The SOM Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the SOM Foundation Research Prize. The awards program, which comprises two $40,000 grants awarded to faculty-led interdisciplinary teams, is designed to cultivate new ideas and meaningful research that addresses the critical issues of our time. The Research Prize is an evolution of the former SOM Prize and SOM Travel Fellowship programs.
Humanity is undergoing the greatest mass migration in history as people across the world move into urban areas. There has been significant effort to draw attention to the estimates that as of 2009 more than half the world’s population lived in cities. This number is expected to rise to nearly 70% in approximately the next 30 years. According to a 2014 United Nations Study, 1 in 4 people live in a city of over 1 million people and importantly, nearly 1 in 8 (453 million people) live in one of 28 megacities with populations of over 10 million. The result has been a global demand for high-density structures and urban environments that support places to live, to work and to socialize.
Applications must be received by Friday, August 31, 2018. More details, including eligibility and application requirements, are available on the application page.