Interested applicants must submit electronically a PDF copy of the following:
1. A letter of up to four pages describing the proposed fellowship, clearly outlining:
- The concept for the fellowship
- A documented need to be addressed by the fellowship
- The workplan for the fellowship, including a timetable. Projects should begin no earlier than 2012 and be completed within 12 months after getting underway.
- Specifically how the Fellowship funds will be used
- The impact of the project on the profession and the community
- Plans for dissemination of the project results
- Applicant qualifications
2. Attachments:
- The resume of the applicant(s)
- An itemized budget for the entire Fellowship. If other sources of support will be used to complement Bailey Fund support, please identify them. IMPORTANT NOTE: The award of the Bailey Fund Fellowship is taxable income. Please plan accordingly.
- Two or three letters of support from other architects or architectural organizations indicating why the proposed fellowship is important to the professional community
Entire application should be sent in one PDF file that is no larger than 5 MB.
Optional: Applicants may include a brief portfolio of materials in PDF format that illuminates their work and its relevance to the proposed project. Portfolio must be included with the application in one PDF file that does not exceed 5 MB.
Process and Timetable
Applications will be reviewed by a committee including professional architects in collaboration with OCF and the Architecture Foundation of Oregon. Applicants may be asked to submit further information or speak with representatives of OCF and AFO to clarify their proposals. The review committee will make recommendations to the board of The Oregon Community Foundation. OCF reserves the right to approve Bailey Fellowships at its sole discretion. The Bailey Fellowship will be awarded by OCF through the Architecture Foundation of Oregon and will be announced publicly in December.
A PDF version of this RFP is available here.
Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2011 and should be sent to:
kate@af-oregon.org
Please direct inquiries to Jane Jarrett, Executive Director, AFO, at 503-542-3825 or jane@af-oregon.org