Alternative Approaches
The set of skills developed in your architectural education can be applied to variety of professional disciplines. Below are some resources to help you direct your search:
General
- Architectural Associations, Organizations and Research Institutes: http://library.nevada.edu/arch/rsrce/archassn.html
Competitions
- Environmental Design Research Association opportunities: http://www.edra.org/resources-mainmenu-32/career-opportunities-mainmenu-297
- Van Alen Institute: http://www.vanalen.org/competition
- The Architecture Room: http://www.thearchitectureroom.com/
- Competitions: http://www.competitions.org/
- Archinect — competitions: http://www.bustler.net/index.php/archinect/
- Bustler: http://www.bustler.net/
- The Architects Newspaper: http://www.archpaper.com/competition_all.asp
- eVolo — competitions: http://www.evolo.us/category/competition/
Grants
- Links to Federal Agency WWW Research & Grant Pages: http://www.arccweb.org/grants.htm
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Grants.gov: http://www.grants.gov/
- Recovery.gov: http://www.recovery.gov/Opportunities/Pages/Grants.aspx
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Grants: http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/i_want_to/apply_for_a_grant
- National Park Service grants: http://www.nps.gov/history/grants.htm
- The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training: http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/grants/
Government/Non-Profits
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: http://www.achp.gov/
- American National Standards Institute: http://www.ansi.org/
- Department of the Interior Jobs: http://www.doi.gov/public/findajob.cfm
- The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training: http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/
- The Department of Architecture and Design at the Getty Research Institute: http://www.getty.edu/research/institute/architecture_design/index.html
- Rocky Mountain Institute: http://www.rmi.org/rmi/
Continuing Education
- American National Standards Institute: http://www.ansi.org/
- The American Public Works Association: http://www.apwa.net/
- ASTM International: http://www.astm.org/
- Architectural Research Centers Consortiu: http://www.arccweb.org/index.html
- The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training: http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/category/training/
- Design Management Institute education: http://www.dmi.org/dmi/html/education/education_s.htm
- ULI Professional Development and Education: http://www.uli.org/ProfessionalDevelopment.aspx
Assistantships
- Van Alen Institute: http://www.vanalen.org/fellowship
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory Research Participants: http://www.nrel.gov/employment/research_participants.html
