SHAGAL|iodaa Fellowships 2013

Two practice-oriented fellowships (of $20.000 Dollars each) will be awarded for investigating a particular theme as well getting-involved also in real-world projects. SHAGAL|iodaa Practice Fellowships Programme provides an unparalleled opportunity for one or two outstanding newly design graduates to gain meaningful work experience in architecture, urban landscape, ecological urbanism, and being part of writing new urban-design rules for tomorrow as the outdated orthodoxial regulations do not anymore meet current and future needs.

JURY: A transdisciplinary, independent jury of prominent professional practitioners and scholars will select the winner(s) based on submission-materials.

DEADLINE: March 21, 2013

APPLICATION MATERIALS AND SUBMISSION: A single document in PDF format (max 8 MB) consists of a letter of interest, current cv, one page statement, credentials, three to five letters of recommendation from school, portfolio that samples your foremost important and representative design-projects, art-works, and research works of your own, to be sent to [email protected]

ELIGIBILITY: Candidates should be within the first year out of their schools (from Spring 2012 to Summer 2013) and have an advanced degree in design related fields such as architecture, landscape, urbanism; can commit full-time to the nine months fellowship; applicants must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in Switzerland for the entire fellowship period. www.bfm.admin.ch

SHAGAL|iodaa is an EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY/Affirmative Action company.  Its policy is that in the assessment and selection of candidates for Fellowship posts, the only consideration must be that the candidate meets, or is likely to meet the requirements of the Fellowship eligibility and submission standard.
SHAGAL|iodaa, is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity for all persons regardless of race, gender, creed, national origin or ancestry, marital status, religion, colour, political beliefs, pregnancy and maternity, disability, and age will not be taken into account for the selection of the Fellowships. Application to and acceptance on to Fellowship posts, and assessment of academic/artistic performance and selection will be made solely on merit.