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Avg. Amount Awarded
320
Days
February 1 2026
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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Steven G. King Play Environments Scholarship

Description

The purpose of the Steven G. King Play Environments Scholarship is to recognize a student who has high potential in the design of play environments. This student must show an interest in the value of integrating playgrounds into parks, schools and other play environments and understand the significant social and educational value of play. Key qualities in the student receiving the scholarship are creativity, openness to innovation, and a demonstrated interest in park and playground planning. Eligible applicants are landscape architecture students with a demonstrated interest and aptitude in the design of play environments. They must be master's students or undergraduates in their final two years of study and enrolled in an LAAB- or LAAC-accredited program at a university in the U.S. or Canada. Two letters of recommendation are required and a maximum of three work samples may be submitted. Letters of recommendation should be from current professors familiar with the applicant's demonstrated interest in park and playground planning, creativity, and openness to innovation. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Landscape Architecture Foundation for more information.

Amount Details

$5,000
Low Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be a graduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university or a four-year college
  • CheckmarkMust not be attending high school currently
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying Landscape Architecture

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Contact scholarships@lafoundation.org
Tel: 202-331-7070
Fax: 202-331-7079 Address 1200 17th Street NW, Suite 210
Washington, DC 20036