Van Evera Bailey Fellowship - 2026 Proposal Application
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Since 2001, AFO has partnered with The Van Evera and Janet M. Bailey Fund of Oregon Community Foundation in awarding the now $50,000 annual Van Evera Bailey Fellowship to advance the professional development of design and building professionals, encouraging greater contributions to their profession and their community.
This Fellowship is an opportunity for professionals to examine not only what they think, but how they think. The intention of the Fellowship is to provide time for creativity, reflection, and a pursuit of deeper understanding of ideas that will result in lasting value to the applicant, the profession, and/or the greater community. For many, the demands of our careers and the market do not encourage thoughtful reflection on the more nuanced impact of architecture in our daily lives. The Fellowship is an investment in an ongoing dialogue with the community of professionals responsible for our built environment. Fellows return the investment through work that makes a lasting contribution to the art and practice of architecture. Learn more.
Application Deadline:
Sunday, October 26, 2025, 11:59pm for projects to begin January 2026. The award will be announced by December 2025.
Form Directions:
Before applying, please review the Invitation for Proposals for eligibility and additional details on the Fellowship.
If you are applying with multiple team members, please fill out one application as a team. You can invite your team to collaborate with you on this form (similar to a Google Doc) by clicking "Manage Collaborators" below. PLEASE NOTE: If you invite others to edit this form, only the original creator of this form can submit the form once it is complete.
The original creator will receive a link to access this form once it has been submitted. They will be responsible for downloading the form from Submittable and sending it to all team members as receipt. The original creator will be able to access and edit the form even after it has been submitted.
This form will allow you to save a draft of your application as you work through it.
Questions?
Contact AFO Executive Director, Erica Rife, erica@af-oregon.org, 971-357-3168