Scholarships

NEW! ASLA-NY Foundation Scholarship

Description

The ASLA-NY Foundation* established this scholarship to support future leaders and thinkers in landscape architecture and to increase academic opportunity for new generations of designers. In our inaugural year we invite students to apply for the chance to win scholarships of up to $3,000. 

*The ASLA-NY Foundation is the 501(c)(3) charitable organization of the American Society of Landscape Architects, New York Chapter. We are supported by the tax-deductible contributions of our generous supporters dedicated to providing outreach, scholarships, grants, and career development opportunities to future landscape architects.

Eligibility

At this time, the award is open to currently enrolled students in LAAB accredited landscape architecture programs at universities within the ASLA-NY Chapter boundary, which are the Master of Landscape Architecture programs at the City College of New York and Pratt Institute. Applicants must have a minimum B+ grade point average (approximately 3.50).

Your Challenge

ONE idea to change the world.

What if one idea could change how we live, move, gather, play, or connect with the world around us? Landscape architecture is about imagining better places. It asks us to look at what we know—and see what it could become.

This year, applicants are asked to describe an aspect of landscape architecture they are passionate about and, through a novel approach, translate that passion into one succinct idea. Choose something you care about, one problem, one possibility, or one ‘what if’. Then imagine a new way landscape architecture could respond. 

This can include, but is not limited to a design intervention, product, policy, program, technology, public-space strategy—or something we haven't thought of yet.

Think boldly. Challenge assumptions. Make us curious.

The Submission

We want to see the thinking behind your idea—not just the finished product. Candidates must submit the following. Missing materials may result in disqualification. 

1. THE IDEA
   Tell us what you're proposing and why it matters (300-word maximum).
2. NAPKIN SKETCH
   Show us your idea in a single drawing that simply and effectively conveys your idea. This can be drawn in any medium on a 5” x 5” format, as a creative interpretation of a “napkin sketch,” or on an actual napkin and photographed.Keep it simple. We're interested in how clearly you can communicate an idea—not how well you can render.
3. YOUR STORY
   Tell us who you are, what you've done, and what has shaped you as a designer. Include the folowing:
   • Transcript — from LAAB-accredited university.
   • Resume — 1 page maximum (5 MB maximum file size).
   • Cover letter — A written introduction describing your background and experience — 300 words maximum.
   • Portfolio — Minimum 3 work samples. 10 page/slide limit. Each should include explanatory text describing the project. If it was a group project, applicants must state this and describe their role (10 MB maximum file size).

Selected finalists will be invited to present their ideas to a jury.