Loeb Fellowship 2027-2028 at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (Funded)

Deadline: January 5, 2027

Applications are open for the Loeb Fellowship 2027-2028. The Loeb Fellowship is designed for civic leaders, journalists, architects, technologists, urban planners and designers, activists, landscape architects, policy makers, and public artists who come from around the world to the Harvard Graduate School of Design with one purpose: to make the world a better place for all.

The Loeb Fellowship offers

Up to 10 fellowships per year, drawing applicants from across the US and the world.

The time for learning and the intellectual resources to fortify practice and expand vision, all in the service of improving the future of the built and natural environment.

The opportunity to audit classes, tuition free, throughout Harvard and MIT.

A comfortable stipend and modest housing in Cambridge.

A worldwide network of alumni colleagues and supporters.

Benefits

The current stipend for the academic year is $57,500 and is considered taxable income. Health insurance and childcare costs are not covered by the program.

A travel grant issued during the fall semester covers approximately one economy class round trip home per semester. The travel grants are considered taxable income.

Eligibility

Open to urban designers, public artists, developers, journalists, civic leaders, architects, landscape architects, urban planners, policymakers, and community development leaders.

They encourage applications from a wide range of practitioners whose work focuses on improving the built and natural environment. In short, people of exceptional skill who design, plan, preserve, and critique the places where we live, work, and play are eligible to apply.

The program is for people in mid-career, with a minimum of 8 years of experience in the field. They seek professionals who have leadership ability, a strong drive to help others succeed, and who show the potential to take their capacities to higher levels. The opportunities presented by the Fellowship work best for those experienced enough to ask the hard questions, but with plenty of time left to make an impact. A typical Loeb class averages about 42 years of age.

Application

Apply for the 2027-28 Loeb Fellowship, due January 5,2027 at 11:59PM ET. All candidates are required to submit an application, three (3) letters of recommendation, and a resume. Supplemental materials are optional but highly recommended.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit Loeb Fellowship.

All candidates are required to submit an application, three (3) letters of recommendation, and a resume.

Open to urban designers, public artists, developers, journalists, civic leaders, architects, landscape architects, urban planners, policymakers, and community development leaders. They encourage applications from a wide range of practitioners whose work focuses on improving the built and natural environment. In short, people of exceptional skill who design, plan, preserve, and critique the places where we live, work, and play are eligible to apply. The program is for people in mid-career, with a minimum of 8 years of experience in the field. They seek professionals who have leadership ability, a strong drive to help others succeed, and who show the potential to take their capacities to higher levels. The opportunities presented by the Fellowship work best for those experienced enough to ask the hard questions, but with plenty of time left to make an impact. A typical Loeb class averages about 42 years of age.

Application

Apply for the 2027-28 Loeb Fellowship, due January 5,2027 at 11:59PM ET. All candidates are required to submit an application, three (3) letters of recommendation, and a resume. Supplemental materials are optional but highly recommended.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit Loeb Fellowship.

The current stipend for the academic year is $57,500 and is considered taxable income. Health insurance and childcare costs are not covered by the program. A travel grant issued during the fall semester covers approximately one economy class round trip home per semester. The travel grants are considered taxable income.

Apply for the 2027-28 Loeb Fellowship, due January 5,2027 at 11:59PM ET. All candidates are required to submit an application, three (3) letters of recommendation, and a resume. Supplemental materials are optional but highly recommended.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit Loeb Fellowship.