Grant

Submissions are accepted through the Foundation’s dedicated submission system. You fill in a form and attach your application materials (the work, a cover letter). After submitting, you will receive an email confirmation.

Architecture without borders!

Our Grant is an innovative programme that dynamically combines a study scholarship in Amsterdam with the Laureate’s own public exhibition in a well-known architecture-related venue in Warsaw. The Laureate will study for three weeks at the summer school Urban Studies: Planning and Living in Cities in the Netherlands, at the UvA. After returning, they organise — with the Foundation’s help — an exhibition on the course’s themes in the context of Warsaw.

What is the subject of the competition?

The subject of the competition is the candidate’s design achievements (CV, portfolio) together with a professional exhibition design as above, with a curatorial description, selected by an independent Jury composed of well-known and respected specialists in the world of architecture and design. The project must meet the criteria set by the Foundation.

Goals of the Grant

• Helping the most talented young architects to refine and develop their design, architectural and urban-planning skills, by giving them access to the best sources of knowledge.
• Supporting shared European values in the face of their erosion, by learning constructive action based on the best models, in order to shape a humanistic and rational living space in the best possible designed surroundings.
• Making it easier for young architects from Poland to integrate with architects from other European Union countries.

Who can apply?

Applications are open only to Polish citizens, graduates of architecture studies, who are under 40 years of age. Ideally they should be practising architects with an extensive portfolio, as well as with past competition experience. The candidate must demonstrate an analytical mind, social sensitivity and the ability to present urban issues through the language of exhibition space. Mandatory attendance on every day of the course and the participant grading system (scale 1–10) require self-discipline and genuine commitment from the scholarship holder.

Rules: You may apply only twice in your lifetime; the dominant use of AI in the project is prohibited. The Laureate will live in a room in a UvA dormitory; accommodation will be paid by the Foundation, as will round-trip train/plane tickets. Lunches and trips around the Netherlands are included in the course fee. For an application to be considered, a recruitment fee of PLN 150 must be paid. During the stay, the Laureate will communicate regularly with the Office in order to share materials for the Foundation’s media and to seek assistance if needed.

Application formalities: A command of English at academic level is mandatory. Classes at the UvA take place in an academic environment and require active participation, reading and work on the Canvas platform. A lack of fluency in English risks dismissal from the course or failure to pass. The Foundation requires proven English proficiency at C1 level.

Budget: The total funding of the Grant by the Foundation and its Patrons over its entire duration will amount to approx. €20,000.

Additional information: Details regarding the exhibition proposal, the list of language certificates accepted by the Foundation, the criteria and the list of documents required to apply can be found in the Grant Regulations.