2015 AIA Arthur N. Tuttle Jr. Graduate Fellowship in Health Facility Planning and Design

When:  Jun 5, 2015 from 05:00 PM to 05:00 PM (ET)

Applications must be received by June 5, 2015.

Since 1949, more than 105 graduate students or young architects in training have received fellowships. Many of these individuals now are leaders in the field of health facility planning and design.

Fellowship awards are typically in the $2,000 to $10,000 range. Over the program's history, the award has been granted to students and professionals proposing significant healthcare planning or design projects. The fellowship is not a scholarship program and is not intended to support tuition, salary, wages, and living expenses. The selection committee will determine the number and amount of the award(s) to be given, based on the quality of the applications.

Fellowship Goals:

  • To increase architecture students’ awareness of the special needs and nature of health facilities
  • To attract talented young students to this field
  • To advance the knowledge of planning and design of healthcare environments
  • To be eligible, applicants must meet the requirements of one of these three options:
    • OPTION A: Undergraduate study for final year of fifth-year student enrolled in an accredited school of architecture of health-focused (e.g., nursing, health administration, product design, industrial design) program. The candidate’s study or thesis must demonstrate a focus in healthcare design. The candidate must also demonstrate that resources are available such as healthcare coursework, association with a healthcare organization, association with a healthcare design firm, and/or a healthcare-focused professional or instructor that are adequate to supplement and support a year-long study in health facility design.
    • OPTION B: Graduate study for one academic year in any accredited school of architecture in a university that has either (a) a healthcare architecture program, (b) a school of hospital administration, or (c) proximity to healthcare organizations and resources adequate to supplement the prescribed graduate architecture courses in health facility design.
    • OPTION C: Post-graduate, doctoral, or a professional in independent study. This category is meant to encompass those currently not enrolled in an academic institution