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Firth of Forth, Scotland. By Graham Murtha (B.Arch '25), recipient of the 2022 Gindroz Prize for Summer Travel and Study in Europe for the proposal “Studies of stone architecture in Ireland, Scotland and England.”

Carnegie Mellon Architecture’s annual awards program provides over $100,000 to support travel, projects, internships and research for undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and alumni, and recognizes student work in public interest design, design and representation, sustainability and professional promise.

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We appreciate the generous support of our donors for making these awards available and the juries for their work evaluating the applicants.

Student Awards

Carnegie Mellon Architecture offers awards for undergraduate, master's and PhD students in the fall and spring semesters of each academic year.

Fall Awards


Project & Internship Support

Research Award

Travel Awards

Design Award

Spring Awards


Design & Representation Award

Professional Promise Award

Public Interest Design Awards

Sustainable Design Awards

Travel Award

Graduation Awards

Carnegie Mellon Architecture recognizes the outstanding achievement of graduating students through its annual Graduation Awards program. The winners are announced during the annual Diploma Ceremony.

Faculty Awards

Carnegie Mellon Architecture offers the following awards for faculty.

Fall Awards


Research Awards

Alumni Award

Carnegie Mellon Architecture offers an alumni award on a biannual schedule.

Travel Award

External Awards & Scholarships

The following awards and scholarships are available from organizations outside the school.

  • AIA Pennsylvania Paula Maynes ARE Grant: This award recognizes architecture graduates pursuing licensure and their contributions to the profession and their greater communities by offsetting the costs of the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®). The cost of three (3) divisions (valued at $771) of the six-part ARE exam are awarded to up to three (3) eligible candidates. An additional $100 stipend for study materials is granted to recipients. The application period runs from June to August each year.
  • The John Belle Travel Fellowship: The purpose of this $10,000 annual award by the Beyer Blinder Belle Foundation is to expand students’ understanding of the public realm in existing cities through travel and research, and to apply the knowledge gained to contemporary planning, architectural design, and historic preservation challenges. Eligible graduate students from participating schools must be endorsed by the department chair, dean, or equivalent head of their graduate program to apply. A maximum of four (4) applicants may be submitted per school. Check with the Graduate Department of your school to discuss your interest and application. Applications are due in February of each year.
  • John Stewardson Memorial Fellowship in Architecture: This annual competition is open to students attending an accredited architecture program in Pennsylvania. The fellowship provides a $10,000 traveling award for a young architect to study architecture abroad. The competition registration and brief are issued in January of each year.

Archived Awards

The following awards were previously available from Carnegie Mellon Architecture.