We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025-2026 Cooper Union Grant Program.

As in prior grant cycles, the selection process considered proposals' potential to advance The Cooper Union’s organizational goals and strategic priorities, with preference given to projects that address a societal challenge or civic need; involve at least two of Cooper's four areas of academic study; relate to the development or enhancement of courses that are open to all students; utilize the AACE Lab; and/or involve a mix of faculty, staff, and students.
 

THE COOPER UNION 2025–26 GRANT AWARDEES

Cooper Quantum Day
Brittany Corn-Agostini
PVF Amount Awarded: $4,000

Development of Models of Specific Regions Vulnerable to Climate Impacts
Vincent Jiang
AACE Lab Amount Awarded: $1,500

Cooper Union Building Design Collaborative: A New Transdisciplinary Elective
Amber Sun
Melody Baglione
Cosmas Tzavelis
Tommy Schaperkotter
Katie Lau
Pamela Cabrera
Menschel Awarded Amount: $6,000 

New Public Forum: Expanding Cross-Disciplinary Public Programming
Mika Pinhasi
Dylan Clark
Zaid Arshad
Fia Backström
Cristóbal Lehyt
Jess Kuronen
Matthew Bower
Nora Akawi
Jayne Miller
Menschel Awarded Amount: $8,000 

Fashion Icons: Blending Math, Art, and Engineering
Sadia Rahman
Sheikh Islam
Evelyn King
Antonio Velez
Norma Pace
Ayushi Bhattacharjee
Jacob Shron
Jennifer Weiser
Mili Shah
ACCE Lab Amount Awarded: $6,000 

Collaborative Explorations into Environmentally Conscientious Art, Architecture, and Engineering Practices
Sarah Nunberg
Hejintao Huang
Iman Raad
Miller Kaplan
ACCE Lab Amount Awarded: $5,000

Cooper Community Engagement in Climate Action Planning
Melody Baglione
John Rundell
Amanda Simson
Hejintao Huan
Kayla Montes de Oca
Pamela Cabrera
Julio Santillana
PVF Amount Awarded: $5,000

Metastable (Omnia Vibrat): a scaling approach to the structure of belonging
Abhishek Sharma
Carlos Irijalba
ACCE Lab Amount Awarded: $6,000 

Roosevelt Island Development 1969-1974: A pioneering example of Climate Smart Urbanism
Guido Zuliani
Ninad Pandit
Fia Backstrom
PVF Amount Awarded: $5,000

Ethics of AI Workshop Series
Sam Keene
Subalekha Udayasankar
Mark A. Vasquez
PVF Amount Awarded: $4,000

Teaching Mass Timber: A Platform for Interdisciplinary Education
Suofei Wang
Laura Britton
EG Rheams
Menschel Awarded Amount: $8,000 

Humanity and Replacement
Sam Keene
Ben Aranda
PVF Amount Awarded: $2,000

Cooper Book Club
Robyn Fitzsimmons
Samantha Berman
PVF Amount Awarded: $3,000 
 

Transparent Tectonics: Glass Experimentation & Prototyping
Aaliyah Torres
Daniel Luo
Olivia Fitzpatrick
Sophie Wang
Andy Wilhem
ACCE Lab Amount Awarded: $9,000

Design Portfolio Week
Jess Kuronen
Sasha Tochilovosky
PVF Amount Awarded: $3,000 

Archives in Action: Enhancing Access and Education through Collaboration
Calista Donohoe
Lisa Norberg
Mary Mann
Eilin Pérez
Steven Hillyer
Chris Dierks
Sasha Tochilovsky
Jess Kuronen
PVF Awarded Amount: $5,000 

First Edition Workshops and Exhibition
Clara Syme
Owen Nichols
Augustine (Gus) Crain
PVF Awarded Amount: $2,000 

Задушені Спогади: A Resurrection
Ruslana Bukalo
Sofiia Stepanenko
PVF Awarded Amount: $2,000