Tulane Prize for Climate Curriculum in the Built Environment
To foster innovation in the development of climate change curriculum, the Center on Climate Change and Urbanism (CCU) at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) hosts the Tulane Prize for Climate Change Curriculum in the Built Environment. This prize is awarded annually to faculty members who demonstrate excellence in the development of core and elective curriculum in climate change and the built environment.
The inaugural 2024-2025 Tulane Prize for Climate Change Curriculum in the Built Environment honors the selected awardees with monetary awards totaling $10,000 (USD).
The 2024-2025 Tulane Prize for Climate Change Curriculum in the Built Environment (the “Prize”) will accept nominations until January 31, 2025. Faculty at any school, department, or program in the built environment are eligible to apply. Unless explicitly reserved by the nominee, all syllabi submitted for nomination, whether selected for the prize or not, may be published in the CCU Climate Syllabus Bank at climatesyllabus.org. Eligible undergraduate and graduate courses, studios, and seminars must have been either previously taught or concurrently offered for instruction at the time of nomination. Faculty in architecture, design, urban and regional planning, landscape architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, real estate development, historic preservation, building science, and construction management are encouraged to apply. Faculty developing curriculum with a focus on climate mitigation and adaptation in the United States, the Caribbean, and/or Latin America are encouraged to apply. The Prize is open to nominations from around the world.
The Prize is payable by Tulane University in U.S. dollars (USD) at the sole discretion of the CCU Prize selection committee. To submit a nomination or self-nomination, please email a .pdf copy of the subject syllabus (10mb or smaller) together with a cover letter (separate .pdf) that outlines key contributions of this curriculum, as well as the complete contact information for the nominee. The cover letter should highlight the context from which this course is offered within a degree program and the extent to which it supports core or elective credit requirements. Examples of work (15-page limit) produced by students in the course, studio, or seminar, as well as course evaluations, may be included as an appendix within a consolidated cover letter .pdf file (10mb or smaller).
To submit a Prize nomination package, please email your nomination cover letter and syllabus to ccu@tulane.edu by 11:59 p.m. (central time) on January 31, 2025.
Tulane University is an equal opportunity educator and employer. The Prize is open to qualified nominees, regardless of the nominee’s demographic background or identity, including, for example, the nominee’s race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, age, and disability status, among other protected classes. Please be advised that the Prize recipient may be subject to taxation or tax withholdings. The tax implications can vary based on the recipient’s country of residence, employment status, and other individual circumstances. Recipients are responsible for determining their own tax obligations and for complying with all applicable tax laws and regulations. Tulane University recommends consulting with a tax professional to understand the specific tax consequences of receiving this Prize.