Congratulations to Our 2021 Scholarship Winners!
The Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) has awarded a total of $130,500 to 21 outstanding students for its 2021 scholarship season.
The scholarships and fellowships support the next generation of designers by rewarding superior student performance, encouraging diversity, supporting original research, and assisting students with unmet financial need. The awards are made possible through funds established by generous sponsors.
LAF congratulates all of our 2021 winners, who were selected through a competitive process by sponsor- and LAF-convened juries made up of leaders in landscape architecture practice, academia, and industry.
To see bios of the winners, scroll through the carousel on our main Scholarships page.
Honor Awards
LAF Honor Scholarship in Memory of Joe Lalli, FASLA
Award: $20,000
Leah Kahler
MLA, University of Virginia
LAF Honor Scholarship in Memory of Joe Lalli, FASLA
Runner-up Award: $5,000
Priyanka Parachoor
MLA, University of Virginia
LAF Honor Scholarship for Inclusive Community Design
Award: $10,000
Ayana Belk
MLA, Kansas State University
LAF Honor Scholarship for Inclusive Community Design
Runner-up Award: $2,000
Caro Rubio
MLA, University of Florida
Scholarships
ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarships
Award: $10,000 + travel to ASLA Annual Meeting
Daniella Slowik
BLA, University of Washington
ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarships
Award: $5,000 + travel to ASLA Annual Meeting
Najla Said Lopez
BLA, University of Florida
ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarships
Award: $5,000 + travel to ASLA Annual Meeting
Walter Hogue
BLA, Mississippi State University
ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarships
Award: $5,000 + travel to ASLA Annual Meeting
Matheus Gomes
BLA, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Courtland Paul Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Valerie Alegre
BSLA, Cal Poly Pomona
Daniel Zwier/Permaloc Innovation Scholarship
Award: $5,000
David Evans
MLA, University of Georgia
Daniel Zwier/Permaloc Innovation Scholarship
First Runner-up Award: $2,000
Ayana Belk
MLA, Kansas State University
Daniel Zwier/Permaloc Innovation Scholarship
Second Runner-up Award: $1,000
Emerson Goo
BLA, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
EDSA Diversity Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Shakira Hood
BSLA, North Carolina A&T State University
EDSA Diversity Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Daniela Rodriguez
MLA, Florida International University
Landscape Forms Scholarship in Memory of Peter Schaudt, FASLA,
Award: $5,000
Jordan Chiang
BLA, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Landscape Forms Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship,
Award: $5,000
Diamond Owens
BLA, University of Georgia
Rain Bird Intelligent Use of Water™ Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Scott Michael Shoemaker
Landscape Architecture Certificate, UCLA Extension
Steven G. King Play Environments Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Lucia Blanco
MLA, University of Calgary
Location-specific Scholarships
ASLA-NY Designing in the Public Realm Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Casey Breen
MLA, The City College of New York
ASLA Florida Chapter Career Discovery Scholarships
Award: $5,000
Caro Rubio
MLA, University of Florida
ASLA Florida Chapter Career Discovery Scholarships
Award: $5,000
Najla Said Lopez
BLA, University of Florida
Peridian International, Inc./Rae L. Price, FASLA Scholarship, Award: $5,000
Elissa Urbina
BLA, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Hawaii Chapter ASLA/David T. Woolsey Scholarship
Award: $2,000
Kiana Dai
MLA, University of Hawai’i-Manoa
Hawaii Chapter ASLA/David T. Woolsey Scholarship
Award: $2,000
Emerson Goo
BLA, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Project Support
Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design, Award: $4,000
Anna Bierbrauer
PhD, University of Colorado - Denver
