Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
Program Overview
The Loeb Fellowship was established in 1970 through the generosity of the late John L. Loeb, Harvard College '24. Based at the Graduate School of Design, the program offers ten annual postprofessional awards for independent study at Harvard. Through the Fellowship, participants have access to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Design, the Graduate School of Education, Harvard Business School, Harvard College, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard Law School, the Kennedy School of Government, and M.I.T. The Fellowship is a unique opportunity to nurture the leadership potential of the most promising men and women in design and other professions related to the built and natural environment. It enhances the excellence of the GSD by exposing students to some of the most exciting midcareer professionals in their fields. John Loeb realized this potential when he endowed the Loeb Fellowship to fill a special place in American education: one that would greatly increase the practical effectiveness of the design professions. Now entering its fourth decade, with over 300 alumni, the Fellowship has made substantial progress toward that goal. We invite you to explore the Loeb Fellowship Web Site. Please check on the current Loeb Fellowship Events and see what is planned on our calendar. You may read about our Current Fellows or visit some of the Loeb Sponsored
Sites. You may also use the Loeb Links to connect to several useful Harvard
informational sources related to the Loeb Fellowship's academic pursuit. Fellowship Application Information is also available on-line. Current Loeb Fellows and Alumni/ae may use the Searchable Alumni/ae Database to obtain current contact information, exchange information and ideas and to follow up with other Alumini/ae of the program. (A password is required to access this part of the website--for password information, please contact loeb_fellowship@gsd.harvard.edu).
Application Deadlines
Application forms for the Fellowship year September 2007- June 2008 are available online. Applications, letters of recommendation, and supplemental materials are due January 3, 2007. Detailed application instructions and forms should be downloaded and mailed in by the deadline. If you cannot download forms contact the Loeb office and forms will be mailed to you.
Forms needed to apply for the Loeb Fellowship. Forms are downloadable Word Documents which you can type information onto from Word or print out.
Brochure (Web Version)
Brochure (PDF Version)
Application Form (PDF Version)
Application Form (MS Word Version)
Recommendation Form (PDF Version)
Recommendation Form (MS Word Version)
Who Should Apply
Loeb Fellows are accomplished, mid-career professionals who have been engaged in their field for a minimum of five years, have compiled a record of exemplary work, and have been identified as leaders by their peers. Most applicants have expertise in the disciplines in which the Design School grants degrees - architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and urban design. Others come from related fields such as journalism, fine arts, nonprofit administration, and public service. Good candidates typically share a passion for improving the quality of the built and natural environment, and a commitment to improving their own skills in pursuit of
that goal. Ideal applicants demonstrate a proven ability to create their own program of work or study and carry it through to completion. Since the central focus and goal of the Fellowship is to improve the environment of cities and natural areas in the United States, most applicants are from this country. However, it is clear that the program’s goal cannot be accomplished without reference to work being done in other parts of the world. Therefore, the Fellowship welcomes applications from qualified international practitioners. Diversity is a very important consideration for the Fellowship on many levels. Applications are encouraged from men and women,
people of color, and those with both typical and atypical career paths. The
Fellowship is intended to serve practitioners, not to be an academic sabbatical. Applications from full-time academics are not encouraged. However, candidates whose work is divided between teaching and practice, and for whom this program will reinforce their work as practitioners, are welcome to apply.
Application Process
All applicants are required to submit the application form and four letters of recommendation. The portfolio and/or supplemental materials are optional.
1. Application Form: Review the instructions for completing the application form on page two of the form. Answers to the questions may be submitted on separate sheets of paper.
2. Letters of Recommendations: Four letters of recommendation from professional colleagues are required. Review the instructions on the form. Applicants should send all four letters with the completed application form by the deadline.
3. Portfolio and/or Supplemental Materials: Applicants are encouraged to submit portfolios or other supporting materials, including magazine articles, books or other work that illustrates their most important professional accomplishments.
Reapplication Process
If you are reapplying from the previous year you must complete a new application form. Additional letters of recommendation are not required; however, if you have completed significant new work since previously applying, additional recommendations may be submitted.
Selection Process
A selection committee composed of four faculty members from the Design School, four alumni/ae of the Fellowship, and the Curator, reviews all applications and selects approximately 20 finalists. The Curator and one or two alumni/ae or "friends" of the Fellowship will conduct individual interviews with each of the finalists. Ten Fellows are selected in early April to begin their year in residence the following September. The application process for the Loeb Fellowship is highly competitive. Many deserving candidates may not be selected in a given year, but are encouraged
to reapply in the future.
For additional information, please contact:
Loeb Fellowship
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
48 Quincy Street room 420
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-9345
e-mail : loeb_fellowship@gsd.harvard.edu
Nomination Information
Nomination is not a requirement for application, however many excellent candidates learn about the Fellowship opportunity through the nomination process. Please use this nomination form to introduce promising candidates to the Fellowship. Either email the form directly to the Fellowship or download the form, fill it out and fax or mail to the Fellowship office. Once the Fellowship office receives the completed nomination form, application materials will be forwarded to the prospective candidate. The nomination process is anonymous. The Fellowship does not indicate the
name of the nominator in the letter sent to the prospective applicant, however
nominators are encouraged to contact the nominee and talk with them about the fellowship opportunity.
Website
http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/professional/loeb_fellowship/
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