SOM Foundation Announces the 2025–2026 Topic
The SOM Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2025–2026 awards cycle will focus on the topic of “Exploring the Potential of Mobility Corridors.”
Graphic by Span. © SOM Foundation.
This year’s topic aims to explore how every scale of movement infrastructure shapes our built environment. How might new approaches to mobility corridors provide sustainable growth, from improving how people and goods move from place to place to supporting the ecosystems, communities, and activities that surround them? Ultimately, how can existing or proposed interconnected systems help define the future of our cities?
The call for applications to the Research Prize, European Research Prize, and Robert L. Wesley Award will open in September 2025. The call for applications to the Structural Engineering Fellowship and China Fellowship will open in January 2026. The call for applications to the Researcher-in-Residence will open in February 2026.