Applicants are required to submit four (4) copies of the following:

Brief description of project including work product, not to exceed three (3) pages.
Applicants are encouraged to be succinct.

Schedule of work and budget showing the amount requested and how the grant money will be spent.

Curriculum Vita, including professional and academic background and past and present grants receive.

Two (2) letters of support for the project to be included with the application.

Please note that materials submitted for review with proposals will not be returned. To verify receipt, please send a stamped, self-addressed postcard.

The next application deadline is September 15, 2006.

Selection

Applications are reviewed by the Trustees. The criteria for selection are:

A demonstrated need for the proposed study and evidence of its value to advance the practice of historic preservation in the United States.

Background, qualifications and professional experience of the applicant, who must be a mid-career professional with at least 10 years experience in historic preservation or related fields, including architecture, landscape architecture, architectural conservation, urban design, environmental planning, archaeology, architectural history, and the decorative arts.

Feasibility of the proposed research, work product, schedule and budget.

Complete submittal of all of the requirements

 

Award and Completion

Recipients will be notified by mail in the following Spring. Awarding of the grant is at the discretion of the foundation. The award is divided into equal payments, the first being presented upon award of the grant. Projects are required to be completed within twelve (12) months of the grant award, except where an extension is approved by the Trustees. Substantial written progress reports are required for the 2nd and the 3rd payments. The final payment is awarded only after completion of the project.

The final project shall consist of one (1) complete original and two (2) complete copies. The Foundation shall be acknowledged in all publications. The Trustees encourage publication and reserve the right to publish the results if the recipient does not. The grant recipient must sign a release to the Foundation permitting such publication. Proper credit will be given to the grant recipient.