The Certificate Giving Ceremony of The Rafiq Azam Travel Bursary for the Students of Architecture 2017 was held on 10 October 2018. Md. Kazi Rafid Bin Zaman, winner of the 2017 cycle was awarded the certificate upon completion of his travel assignment to Bhutan. The bursary is given annually by eminent architect Md. Rafiq Azam to an architecture student of BRAC University, selected from a group of short-listed fourth year students through a session where they present on topics of their own choice. The winner is given the bursary to travel abroad to develop an in-depth understanding of architecture, heritage, nature, climate of the country visited.
This year the event was graced by Md. Rafiq Azam, Principal of Shatotto: Architecture for Green Living, Professor Zainab Faruqui Ali, Chairperson, Department of Architecture and Professor Fuad H. Mallick, Dean, School of Design, BRAC University. The selection session for The Rafiq Azam Travel Bursary 2018 was also held on the same day. The adjudicators of the selection board were Architect Rafiq Azam, Professor Zainab Faruqui Ali and Abul Fazal Mahmudun Nobi, Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, BRAC University. Saiqa Iqbal Meghna, Senior Lecturer coordinated the event along with Md. Samiur Rahman Bhuiyan, Lecturer, Department of Architecture. Md. Ehsan Alam was selected as the primary candidate for 2018 cycle of the bursary, and Sindis Hassan was selected as the alternate candidate.