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2013 NIAUSI FellowshipsInformation and Applicant Qualifications The NIAUSI Fellowships offer residency in the Italian hill town of Civita di Bagnoregio for active design professionals practicing in the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho and the province of British Columbia. Applicants for the Astra Zarina Two Month Fellowship must have completed seven years of work in their field and must plan to return to the Pacific Northwest upon completion of the Fellowship. Applicants for the One Month Fellowship must have completed a minimum of two years of work in their field. Board members of NIAUSI and their families are not eligible. An integral part of NIAUSI's mission is to promote public discussion of issues related to the built environment. To that end, the following requirements are required of all NIAUSI Fellows: - Prior to departure, meet with the NIAUSI Board to discuss the proposed project and attend an orientation session. - Upon return, make a presentation to the Board, reporting on the experience and the project. - Participate in at least one NIAUSI sponsored public presentation in Seattle. - In conjunction with the public presentation, prepare an article suitable for publication, organize an exhibition, or provide other publicly accessible documentation as appropriate to the project. - Contribute a brief written summary along with digital images or other materials representative of the Fellow's work for permanent inclusion in the NIAUSI archives. - NIAUSI strongly urges Fellows to study the Italian language prior to departure. Program Location, Accommodation, and Funding The Astra Zarina Fellowship is a two month fellowship which covers the costs of restricted coach-class airfare for one person (up to $1250), a $1,500 stipend, and lodging for two months at the Civita Institute. Recipients of the One Month Fellowship will receive lodging for one month at the Civita Institute, but will be responsible for their own financial support, including travel to and from Civita. All Fellowships awarded must be completed at a mutually agreeable time during calendar year 2013. No extensions will be granted. Teams of up to two members may apply, however note that airfare for the Two Month Fellowship will be reimbursed for one person only. Accommodations in Civita di Bagnoregio are in autonomous apartments made available to NIAUSI by the late Astra Zarina and her husband, Tony Costa Heywood. Each dwelling is suitable for one person, though it may be possible to accommodate spouses/partners by prior arrangement and a nominal additional cost. Apartments are fully heated, but not air conditioned. Professor Zarina directed and taught the University of Washington's Architecture in Rome Program from 1979 to 1999 and the Italian Hilltown Program from 1975 to 2002. Tony Costa Heywood is an architect. Fellows will have access to a comprehensive library of materials related to Civita and other Italian hill towns, as well as general material on architecture and urbanism. Civita di Bagnoregio is located on a promontory, accessible only by a pedestrian bridge, 2 km by foot or public minibus from the town of Bagnoregio. While some services (restaurants, etc.) are available in Civita, grocery stores, post office, bank, public transportation, and other services are readily available in Bagnoregio. It should be noted that there are no handicap accessible facilities available in Civita. Application Requirements The NIAUSI Fellowship provides an opportunity for the recipient to undertake a project related to current or anticipated professional work. An applicant's proposed project should: - Respond to NIAUSI's philosophy and mission - Focus on aspects of the built environment - Show relevance to design issues in the Pacific Northwest - Submit application online or by mail - Provide one Letter of Reference and contact information for two additional references - Provide 10 images, a link to a video, or a CD or DVD with samples of your work Evaluation of Proposals Proposals will be evaluated by an independent jury, consisting of four Northwest design professionals not affiliated with NIAUSI and one NIAUSI Board member. The jury will be selected from the following professions: architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban planning/design, graphic design, or visual arts. The jury will select finalists for presentation to the NIAUSI Board, which will then choose the Fellows. The Board expressly reserves the right to not offer awards should no suitable proposals be submitted. Determinations regarding exact dates, length of stay and accommodations will be made by the NIAUSI Board based on funds and availability. The decision of the Board is final. The following criteria will be used in the selection process: - Focus of research and proposed methodology - Relationship of project to issues of design and the built environment specific to the Pacific Northwest - Proposed methods of presenting and sharing work upon returnRealistic scope and time line - Relevance of applicant's current or previous work and potential for professional development - Education and professional experience - Research/publication experience For the One Month Fellowships, the jury will take into account the relative experience of the applicant(s) and adjust their criteria accordingly. It is the intention of the One Month program to encourage applicants of varying experience levels; therefore, more weight will be given to the relationship of the applicant's proposal to professional goals. NIAUSI maintains a website at www.niausi.com. For additional information please contact us via our NIAUSI email contact address or telephone Herschel Parnes at (206) 728-0602. Application Period for 2013 Fellowships The application period for the 2013 NIAUSI Fellowships will be open from August 11, 2012. Applications will be due by October 5, 2012. For an application to be considered, a check payable to NIAUSI for $45.00, postmarked no later than October 5, 2012, should be sent to NIAUSI, 1326 Fifth Ave., Suite 654, Seattle, WA 98101. A basic membership in NIAUSI for the calendar year 2013 is included with payment of the application fee. Please contact us if you are not on our email list or to recommend others to be added to our list. We thank you for your interest in our programs. For those applicants who wish to apply by hard copy, PDF and Word versions of the application may be downloaded here. Apply Online!Begin your application for the 2013 NIAUSI Fellowships. Log in if you are already a member or register if you are new to NIAUSI. See the sidebar at the top right of this page.
Application for DownloadYou may also elect to submit your application via post by downloading the application in either Acrobat pdf or MS Word format below:
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