
 - Sweden
 - Switzerland
 - Syria
 - Sao Tome and Principe
 - Taiwan
 - Tajikistan
 - Tanzania
 - Thailand
 - Togo
 - Tokelau
 - Tonga
 - Trinidad and Tobago
 - Tunisia
 - Turkey
 - Turkmenistan
 - Turks and Caicos Islands
 - Tuvalu
 - US Virgin Islands
 - Uganda
 - Ukraine
 - United Arab Emirates
 - United Kingdom
 - United States
 - Uruguay
 - Uzbekistan
 - Vanuatu
 - Venezuela
 - Vietnam
 - Yemen
 - Zambia
 - Zimbabwe
 
Subcategory
Application deadline
April of each year, July of each year
Amount of the award
USD 50,000
Eligibility
Received or plan to receive an undergraduate or graduate degree from a U.S. school with an accredited degree program in either Architecture, Design or Urban Design.
Portfolio, research proposal and travel itinerary.
Portfolio, research proposal and travel itinerary.