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Boogertman + Partners Architectural Design Scholarship 2015

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- 21 April 2015
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What is this?

The Boogertman + Partners Architectural Design Scholarship Award Africa, is awarded to one individual over a period of two years, and is valued at R140,000. This award includes an individual mentorship programme for the duration of the recipient's studies as well as a two-year work contract at Boogertman + Partners post receiving his/her Masters Degree.
The Boogertman + Partners Architectural Design Scholarship Award Africa, is a design excellence award and is based purely on design merit.

Who can enter?

The recipient of a Bachelor of Building Arts / Bachelor of Building Science or equivalent, who is about to proceed to his / her honours degree year.
All entrants must have average mark of 70% (for all academic years) + a minimum average score of 75% for design in order to qualify.

How does it work?

After submitting the required information, five finalists will be selected to join the Boogertman + Partners Team for a 48-hour design challenge, after which the winner of this award will be announced. Each finalist’s design will be judged by a panel of judges consisting of prominent industry leaders.

Application requirements

Copy of student's ID | Photograph | Formal academic record | Two design excellence endorsement letters (Design lecturer & Head of Department) | Portfolio

All the above documents must be scanned and uploaded in PDF format to a Dropbox folder. This folder must be shared with letitia@boogertmanpta.co.zaand the public link must be supplied in the form above.

Entries close end April 2015

Please visit http://www.boogertman.com/2015sch/sch-index.html to fill in your details

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