Awards and Fellowships

The VAF's Award for Advocacy encourages citizen-based advocacy by recognizing exemplary efforts and achievements on behalf of our vernacular built heritage.  
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VAF Ambassadors Awards provides funding for faculty-sponsored student groups (both undergraduate and graduate) from North American institutions, to attend VAF annual conferences.
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The Paul E. Buchanan Award recognizes contributions to the study and preservation of vernacular architecture and the cultural landscape that do not take the form of books or published work. 
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The Abbott Lowell Cummings Prize, named for the founding president of the VAF, is awarded annually to the newly-published book that has made the most significant contribution to the study of vernacular architecture and cultural landscapes of North America.
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As part of its Fieldwork Initiative Program, VAF supports two fieldwork-related grant programs: Field School Fellowships and Fieldwork Apprenticeships.
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The Henry Glassie Award, named for the renowned vernacular architecture scholar and folklorist, recognizes special achievements in and contributions to the field of vernacular architecture studies. It is awarded intermittently, as deemed appropriate by the VAF Board of Directors.
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The VAF Board of Directors has allocated funding to offer partial financial assistance to students and young professionals presenting papers at VAF annual conferences.
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The Travel Fee Honoraria Program assists organizations such as historical societies, museums, historical commissions, and preservation groups in their ongoing stewardship of the vernacular built environment, by underwriting travel costs for visiting expert consultations.
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