In early 2022 the PPF established the Paul Pholeros Architecture Scholarship to honour Paul’s lifelong commitment to improving people’s living environments and investing in the professional growth of emerging Architects.
From 2025 the Scholarship, now known as the Paul Pholeros Living Environment Scholarship, broadened to include applications from recently graduated Landscape Architects.
What is the Scholarship
The Paul Pholeros Living Environment Scholarship (the Scholarship) is offered by the Paul Pholeros Foundation (PPF) to support emerging Architecture and Landscape Architecture graduates (within 5 years of graduation) in exploration of an issue or topic related to improvements in health and living conditions of Australian society.
Two (2) Scholarships are awarded each year with each successful applicant receiving $4,000. The area of study is defined by applicants.
Scholars must complete their study within 12 months of commencement and are required to submit a Final Report or an alternative outcome as approved by the PPF. An alternative outcome may include an exhibition, video, built model, teaching and presentation materials, podcast or other outcome deemed appropriate by PPF to the applicant’s field of study.
The Scholarship calls for submissions in March each year and the study period for the 2 selected Scholars commences on 1 July of that year.
Study Topics
The area of study is defined by each applicant and may include topics such as social housing, sustainable resources, urban and environmental planning, responses to impacts of climate change, rural development, Indigenous housing and/or addressing population growth.
Some areas of interest addressed in previous applications:
Using recycled and recyclable materials for building – video, Typological study of Shade Structures for Northern Australia, Social housing issues, Arid zone considerations, Adaptation of the six-pack typology to modern circumstances, Short term and long term considerations for areas affected by serious flood events, Addressing housing shortages in remote areas, and Improving architectural education with consideration of social justice and humanitarian design.
The role of the Mentor is to provide guidance as needed by the Applicant during the development and implementation of the study, and is not an academic supervisory role. The Mentor will also be the Applicant’s referee, available to provide a verbal reference for Applicants who reach the final stages of selection. The Mentor does not need to be an architect or landscape architect however they must have expertise in the area of the Applicant’s Study Proposal.
