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Applications for the Experimental Fellowship are currently closed. The next open call will launch in spring 2027.

The Experimental Fellowship supports architects and cross-disciplinary teams working on regenerative, circular, and climate-conscious approaches to the built environment. We fund practice-based research from early-stage ideas to real-world implementation. Fellows also gain access to expertise, infrastructure, and testing environments through partnerships with organizations such as think-and-make-tank Bauhaus Earth and material data platform revalu.

We welcome applications from individuals, studios, collectives, and cross-disciplinary teams working in architecture, engineering, research, and craft. We particularly encourage applications from early-career practitioners and teams who are committed to transforming how—and with what—we build.

Applications reopen in spring 2027. Sign up below to be notified.

Applicants choose one of three tracks. Each track focuses on a different stage of the design process and connects Fellows with a different partner organization.

DEVELOP
For early-stage research. Fellows explore new materials, methods, and approaches, generating new knowledge.

DESIGN
For building systems and products. Fellows develop, test, and refine design solutions through hands-on, practice-based work.

APPLY
For real-world implementation. Fellows put regenerative solutions into practice through pilot projects and existing construction processes.

Key Dates
March – April 2027Application phase 
May - June 2027Evaluation and interview phase 
July 2027 Announcement of new Fellows 
July 2027 – June 20289 to 12 months Experimental Fellowship

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