The Sam Fox School Research Office (previously called the Design Research Studio) fosters a culture of research and creative activity by serving as a catalyst, facilitator, sponsor, and incubator of student and faculty creative initiatives and research projects to generate new knowledge, encourage entrepreneurship, and promote interdisciplinary collaborations in architecture, design, and the visual arts.
The Sam Fox School Research Office has worked with faculty and students across the school to define projects, seek funding, and identify internal and external partnerships to support research and creative activity. Here you will find a listing of current opportunities, as well as recent highlights of creative activity and research undertaken by members of our community.
OPPORTUNITIES
Sam Fox School faculty and students interested in submitting grant proposals for the following opportunities should notify Enrique Von Rohr at vonrohr@samfox.wustl.edu. As director of the Sam Fox School Research Office, he can offer assistance with the development of your proposal and will broadly coordinate Sam Fox School submissions.
Faculty Creative Activity Research Grants: Application deadline March 22
Sam Fox School Faculty Curatorial Opportunities: Deadline for current cycle has passed
Kemper Art Museum Teaching Gallery Exhibition Proposals
SAM FOX SCHOOL CREATIVE ACTIVITY RESEARCH GRANTS
The goal of the Sam Fox School Creative Activity Research Grants, established in 2007,
These awards are intended to enable faculty to pursue innovative new projects or to advance ongoing creative activity and research. The recipients of the 2012-13 grants are:
Ron Fondaw, professor of art
Patty Heyda, Natalie Yates, and Christine Yogiaman, assistant professors of architecture
Igor Marjanovic, associate professor of architecture
Eric Mumford, professor of architecture
Monika Weiss, assistant professor of art
To learn about the projects pursued by the 2011-12 grant recipients, read this news story.
RESEARCH RESOURCES
Download pdf version of Sam Fox School Research Guide
In conjunction with the WU library system, the Sam Fox School Research Office is developing an internal website to help with art, architecture, and design funding opportunities and education: http://libguides.wustl.edu/samfoxfunding. This website is designed to grow over time, but currently includes links and databases of opportunities. The "Tags" tab has a full list we are developing. Please contribute if you have additional opportunities to share with the community.
If you are thinking about pursuing a research project, please reference the Research Gateway. This site is the largest source of information about University policies and procedures for research and creative activity. It also includes helpful information for planning and pursuing external funding. In addition, we are developing a list of education resources for the design and visual arts community that can be accessed through the Art & Architecture Library at this link. Please contact Enrique Von Rohr before seeking funding, or if you have any questions regarding University research.
EXTERNAL SUPPORT
We welcome the opportunity for individuals, corporations, or foundations to sponsor specific research initiatives or creative activity, or to sponsor a class, faculty project, or research question. Please contact Enrique Von Rohr at 314.935.6826 or vonrohr@samfox.wustl.edu to discuss.
The Sam Fox School Research Office continues to work with all research support entities at Washington University in St. Louis to further the value of design and visual arts in all of our collaborations. Defining projects or research goals and building relationships both within the University community and beyond is a long-term strategic goal of the Sam Fox School Research Office. Our core mission is to further research and creative activity through external funding support and collaborative engagements.
