The next generation of landscape architects honored through scholarship by the Landscape Architecture Foundation

For more than 50 years, the Landscape Architecture Foundation has invested in research, leadership initiatives, and scholarship opportunities for current and future designers in the landscape architecture profession. For 2023, over 16 scholarships were awarded to 27 students from over 15 academic institutions currently pursuing their undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. degrees in the study of landscape architecture. A total of $160,000 USD have been awarded to this year's scholarship winners as a means to support "access and diversity, supporting original research, and assisting students with unmet financial need." Meet this year's scholarship winners below.LAF Honor Scholarship in Memory of Joe Lalli, FASLA Top Prize: Daniella Slowik MLA Candidate, Harvard UniversityFirst Runner-Up: Samantha Rosner MLA Candidate, University of VirginiaSecond Runner-Up: Hannah Hansen MLA Candidate, University of California, BerkeleyLAF Honor Scholarship for Inclusive Community DesignTop Prize: Celina Abba MLA Candidate, Harvard UniversityRunner-Up: Cameron Coronado, MLA Candidate, University of OregonKenneth R. Brooks MLA Research ScholarshipAdrian Robins MLA Candidate, University of VirginiaSteven G. King Play Environments ScholarshipLara Prebble MLA Candidate, Harvard UniversityASLA Florida Chapter Career Discovery ScholarshipsRose Gilson MLA Candidate, Florida International UniversityJaimundo Gulapa MLA Candidate, Florida International UniversityHawaii Chapter ASLA/David T Woolsey ScholarshipDelphine Homerowski MLA Candidate, University of Hawaii at ManoaDaniel Zwier/Permaloc Innovation ScholarshipTop Prize: Adolfo Martinez MLA Candidate, University of GeorgiaFirst Runner-Up:- Simone Stark MLA Candidate, Florida International UniversitySecond Runner-Up: Savannah Wright BLA Candidate, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry2023 Douglas Dockery Thomas FellowshipImani Canton PhD Candidate, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignEDSA Diversity ScholarshipTop Prize: Nastassja Lafontant MLA Candidate, Harvard University Top Prize: Amber Rachele BSLA Candidate, University of Massachusetts AmherstASLA-NY Equitable Public Urban Space ScholarshipSavannah Wright BLA Candidate, SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryPeridian International, Inc./Rae L. Price, FASLA ScholarshipKaris Lawson BLA  Candidate, Cal Poly San Luis ObispoASLA Council of Fellows ScholarshipTop Prize: Javiera Diaz-Ortiz BLA Candidate, University of MarylandRunner-Up: Adriel Jimenez BLA Candidate, University of FloridaRunner-Up: Lily Saephan BLA Candidate, Cal Poly PomonaRunner-Up: Fiorella Sibaja BLA Candidate, University of ArkansasLandDesign Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion ScholarshipTop Prize: Melissa Morales-Rivas BLA Candidate, Clemson UniversityTop Prize: Alexandria Warren BLA Candidate, The Pennsylvania State UniversityLandscape Forms Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ScholarshipTop Prize: Jakobi Johnson BLA Candidate, Michigan State UniversityTop Prize: Tairiq Mansfield BLA Candidate, Clemson UniversityLandscape Forms Scholarship in Memory of Peter Schaudt, FASLACheryl Zeng BLA Candidate, Cornell UniversityRain Bird Intelligent Use of Water™ Scholarship Ethan Bergeron BLA Candidate, Louisiana State University To learn more about each scholarship offered, click here. Read the full post on Bustler