"[It's] not about whether the recipient selected the right buildings . . . it is about whether [they] can analyze the selected buildings in a straightforward and authoritative, professional way."
—Alfred L. Aydelott
The Aydelott Travel Award and the Aydelott Prize were established by Alfred Lewis Aydelott, FAIA (1916-2008) and his wife, Hope Galloway Aydelott (1920-2010) to help architecture students at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Auburn University; Mississippi State University; and the University of Tennessee develop effective analytical skills.
Both awards are supported by the Alfred Lewis Aydelott, FAIA and Hope Galloway Aydelott Award Support Fund. The 2016 call for proposals is the inaugural year of the Aydelott Travel Award and the Aydelott Prize program.
Architecture students currently enrolled in a professional architecture degree program at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Auburn University; Mississippi State University; and the University of Tennessee are eligible to submit proposals to their respective institutions.
The Aydelott Travel Award is $20,000 USD and is provided to four students (one from each of the participating universities—MSU, Arkansas, Auburn, Tennessee) to fund travel and research for analyzing four specific buildings.
The Aydelott Prize is $5,000 USD and is an additional, singular monetary award given to one of the four Travel Award winners whose final research report is judged as the best.