Image by Ian Miley
2022 Rotch runner-up
To apply
Rotch Travelling Scholarship candidates must be U.S. citizens who have obtained a professional degree (BArch/MArch) from an accredited school in the last 10 years.
And must have:
One year of full-time professional experience in a Massachusetts architecture firm as of January 1 of the competition year.
— or —
Obtained an accredited degree from an accredited Massachusetts school of architecture as of January 1 of the competition year.
Note: We reserve the right to not award a Rotch Travelling Scholarship in any year where the jury or Rotch Committee deems inadequate merit in submissions.
The 2025 application deadline has passed
Thank you for your interest in the Rotch Travelling Scholarship. The 2025 deadline has passed. Please visit back in the fall for next year's application.
The Rotch Travelling Scholarship is an annual two-stage design competition that results in one person, deemed the Rotch Scholar, traveling the world for six months studying architecture—and we pick up the tab. In the first stage of the selection process, a 72-hour weekend-long preliminary design competition is held (running from Friday noon until Monday noon). Check back in the fall for the 2026 application.