The SOM Foundation is pleased to announce the opening of the 2024 Research Prize. Applications to this year’s Research Prize should conduct original research that contributes to the topic, “Advancing Toward a Water-Secure Future.”
Two $30,000 prizes will be awarded to faculty-led interdisciplinary teams based in the United States to conduct original research that contributes to this year’s topic. The deadline to apply is November 11, 2024.
Advancing Toward a Water-Secure Future
As shared during the United Nations 2023 Water Conference, two billion people lack access to safe drinking water; 40 percent of the world’s population is affected by water scarcity; agriculture demands alone account for 70 percent of water usage; more than 90 percent of disasters are water-related; and pressure on freshwater is projected to increase by more than 40 percent by 2050.
From macro multinational ecosystems to microclimates, there is an urgent need for bold and collaborative solutions to a myriad of existing and future water-related challenges. This year, the SOM Foundation will direct its support toward proposals that address the complex relationship between water, people, and the built environment. Creating a sustainable, equitable, and water-secure future will require innovative and multidisciplinary ideas that shape long-term policies, define comprehensive plans, and identify immediate actions.
The 2024 Research Prize jury will be led by Iker Gil (Executive Director of the SOM Foundation) and will include:
Carson Chan, Director, Emilio Ambasz Institute for the Joint Study of the Built and Natural Environment; Curator, MoMA’s Department of Architecture and Design, New York City
Carol Coletta, President and CEO, Memphis River Parks Partnership, Memphis
Alex Krieger, Professor in Practice of Urban Design, Emeritus, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge; SOM Foundation fellow
Shannon Nichol, Cofounder, GGN, Seattle
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Call for Submissions: 2024 Research PrizeType
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Submission Deadline
November 11, 2024 05:00 PMPrice
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United States