Support for Housing-Focused Studios and Project-Based Classes at the Graduate School of Design

The Joint Center for Housing Studies is offering financial support for Graduate School of Design (GSD) studios and project-based classes that focus on housing-related economic, social, or environmental challenges. While faculty from any GSD department or program can apply for funding, proposals must have the support of the appropriate department chair. Applications are due by Monday, April 15. Funding decisions, which will be announced by early May, will be made as part of the overall studio approval process, which involves the dean, department heads, and other senior faculty members appointed by the dean.

What Types of Housing Challenges Can the Studios Explore?

The Center seeks to fund studios that focus on areas where design can help address housing-related challenges. The Center is especially interested in proposals that relate to economic, environmental, social, or demographic challenges, especially those associated with the Center’s core research areas. These might include studios focused on such as topics as affordability; reducing the carbon footprint of new and/or existing housing; facilitating aging in place; furthering the adaptive reuse of existing structures; creating new forms of social housing; or fostering new forms of living that have emerged in response to both the increasing cost of housing and changing preferences for living arrangements.

How Much Funding is Available?

The Center will make up to $75,000 available annually to support one or more housing-focused studios. The Center also will consider multi-year proposals for a series of studios focused on a broad theme. In addition, the Center can provide partial funding for studios that need more than $75,000 or studios that can secure partial funding from other sources.

What Can the Funding Be Used For?

Consistent with GSD’s policies for studios, the funds can be used to cover travel and lodging for enrolled students in the studio and the faculty member (or faculty members). Funds can also be used to support studio-related research done by a student Research Assistant and towards the preparation of a studio report.

Where Can I Get More Information?

If you have questions, please contact David Luberoff, Director of Fellowships and Events. If you have specific questions about preparing a budget for a studio, please contact Pilar Raynor Jordan in the Academic Affairs Business Office.