LAF Ignite is a multi-year program for BIPOC landscape architecture students, providing participants with an annual $10,000 scholarship, annual paid summer internship, and access to mentors throughout their educational path. Each year, 3 students are accepted into Ignite and participate until they have completed their landscape architecture degree.
For the 2022 and 2023 application years, eligible candidates must:
- Identify as Black/African American (this will be expanded in future years)
- Be undergraduate or master’s students enrolled in an LAAB- or LAAC-accredited landscape architecture program
- Not currently be in their final year of study
- Be in good academic standing
- Demonstrate financial need
- Demonstrate a commitment to landscape architecture
- Be able to commit to full participation in Ignite
Applications are due October 15. For more details, visit: www.lafoundation.org/laf-