Karla Roman Travel Bursary

Applications for the Karla Roman Travel Bursary are closed 

LOM has established an annual travel bursary in memory of Karla Roman, a talented architect and colleague who was killed while cycling to work in February 2017. She was a creative and hard-working designer and a good friend who rapidly became a key member of our team, at the start of what was a very promising career.

As well as the UK, Karla worked in Italy and in her native Brazil. She travelled to build her architectural knowledge, and the Karla Roman Travel Bursary was established to enable other architecture students to do the same.

The bursary gives students the opportunity to travel as part of their education or wider studies. Students can apply for a bursary up to the value of £2,500. It will be awarded to the applicant providing the most creative and compelling case for support, with financial circumstances and need being taken into account.

LOM would like to thank Karla’s partner for his generous donation to support the bursary.

How to apply

Applications for the bursary are closed. Architecture students are invited to apply for the bursary from September 2022.

Your submission should include the following information:

• A copy of your CV
• A letter of application of between 500-1000 words, describing your circumstances and why your studies would benefit from the travel bursary. You should include a description of where and when you would intend to travel, and an approximate budget for the bursary funds.
• A reference letter from your tutor or a relevant referee, supporting your submission.

You can send your application by email to mail@lom-fdp.com or by post to:
The Glass House, 5 Sclater Street, London E1 6JY.

Please mark your application clearly with “Karla Roman Travel Bursary” in the subject line or envelope.

Eligibility

• Applicants should be legally resident in the UK, and currently enrolled in a UK-based university studying architecture or similar as a full or part-time undergraduate or postgraduate student.
• The bursary will be awarded to the applicant providing the most compelling and creative case for support.
• Applications should be original and give a truthful account of your circumstances.

Terms and conditions

The successful applicant will need to sign the terms and conditions of the award before receiving funds. The successful applicant will agree the following:

• Permit LOM to publish the following:
  – Your name
  – Your area of residence (not your full address)
  – The university you are attending
• To use the bursary for travel expenses during the period January 2023 – August 2024. If for any reason you are unable to use the bursary to travel within this period you may be obliged to return it.
• To give Karla’s colleagues at LOM a presentation at our studio in London outlining how your studies have benefited from the travel bursary.
• During the trip, to document your highlights and share these with LOM.
• To provide receipts for travel-related expenses up to the value of £2,500 for LOM to reimburse.
• Applicants must have a UK bank account into which LOM can transfer funds electronically.

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact us via mail@lom-fdp.com