Carter Manny Award
Ph.D. students who are presently candidates for a doctoral degree are eligible to apply.
- Students must be nominated by their department to apply for the Carter Manny Award.
- A department may nominate up to two candidates: one for the research award and one for the writing award.
- At the time of application, students must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation and have had their dissertation proposals formally approved by their academic departments.
- The award is open to students officially enrolled in schools in the U.S. and Canada, regardless of citizenship.
The Carter Manny Award supports dissertation research and writing by promising scholars whose projects focus on fields of inquiry supported by the Graham Foundation: architecture; architectural history, theory, and criticism; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urban planning; urban studies; visual arts; and other related fields. The award is intended to assist students enrolled in graduate programs in architecture, art history, and other programs in the fine arts, humanities, and social sciences.
The Carter Manny Award application will request the following information:
- Applicant name, contact information, school affiliation, and program status
- Applicant’s Graham Foundation grant history
- Dissertation title
- Dissertation abstract (150 word maximum)
- Work Plan for research or writing (250 word maximum)
- Project statement (1000 word maximum)
- Literature review (500 word maximum)
Nomination Letter
Reference Letters: You should arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly to the Graham Foundation
Attachments (Attachments will be uploaded with your application. The maximum size for all attachments combined is 2MB.)
- Curriculum vitae (three page maximum)
- Writing sample (20 page maximum)
- Visuals, such as image samples
Award Types
The Graham Foundation offers two Carter Manny Awards: one for a student at the research stage of the doctoral dissertation and one for a student at the writing stage of the doctoral dissertation.
Research Award: $15,000
The research award assists students with research that is essential to the doctoral project. Research-related expenses include travel, documentation, materials, supplies, and other development costs. Applicants for a research award should have a clearly defined work plan, travel plan, and goals.
Writing Award- $20,000
The writing award encourages timely completion of the Ph.D. by assisting students who are in the advanced stages of the dissertation with one year of writing. While some of the award funds may be used for final research, the award is intended to support and facilitate uninterrupted writing. Applicants for a writing award will be asked to submit a writing sample, a dissertation table of contents, and a writing schedule.