Carter H. Manny, Director, 1971—93 |
C A R T E R M A N N Y A W A R D
Carter H. Manny has served the Graham Foundation since its inception in 1956, first as a Trustee, then as the Director from 1971 until his retirement in 1993. Today, Mr. Manny serves as Director Emeritus. The Foundation’s Board of Trustees, in recognition of his long and distinguished service, offers an annual award in his honor.
It is the intention of the Carter Manny Award to support research for academic dissertations by promising scholars who are presently candidates for a doctoral degree, and whose dissertations focus on areas traditionally supported by the Graham Foundation; that is, areas directly concerned with architecture and with other arts that are immediately contributive to architecture. Scholars whose dissertations are directed towards architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, architectural technologies, architectural research, architectural history and theory, urban design and planning, and the fine arts in relation to architectural topics are eligible for support through a Carter Manny Award.
Eligibility: Students must be nominated by their department to apply for the Carter Manny Award. Only one nomination may be made annually by any one department. At the time of application, students must have completed their coursework; had their dissertation proposals formally approved by their academic departments; and have been advanced to candidacy. Only students officially enrolled in schools in the U.S. and Canada are eligible to apply for the Award, and a student may not apply more than once for the award.
The Carter Manny Award will be acknowledged by financial support up to $15,000. Award winners will be required to submit annual written reports to the Foundation until their dissertation is presented, at which time a copy of the dissertation must be submitted to the Foundation. Award winners will be encouraged to present their dissertation in a public forum at the Foundation.
Under certain circumstances, the Board may increase the number of awards offered in a given year.
Work being undertaken in pursuit of an academic degree is not otherwise eligible for Graham Foundation support.
Carter Manny Award Online Application Form
Prior recipients of the Carter Manny Award