Graham Foundation - Carter Manny Awards

Established in 1996 by the Graham Foundation, the Carter Manny Award supports the completion of outstanding doctoral dissertations on architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. As a predoctoral award program dedicated exclusively to architectural scholarship, the Carter Manny Award recognizes emerging scholars whose work promises to challenge and reshape contemporary discourse and impact the field at large.

Eligible dissertation projects must focus on architecture, though scholarly investigations may be grounded in a range of academic disciplines and fields of inquiry that align with the mission of the Graham Foundation. These include: architecture and architectural history; art and art history; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urbanism; and other related fields. The award assists PhD candidates enrolled in graduate programs in architecture, art history, the fine arts, humanities, and the social sciences working on architecture topics. The Graham Foundation offers two Carter Manny Awards: one for a a PhD candidate at the research stage of the doctoral dissertation and one for a PhD candidate at the writing stage of the doctoral dissertation.

November

The Graham Foundaiton is primarily interested in projects that are original and have the potential to impact the field of architecture:

• Originality: the dissertation demonstrates an innovative, challenging idea; critical, independent thinking; advanced scholarship; a new approach or methodology
• Potential for impact: the dissertation makes a meaningful contribution to discourse and/or to the field; expands knowledge; is a catalyst for future inquiry; raises awareness of an understudied issue

The Foundation also looks for the project’s feasibility and the applicant’s capacity:

• Feasibility: the dissertation project has a sound methodology and clear, realistic goals; a reasonable timeframe for research or writing; available and accessible sources
• Capacity: applicant possesses strong qualifications and/or knowledge and demonstrates ability to complete the dissertation successfully

Must be nominated by your departmnet first. The application is submitted through your department as well.