Kyle D. Taylor Memorial Fellowship

Call for Applications Now Open

FELLOWSHIP DESCRIPTION
The Kyle Danley Taylor Memorial Fellowship for Architectural Studies is a $5,000 travel and research stipend to be awarded annually. The travel and study are to be executed in any of the southeast states, defined as Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and the District of Columbia with a focus on classical and traditional design.
The recipient will be required to provide a sketchbook facsimile (two required) to include, sketches, photography, and a written narrative documenting the area of study and findings. As well, an in-person presentation of the recipient’s study is required, and the venue is to be determined.

ELIGIBILITY
Those that are eligible to apply for this fellowship include:
· Undergraduate or graduate student currently enrolled in an accredited school of architecture
· Intern architect
· Registered architect
· Applicants may reside anywhere in the United States and US territories
· Applicant must be a member in good standing of ICAA or an employee of a member firm memberships begin at $45 https://www.classicist.org/membership/
· Applicant must be a US Citizen

FORMAT
Applications are open to proposals that include the study of traditional and classical architecture in the southeastern states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The application may be submitted as an individual or as a team.
The study may focus on, but is not limited to, a town, city, region, or neighborhood within the southeastern states, a specific architect or architectural designer whose work is substantially in the region, or on a specific style, period, or building type.

SCHEDULE:
Call for Applications: September 3, 2024

Applications submitted by 11:59 PM ET on December 31, 2924

Fellowship Award: no later than January 15, 2025

Presentation due: October 16, 2025

Facsimile sketchbooks due: October 16, 2025

FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION REQUIREMENT CHECKLIST:
□ Complete Application Form
□ A brief letter/statement of interest describing why the applicant or group is interested in the fellowship and how the applicant or group will benefit from the experience, in 300 words or less.
□ Summary of proposed travel project, including itinerary, budget, etc.
□Examples of applicant’s work to include observational or polished sketches or renderings, and photography samples; minimum of 6 (six) sample images submitted as PDFs (if a group application 3-4 images per member are required).
□ Resume or Curriculum Vitae to include academic honors, internships, employment history, and professional honors (if a group application resume or curriculum vitae is required for each participant).
□ Letter of Recommendation, minimum of 2 (two) required. (2 (two) Letters of Recommendation are required per applicant of a group application. If a group application, one letter may be from the same person for one or more of the group members and will count as the second letter for each applicant.
□ Member of ICAA, any chapter.

ADJUDICATION:
The applications will be judged on the quality of the proposed subject of study and the value it will bring to the community at large including the statement of interest, required sample portfolio, resume or curriculum vitae, and letters of recommendation.
The applications will be reviewed, and the award determined by a panel consisting of Kyle’s family members, professional peers, and ICAA Southeast Board of Trustees representatives.

Please submit your completed application and required supporting documents for consideration by close of business on December 31, 2024.

Learn More and Apply.

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The Kyle D. Taylor Memorial Scholarship for Architectural Studies Fund

The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Southeast Chapter Board of Trustees together with the Kyle D. Taylor Memorial Scholarship for Architectural Studies Committee has set a goal to raise an additional $200,000 by 2029 to endow the scholarship and continue the work that Kyle began. There are very few opportunities for in-depth analysis available to students and practicing professionals in the United States and limited opportunities for the study of classical and traditional architecture in the Southeast region. Donations continue to be accepted.

ONLINE DONATION HERE

Kyle Danley Taylor
1988-2019

A Georgia native, Kyle D. Taylor was a much-loved member of both the Atlanta architecture community and the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, Southeast Chapter, until his untimely death in 2019. After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology and his Master of Architecture degree with a Classical Architecture concentration from Notre Dame University, Kyle returned to Atlanta, where he became a project manager at D. Stanley Dixon Architect.

A gifted architect with a passion for classical design, Kyle was a longtime member of ICAA, Southeast Chapter, serving as President of the chapter’s group for young professionals, The Guild, and helping to organize chapter events, including the Shutze Awards and patron trips. In 2017, he was appointed to the chapter’s Board of Trustees, serving as Treasurer.