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The Van Evera Bailey Fellowship requests creative proposals for Fellowships advancing the professional development of mid-career architects and encouraging greater contributions to their profession and their community.

Fellowship projects may include such activities as sabbaticals for study of innovative architectural design to be applied in Oregon; teaching engagements that promise enhancement of the applicant's and students' creativity in architectural design; collaborations of architects and planners or others toward the implementation of new projects; preparation of public education projects; or research and writing on a specific topic. Support may be requested for stipends, travel, lodging, materials, and other relevant needs. The Fellowship is intended to promote dissemination and application of ideas, and projects must include follow-up activities such as seminars, lectures, media presentations, tours, or other means to share results with the professional community and general public. At the conclusion of the award period, Bailey Fellows will be asked to produce a final document as a record of the experience.

Deadline for Application

The deadline for applications is August 22, 2008 for projects to begin in late 2008 or in 2009. One or two Fellowships of $20,000 may be awarded. Awards will be announced in October 2008.

Background

The Van Evera and Janet M. Bailey Fund was established at The Oregon Community Foundation in 1982 by a generous charitable gift from the Baileys. One-half of their gift was dedicated “for the preservation and betterment of the art and science of architecture.” Van Evera Bailey was a prominent Oregon architect in the mid-century. An innovator in design, site use, and the development and application of materials, he helped to create the "Northwest Regional Style" characterized by open floor plans and the use of natural woods and glass. The Bailey Fund is a legacy of his love for Oregon and desire for built and natural environments to work together as distinguishing features of the state.

The Van Evera Bailey Fellowship was inaugurated in 2001 as a collaborative project of The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) and the Architectural Foundation of Oregon (AFO).

Eligibility for a Van Evera Bailey Fellowship

Eligibility for the Fellowships is flexible. Favorable emphasis will be given to applicants who are licensed architects with practices based in Oregon. A strong emphasis will be on mid-career professionals in architecture and directly related fields who have been in practice for at least ten years. The intention of the Fellowship is to provide time for creativity, reflection, and a pursuit of deeper understanding of ideas that will benefit the profession and the greater community.

Applicants may apply jointly for a Van Evera Bailey Fellowship. For example, if an architect and an urban planner see potential for an innovative project that requires unusual research, they might apply jointly for stipends or support of travel and other expenses in order to examine relevant work in other communities, states, or countries; consult with professional peers and leading thinkers; formulate detailed plans; and produce articles or public education programs.

Current members of the board of AFO are not eligible to apply or to receive Fellowship funds indirectly as a partner in a proposed project.

Previous Bailey Fellowship Winners

Applying for a Van Evera Bailey Fellowship

Interested applicants must submit an original and seven copies of the following:

(1) A letter of up to four pages describing the proposed fellowship, clearly outlining:

• The concept for the Fellowship
• A documented need to be addressed by the Fellowship
• The workplan for the Fellowship, including a timetable. Projects should begin no sooner than December of the year of application and be completed within twelve months after getting underway.
• Specifically how the Fellowship funds will be used
• The impact of the project on the profession and the community
• Plans for dissemination of the project results
• Applicant qualifications

(2) Attachments:

• The resume of the applicant(s)
• An itemized budget for the entire Fellowship. If other sources of support will be used to complement Bailey Fund support, please identify them.
• Two or three letters of support from other architects or architectural organizations indicating why the proposed Fellowship is important to the professional community

Optional: Applicants may include a brief portfolio of materials in 8.5”x11” format that illuminates their work and its relevance to the proposed project.

Process and Timetable

Applications will be reviewed by a committee including professional architects in collaboration with OCF and AFO. Applicants may be asked to submit further information or to speak with representatives of OCF and AFO to clarify their proposals. The review committee will make recommendations to the board of the Oregon Community Foundation. OCF reserves the right to approve Bailey Fellowships at its sole discretion. The Bailey Fellowship will be awarded by OCF through the Architectural Foundation of Oregon and will be announced publicly at the AFO annual dinner each fall.

Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 22, 2008 and should be addressed to:

The Van Evera Bailey Fellowship
c/o The Oregon Community Foundation
1221 SW Yamhill Street, Suite 100
Portland, OR 97205

IMPORTANT NOTE: The award of a Bailey Fund Fellowship is taxable income. Please plan accordingly.

Please direct inquiries to Jeff Anderson, OCF Senior Program Officer, at 503-227-6846 or jeffa@ocf1.org.