SOM Foundation: Structural Engineering Research Fellowship Grant

The SOM Foundation's Structural Engineering Research Fellowship offers $20,000 annually to U.S.-based students specializing in structural engineering. This year's focus is on adapting housing strategies to address evolving needs, emphasizing affordable and innovative multifamily housing solutions. Applicants must be graduating in related fields and intend to practice structural engineering, documenting their findings to influence education and professional practice.

The $20,000 Structural Engineering Fellowship is awarded annually to a graduating student based in the United States who specializes in structural engineering to conduct independent travel and research that contributes to the SOM Foundation’s current topic. The Structural Engineering Fellowship was created in 1998 to support research that has the potential to influence the practice and teaching of how structures can positively impact our built environment.
Topic: Adapting Housing Strategies to Respond to New Realities
This year’s topic seeks to explore affordable, equitable, and innovative modes of multifamily housing that respond to current and future needs. These housing strategies need to consider changing demographics, collectivity, economy, work patterns, and the environment, through the exploration of design strategies, community engagement, economic models, and legal policies.

Eligibility

Applicants must be graduating with a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or PhD in civil and environmental engineering or architectural engineering with a specialization in structural engineering from a professionally accredited degree program in the United States. US citizenship is not required. Applicants must intend to enter the professional practice of structural engineering. The winning applicant will be required to thoroughly document their research findings and develop conclusions or suggestions for applications to teaching and/or professional practice.