The Urban Design and Preservation Division of the American Planning Association recently established a fellowship program for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The purpose of the program is to foster interest in the study of urban design and preservation as well as the interrelationship between these two areas of planning. The program is open to third and fourth year undergraduate students and first and second year masters degree students. One fellowship with a stipend of $2,000 will  be awarded per semester. Responsibilities will include assisting the Division with implementing various items of its work plan, and monitoring nationwide issues that relate to urban design and preservation in the field of planning.

 

The materials are available on our website at http://www.planning.org/urbandesign/news.htm

 

We encourage future urban designers and preservationists to become involved with APA and the Urban Design and Preservation Division through this exciting new program.

 

Not on semesters :(

I would still apply, as long as the program is accredited.

From the APA ann the History Channel:

 

Call for Submissions

 

The City of the Future: A Design Competition

Deadline: November 9, 2007

 

How would you like the chance to design the commission of a lifetime — to look into the future, envision the changes that will take place in American cities, design solutions to the problems they pose, and make the world a better place? The History Channel, with its cosponsors, is proud to offer this opportunity to architects and designers in the San Francisco, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C., areas.

 

Partnering with the American Institute of Architects, The History Channel, Infiniti, and IBM, are conducting an open search for 12 teams (four in each region), to imagine the future of some of the country's most important cities. The selected designers will compete alongside a slate of nationally recognized designers.

 

The City of the Future: A Design Challenge, was initiated last year when designers in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, were asked to envision the future of their respective cities. For the entrants, this challenge offers an incredible professional experience and rare chance to have your work reviewed by a panel of renowned experts in the fields of architecture and design. This year, the competitions will be hosted in San Francisco, Atlanta, and D.C. between January 10 and January 18, 2008 (exact dates TBD).

 

For full information about the competition, visit www.history.com/cityofthefuture.

 

NEW DEADLINE: November 19, 2007

 

The Robert A. Catlin/David W. Long Memorial Scholarship serves to foster

increased interest among African American undergraduates in urban planning

as a graduate field of study and as a professional career.

 

The $2,500 scholarship is given directly to the student to pay for

expenses incurred during the academic year.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

 

-African Americans who are rising juniors and seniors majoring in urban

planning and related fields (geography, environmental studies, urban

studies, etc.)

-Minimum G.P.A. of 3.0

-Enrolled full-time

 

Application is attached and can be found at:

http://planning.org/blackcommunity/scholarship.htm

 

Fore more information, contact Sigmund Shipp, Vice Chairperson of Policy

at [email protected].