SOM Foundation Postpones the Call for Two Awards due to COVID-19

The SOM Foundation and its Board of Officers have been closely monitoring the unprecedented situation created by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This spring, we had planned to launch the call for our 2020 Structural Engineering Fellowship and our 2020 China Prize. After evaluating the current situation, we have decided to postpone the call until 2021.

We have always valued the importance of supporting emerging practitioners and do not take this decision lightly. Due to the closing of academic institutions, the transition to online classes, and the strict global travel restrictions in place, it would be impossible to fully and responsibly achieve the goals of the two awards. We wouldn’t want to compromise our community of fellows and the impact of the awards in any way.

We join communities around the world who continue to closely follow the recommendations of the World Health Organization and we hope that all of you remain safe and healthy. We will keep you updated about the call for submissions for our other two awards, the SOM Foundation Research Prize and the UK Prize, which we will announce this fall, and look forward to receiving your proposals then.