RIBA Norman Foster travelling scholarship

"As a student, I won a prize that allowed me to spend a summer travelling through Europe and to study first-hand buildings and cities that I knew only from the pages of books. It was a revelation – liberating and exhilarating in so many ways.

Today, it is the privilege of the Norman Foster Foundation to support RIBA's Norman Foster travelling scholarship, which I hope will have a lasting legacy – offering the chance for discovery and the inspiration for exciting new work – for generations to come." - Norman Foster

We are now welcoming nominations from schools of architecture across the globe for the RIBA Norman Foster travelling scholarship 2025. Worth £9,000, the scholarship supports international travel on a research topic related to the sustainable future of cities.

Each school may nominate one student only. Nominees must demonstrate the potential for outstanding achievement and original thinking on issues that relate to the survival and the future of cities.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply, students must be enrolled in, and have successfully completed at least the first year of a professional qualification (RIBA Part 1 or Part 2 or equivalent) in architecture from a school invited by RIBA. Individuals enrolled in postgraduate academic qualifications such as Masters or PhDs are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Please note that nominations for this scholarship are made by the schools of architecture invited (and countersigned by the head of school) and not directly by individual students, as we only accept one application per school.

If you wish to apply, we recommend that you contact your head of school and express your interest in being nominated. Find out the full list of invited schools.

How to apply

If you are nominated by your school, please read the guidance notes (PDF) carefully before submitting your online nomination as they contain important details about the information you need to provide.

To access the online application form, follow the instructions to register for an account first, and then select the ‘RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship 2025’ form. You will receive an automated email notification upon submission of your nomination.

The deadline for applications is 1pm (BST) 19 May 2025. Applications will not be accepted after this time.

If you have any issues with the online application form, please email student.funding@riba.org.

​RIBA Norman Foster travelling scholarship

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RIBA Norman Foster travelling scholarship