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Grants to Institutions for Research and Educational Programs

Grants totaling $8,700,000 have been awarded to five educational institutions to support research and educational programs relevant to the architectural design and building construction industry. These awards have been made to the following institutions for the purposes described below:

Funding from the IDC Foundation supports faculty leadership and interdisciplinary research at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation....[Read More]

IDC Foundation funding will create the IDC Foundation Art, Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (AACE) Lab at Cooper Union to serve as a catalyst for integration across disciplines...[Read More]

IDC Foundation funding will infuse NYIT’s School of Architecture and Design with a collaborative “culture of making” by exploring latent potentials at the boundaries of architecture, medical and health professions and combining design thinking with sophisticated and advanced digital fabrication equipment in shared facilities....[Read More]

The IDC Foundation has endowed the IDC Design and Construction Chair in the Tandon School’s Department of Civil and Urban Engineering...[Read More]

IDC Foundation funding will enable Pratt Institute to create a New Technologies and Fabrication Research Initiative that will address the critical need for advanced experience-based learning that provides research and entrepreneurial skills for undergraduate architecture students...[Read More]

Funding for Scholarships and Fellowships

Grants totaling $980,000 have been made to five educational institutions to help undergraduate and professional students preparing for careers in fields relating to architectural design, engineering, and building construction to pay for their education. The five institutions are Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Cooper Union, New York Institute of Technology, New York University's Tandon School of Engineering, and Pratt Institute.

 

Grants in this category will be made annually. Many scholarships will be renewed for deserving students.

Grants to Institutions to Support Student Activities

Grants totaling $300,000 have been made to five educational institutions to encourage and support students pursuing careers in those fields – through such activities as travel and other student experiences. The five institutions are Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Cooper Union, New York Institute of Technology, New York University's Tandon School of Engineering, and Pratt Institute. Grants in this category will be made annually.

Information for Grant Seekers

The IDC Foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals for funding from institutions.

 

All grant awards from the IDC Foundation are made directly to educational institutions and not to individual students. Those institutions determine which students will receive scholarships, fellowships, and/or other awards.

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