Founded in 1883 in honor of Benjamin Smith Rotch, the Rotch Travelling Scholarship is the oldest of its kind in the United States. The Rotch Travelling Scholarship is an annual two-stage design competition that results in one person, deemed the Rotch Scholar, traveling the world for eight months studying architecture. The Rotch Travelling Studio is an annual foreign-travel grant that provides up to $20,000 toward enhancing students’ architectural education.