2022 AIA Upjohn Research Initiative Grants: Call for Submissions

The Upjohn program funds up to six research grants of $15,000-$30,000 per recipient annually for projects completed in a 6- to 18-month period. Research should be relevant and applicable to practicing architects.
Research projects must address one or more of these areas:
• business case for adaptive/zero-carbon design
• best practices/assessment of climate projects at a community scale
• metrics for equitable, healthy, resilient communities
• effective/successful strategies and/or policies yielding equitable, healthy, resilient communities
• low-carbon materials
• life-cycle analysis
• retrofitting existing structures
• managed retreat
• circular building economy (e.g., materials market)
• temporary and transitional housing models

Sponsor: 
The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Date: 
Jun 01, 2022 to Sep 01, 2022
Location: 
online