SCUP Fellows Program
Launching the Next Generation of Planning Leaders
The SCUP Fellows program advances the understanding and practice of integrated planning in higher education by supporting applied inquiry into the implementation of SCUP’s planning principles across diverse institutional contexts.
Explore the Program
About SCUP Fellows
The fellowship is designed to generate evidence, insights, and practical examples that help validate, refine, and extend SCUP’s integrated planning approach. Fellows work closely with volunteer leaders of the SCUP Research Advisory Committee to advance research priorities and expand shared learning and resources across the organization.
Invitation to Apply
This program cultivates current and future leaders of integrated planning by providing practitioners with opportunities to deepen their expertise, contribute to the profession’s evolving body of knowledge, and share their insights with the broader higher education community.
Applications close December 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern
PDF Application Guide
Previous Recipients
In celebration of 10 years supporting higher education leaders in integrated planning research, the SCUP Fellows program has entered its next chapter, building on its foundational legacy. SCUP thanks and acknowledges the past Fellows for their contributions to advance integrated planning.
Program Overview
How It Works
The fellowship is designed to generate evidence, insights, and practical examples that help validate, refine, and extend SCUP’s integrated planning framework and research priorities. Through practitioner-led research and knowledge sharing, Fellows contribute to a growing body of work that strengthens the planning profession and informs integrated planning practices across higher education.
Summary of the fellowship year:
- Applicants propose research projects that address an area of focus identified by the SCUP Research Advisory Committee (RAC).
- Fellows serve for a total of 18 months (from February to August of the following year).
- Fellows receive benefits to support their research including Fellows receive benefits including an $18,000 stipend dispersed throughout the duration of the fellowship, and complimentary individual SCUP membership for 2 years.
- During their term, Fellows meet regularly and receive guidance from leaders of the RAC to complete the research project.
- Fellows produce research-backed resources to benefit the community, offering validation, a challenge, or refinement of SCUP’s integrated planning framework.
Download the Application Guide PDF for complete program details.
Current Research Priorities
Each 2026 fellowship proposal must align with one of the research priorities below:
Identifying Mature Integrated Planning In Practice
This research area explores how institutions describe, demonstrate, sustain, and continuously improve integrated planning within their own unique contexts.
Artificial Intelligence In Integrated Planning
Projects may explore opportunities, challenges, and emerging practices that help institutions use AI thoughtfully and responsibly while strengthening integrated planning.
Download the Application Guide PDF for full details about the research priorities and example research questions.
Interested in Applying?
Download the Application Guide PDF to review complete program details for 2026 applicants. Then begin your application!
2026 Application Dates
- Applications open: September 21, 2026
- Applications close: December 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern
- Selection and notification: January 2027
- Fellowship conducted: February 2027–August 2028
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Senior Director, Research and Strategic Partnerships
Past SCUP Fellows
SCUP thanks and acknowledges the past Fellows of the original program and for their contributions to the community.
2023–24
Lisa Jasinski | The Future of University Planning in 2040 (and Beyond) (research report)
Kathy Kelly | Considering Invisible Disabilities . . . And Embracing ‘Truly’ Inclusive Architecture (research report)
2022–23
Joel Pettigrew | When City Parks Are Your Quad: Urban Campus Planning for Safety and Well-Being. (research report)
Tamara Wallace | Public Higher Education in Today’s Climate Crisis (research report | presentation)
2020–21
Shannon Dowling | Peripheral Vision: Planning and Designing Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Learning Environments (research report)
Erin Johnson | An Integrated Planning Approach to Naming on Campus (research report | presentation)
Royce Robertson | Designing and Developing Mature, Mission-Aligned Online Academic Programs at Jesuit Institutions (research report)
2019–20
Angela Foss | Smart Building, Smart Campus (research report | presentation)
Sue Gerber | The Relationship between Accreditation and Integrated Planning (research report | presentation)
2018–19
Jeffrey Ashley | Using Alumni Surveys to Assess the Impacts of Active Learning Spaces on Development of Collaboration Skills (research report | presentation)
Jeremy Webster | Collaborative Planning as a Means toward Collaborative Innovation on a Co-Located Campus Project (research report)
2017–18
Mahauganee Shaw Bonds | Institutional Decisions of How to Carry On After a Campus Tragedy: An Examination of Campus-Based Memorials, Structures, and Commemorative Spaces (research report)
2016–17
Nic de Salaberry | P3 Performance for Higher Education (research report)
Ginelle Lang | Future-proofing Science and Engineering Facilities: An Analysis of Strategies (research report | presentation)
2015–16
Janni Aragon | Information Technology: Building Important Bridges between Academic and Service Units
Annie Davis Weber | Strategic Planning in a Shared Governance Environment
2014–15
Sylvia Ramirez | Decentralized Financial Management Practices in Higher Education
Adam Wyatt | (Re)Defining Data and Metrics to use in Academic Program Planning