2024–25 Exhibit Columbus
University Design Research Fellowship Request for Qualifications

This cycle, University Design Research Fellows will be awarded to full-time university/college professors in any area of design, architecture, art, and landscape architecture. UDRFellows will be shortlisted by the 2022–23 Curatorial Partners and then selected by a team of Community Jurors based on the Request for Qualifications process.

Apply below! Applications are open through August 22, 2022. Questions? Reach out to Jamie Goldsborough.

Welcome to the 2022–23 University Design Research Fellowship Competition. Thank you for your interest in our program, Exhibit Columbus, and your willingness to be a part of the extraordinary modern design legacy in Columbus, Indiana.

Application Requirements

Applicants must be:

  1. Full-time university or college professor(s) in the United States;

  2. Person(s) who can showcase a body of research that will form the basis of their concept and eventually a project/installation proposal for the 2023 Exhibition;

  3. Interested in connecting with a community that loves the modern legacy of Columbus.

Application Process

Step One: Application

Complete the form below to collect standard information and unique Q&A.

Step Two: Email

Once you’ve completed Step One, email Jamie Goldsborough (UDRF coordinator) the individual qualification files listed below. Note: Each file must be formatted to 8.5 x 11 (US Letter).

  1. Lead professor resume (Maximum two pages);

  2. Up to 3 work examples of built projects including associated budgets (Maximum three pages, 150 word project descriptions);

  3. Biography for team member(s) (Maximum 100 words each);

  4. Include budget concept that explains costs to cover materials, fabrication, shipping, installation, and other associated expenses. (If applicable, list information about existing or matching funds that would be used. If you have plans to apply for other funds, please note that the total budget for the project should not exceed $25,000.

Questions?

Reach out to Jamie Goldsborough. Please send all questions by July 15, 2022 — our team will review and publish responses on our website on July 21, 2022.


Step One: Application

Complete the form to collect standard information and unique Q&A.


Step Two: Email

To Finish Your Application, You Must Complete Step Two

Email Jamie Goldsborough (UDRF coordinator) the individual qualification files listed below. Note: Each file must be formatted to 8.5 x 11 (US Letter).

  1. Lead professor resume (Maximum two pages);

  2. Up to 3 work examples of built projects including associated budgets (Maximum three pages, 150 word project descriptions);

  3. Biography for team member(s) (Maximum 100 words each);

  4. Include budget concept that explains costs to cover materials, fabrication, shipping, installation, and other associated expenses. (If applicable, list information about existing or matching funds that would be used. If you have plans to apply for other funds, please note that the total budget for the project should not exceed $25,000.