The competition will conclude at the 2026 APTI conference in Indianapolis, October 26-30. Engineering and other students from across the U.S. are invited to participate! Begin the process by attending the Information Session on November 24.

Sponsor- Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI)'s Preservation Engineering Technical Committee (PETC)

Dates- Monday, November 24, 2025, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EST (Timber Bridge Specifications Information Session)

Details- The objective of this competition is to engage more students in the Preservation/Conservation Engineering field. Students will learn how to approach historic buildings and how these structures differ from new design, with the emphasis placed on maintenance and durability of historic materials.

The 2026 APT PETC Student Design-Build Competition will kick off during the Information Session, when committee members release the specification package to any team interested in participating. The specifications provide detail on the theme, requirements for submission at each phase, as well as technical descriptions and limitations on the build during Phase 3. The bulk the Phase 3 occurs during the annual APTI conference, when teams present their studies performed in Phase 2 to attendees, and conclude with a timed build and load test of their built structure.

This is a hands-on challenge for students with an interest in historic buildings and structures.

Contact- APTPETC@gmail.com with questions.

Register- To attend the Student Competition Information Session on November 24, 2026, learn more and register at apti.org/25PETCstudentsinfo.

A newly established registry of lawyers and law professionals who are interested in protecting and preserving the places that matter.

Sponsor- National Trust for Historic Preservation

Dates- Ongoing

Details- The National Trust for Historic Preservation has long supported the use of legal tools to protect and preserve historic places. None of this work is possible without dedicated and committed lawyers who are willing and able to assume preservation legal matters. The launch of the National Preservation Lawyers Network in 2026 will provide a resource for people across the country to access support in their communities.

The National Trust is enlisting lawyers to join the Network to promote education within the preservation law community through the sharing of information, and connect preservation attorneys to each other, to the National Trust, and to the public. By joining the Network, there is no obligation for an attorney to accept representation, but rather the opportunity to connect with potential clients. The Network is a free service of the National Trust.

Contact- Colleen Danz at cdanz@savingplaces.org or (202) 588-6498 with questions.

Membership- Visit savingplaces.org/lawyers-network to read more and become a member.

Details- Candidates for this fellowship are either established scholars or doctoral students who have completed their coursework and are at the stage of writing their dissertations. Grantees are expected to be in residence during the term of their award, which may be taken any time during the year.

The American Geographical Society Library Research Fellowship program is intended to help bring to the AGSL scholars who reside beyond commuting distance of UWM, and whose research would benefit from extensive use of the Library.

Research projects supported by the Fellowship program must fall within the wide range of subject areas that could be supported by the Library. Examples include history of cartography (including cartobibliography), history of geographic thought, discovery and exploration, historical geography, and other history themes with a significant geographical component.

Fellowships can last up to four weeks and provide a weekly stipend of $500.00 ($2,000 maximum) to help defray the travel and living expenses relative to the residency.

Location- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Sponsor- American Geographical Society Library at UW-M has a collection of nearly 2 million items, including maps, atlases, globes, photographs, monographs, serials, and digital geospatial data.

Deadline- Apply by December 7, 2025. Awards will be announced in late December 2025 for fellowships to be held during 2026.

Contact- Email browngl@uwm.edu for information about the fellowship program. Send general inquiries to agsl@uwm.edu

Apply- For instructions on how to apply, visit here →. Electronic submission is encouraged.

Now Accepting Applications for 2026 Funding- Mid-career and design professionals may apply for either the Fitch Mid-Career Fellowship or the Robert Silman Award.

Sponsor- James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation

Deadline- Apply by December 15, 2025, at 6PM EST

Details- The mission of the James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation is to support professionals in the field of historic preservation. This is done, in part, by providing grants to those working in the field or related disciplines.

The Fitch Mid-Career Fellowship is a research grant of up to $15,000 available to those with an academic background, professional experience, and an established identity in historic preservation, architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, architectural history, environmental planning, and the decorative arts. The Robert Silman Award is given to an engineer, architect, or other design professional for a proposal exploring the preservation, restoration, or adaptive reuse of the built environment. Up to $15,000 is available.

Contact- Rachel Levy at director@fitchfoundation.org with questions.

Application Link- Read about eligibility requirements, proposal details, and apply online for the Fitch Fellowship at fitchfoundation.org/grants/fitch. For the Silman Award, visit fitchfoundation.org/grants/silman.