Van Alen Institute invites applications from emerging practitioners and scholars in architecture, design and other fields in the arts, humanities and sciences for the 2009-2010 New York Prize Fellowship.

Fellowships support critical inquiry and experimental practices that explore, challenge and expand conventional definitions of public architecture. Fellows are based at the Institute, where they generate projects in a range of formats on the most significant issues shaping public life and the built environment today. The Prize includes project support, stipend, work and gallery space and publication.

The Van Alen Institute New York Prize Fellowship is international and multidisciplinary in scope. Emerging practitioners and scholars from the design and planning disciplines and other fields in the arts, humanities and sciences are eligible to apply. The Institute welcomes applications from candidates of any nationality or country of residence. For those who are not U.S. Citizens, Van Alen Institute offers the possibility of J-1 visa sponsorship through a sponsoring organization and assists fellows throughout the application process. Candidates must be able to spend three months of continuous residence in New York City.

Deadline is 6 March 2009. Visit the site to learn more.