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ProPEL Submission Deadline: October 15, 2025
ACSA College of Distinguished Professors
Grant Overview
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2025
ACSA College of Distinguished Professors Travel Grants for Emerging Faculty
Beginning October 2025, ACSA will offer eight conference travel grants to member school faculty who face obstacles to inclusion in architectural education. The grants will support qualified faculty seeking to attend the ACSA Administrators Conference, November 6-8, 2025, in Fayetteville, AR, or the ACSA114 Annual Meeting, March 26-28, 2026, in Chicago, IL.
The $2,000 USD grants are intended to support emerging, early career faculty. The travel grants are made possible through contributions collected by ACSA’s College of Distinguished Professors and funds allocated by the ACSA Board of Directors.
Individuals applying for the grant are not required to be on the Administrators Conference program or have an accepted paper or project for the Annual Meeting. All decisions regarding awards will remain confidential.
The travel grants stem from a recognition that architectural education—and specifically, ACSA’s conferences— benefit from the inclusion of more faculty and students. Academic conferences provide important sites for exchange of ideas and experiences among faculty. They also provide an opportunity for faculty to expand and deepen their network of colleagues. This helps faculty advance in the profession and creates opportunities for collaboration in research and teaching.
Prizes
ACSA will offer eight travel grants of $2,000 USD each. Grant funds are intended to cover a full registration to the conference, as well as transportation, lodging, and meals. Recipients are required to pay for a full registration for the conference for which they are funded. Funds will be disbursed for the Administrators Conference in late-October and for the Annual Meeting in November.
$2,000
for each grant
Submission
Submissions will be accepted through an online interface beginning September 2025 and must be received through the online submission site by October 15, 2025. Components of a submission include
1. Name, University Affiliation, Email Address
2. PDF upload of the following, in a single PDF, in this order
- Condensed CV (3 pages maximum)
- Interest Statement (no more than 300 words): What are your reasons for attending the conference? In what ways does your institution support travel for faculty? How will participating in the conference advance your career?
3. Testament (check box): “I attest to a lack of or limits on institutional funding for conferences and travel.”
Timeline
September 2025 | Online Submission Site Opens |
October 15, 2025 | Submission Deadline |
late-October 2025 | Recipient Notification for Administrators Conference |
November 2025 | Recipient Notification for Annual Meeting |
November 6-8, 2025 | |
March 26-28, 2026 |
Review Process
A committee comprised of members of the ACSA Board of Directors (appointed by the president) and the College of Distinguished Professors (nominated by the College’s Executive Committee) will review applications and select recipients. Review criteria include:
- Ability of institution to support faculty (priority for systemically disadvantaged institutions)
- Alignment of candidate’s interest statement and academic experience with ACSA organizational values of Equity, Social Justice, and Climate Action; Teaching and Learning; Research, Scholarship, and Creative Practice
- Candidate’s stage in an academic career, with priority to those who have taught fewer than 10 academic semesters or 15 quarters.
Edwin Hernández-Ventura
Awards and Competitions Manager
ehernandez@acsa-arch.org
202-785-2324
Eric Wayne Ellis
Senior Director of Operations and Programs
eellis@acsa-arch.org
202-785-2324
Founded in 1912 by 10 charter members, ACSA is an international association of architecture schools preparing future architects, designers, and change agents. Our membership includes all of the accredited professional degree programs in the United States and Canada, as well as international schools and 2- and 4-year programs. Together ACSA schools represent some 7,000 faculty educating more than 40,000 students.
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