Hartford Connecticut's Trinity College offers the Levy Research Grants for Urban Studies through the Steven D. Levy '72 Fund for Urban Curricular Programs. The grants fund any Trinity student doing research on urban issues for a class taught at Trinity. The fund covers costs for activities related to the research, including visiting libraries, carrying out research-related fieldwork and attending conferences. The program makes awards twice a year in the amount of $800 and provides funding in the form of $1,200 grants for joint interdisciplinary proposals made by multiple students in different majors. The college also underwrites the Levy Senior Research Prize for Urban Studies, although this is a thesis competition. The first prize is worth $400 and a second prize in the amount of $100 is available. A faculty member must nominate students for this competition.
Trinity College
300 Summit St.
Hartford, CT 06106
860-297-2000
trincoll.edu
The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation provides funding to professionals with well-established careers and an academic background. Applicants must have expertise in a field such as urban design, architecture, environmental planning, landscape architecture, historic preservation or architectural history. The foundation makes grants available in amounts up to $15,000 and requests reports on grant activity that are suitable for publication. Proposed projects should concern problems affecting the United States. The hope is that the award will forge new links between academics and professionals working in and studying historic preservation. The awards target individuals and are not intended for dissertation research or university-sponsored projects.
Fitch Foundation
c/o Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 E. 11th St.
New York, NY 10003
212-252-6809
fitchfoundation.org
The University of Pennsylvania offers the Penn Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium, $2,000 grants for faculty-student research projects as well as a for-credit seminar lasting one semester. Students and faculty members may participate regardless of major or school but must conduct their research on some aspect of urban research related to one of the acceptable disciplines, including art, city planning, law, poverty, transportation and urban studies and geography. To be eligible, students must be juniors or sophomores. Successful student applicants must attend the entire seminar while successful faculty applicants attend four sessions to present their research. Completed applications include student information and a description and budget for the project. The project will culminate in a summary and report expressing the research findings.
University of Pennsylvania Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
The ARCH, 3601 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-746-6488
upenn.edu