JAMES MARSTON FITCH MID-CAREER FELLOWSHIP

Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded annually to one or more mid-career professionals to pursue original research and/or the execution of preservation projects that address a demonstrated need in the field. Projects should make a meaningful contribution to the academic and/or professional field of historic preservation in the United States, and proposals must provide an argument for the project’s relevance and applicants’ unique qualifications.

Projects should demonstrate ability to have a systemic impact on the preservation field, and should have a clear and achievable deliverable with a plan for dissemination to a wide audience within the one year grant period. Deliverables may take the form of an article for submission to professional journals, a series of practice points, conference presentation, sample chapters of a book, draft book proposal, website, among other possibilities. Specific deliverable parameters may be developed by Fellows with Foundation guidance as the project takes shape. Applicants should have an academic background, at least 10 years of professional experience and an established identity in historic preservation, architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design, environmental planning, architectural history, or related field of inquiry.

The annual grant cycle opens in the fall for spring funding.

See: Grantmaking Focus, Priorities, and Criteria for Evaluation

See: Eligibility and Application Process

Please email director@fitchfoundation.org with any questions concerning criteria for evaluation or project eligibility.