Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Design Excellence Essay Competition

• University or Organization: Berkeley 
• Type: Competition
• Award: Total prize of $35,000
• Hosting Country: USA
• Application Deadline: November 1, 2021

AN ESSAY CONTEST IN THREE STAGES OPEN TO ALL CURRENT FULL-TIME REGISTERED STUDENTS IN AN UNDERGRADUATE ARCHITECTURE DEGREE PROGRAM, UNDERGRADUATES MAJORING IN ARCHITECTURE, OR DIPLOMA STUDENTS IN ACCREDITED SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE WORLDWIDE. 25,000USD PURSE.

Steps to Enter

1. Meet the Eligibility Requirements.
2. Write a 500-word Proposal for a potential Essay on this year’s Essay Question, as posted.
3. Provide two photographs as described below.
4. Submit the Proposal and photographs online.

Steps to Enter

1. Meet the Eligibility Requirements.
2. Write a 500-word Proposal for a potential Essay on this year’s Essay Question, as posted.
3. Provide two photographs as described below.
4. Submit the Proposal and photographs online.

Purse

There is a total prize of 35,000USD, minimum 8,500USD first prize.  The remaining purse is to be allocated at the discretion of the Jury.

Eligibility / Teams

1. The competition is open to all current full-time registered students in an undergraduate architecture degree program or undergraduates majoring in architecture in accredited schools of architecture worldwide. Diploma in Architecture students who have not yet completed their Diploma are also eligible.
2. This year’s special team opportunity urges and recommends that you team with a full-time undergraduate social sciences student at your college or university or equally-accredited college or university in your local community in which you reside. Two students maximum may collaborate. Both of their names must appear on their Proposal and potential Essay.  If awarded a prize, the prize is to be equally shared. 
3. If you are and undergraduate architecture student who wishes to submit a Proposal and potential Essay without the equal work of a social science team member, you are permitted to do so and submit as an individual.  This year, however, you are not permitted to team with another architecture student.
4. Essays must be submitted in English.
5. Finalists will be required to provide proof of current registration in the form of copies of actual school transcripts. You are still eligible to compete if you were an undergraduate student on September 15, 2021, but graduate before the awards are scheduled to be given.

Click Here for the Official Link 

http://www.berkeleyprize.org/competition/essay/2022/