Congratulations to Our 2020 Scholarship Winners!
The Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) has awarded a total of $103,000 to 17 outstanding students for its 2020 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 2020 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.
Honor Awards
LAF Honor Scholarship in Memory of Joe Lalli, FASLA
Award: $20,000
Gaelle Gourmelon
MLA Candidate, University of Virginia
LAF Honor Scholarship for Inclusive Community Design
Winner Award: $10,000
Natalie Galarza
MLA Candidate, City College of New York
LAF Honor Scholarship for Inclusive Community Design
Runner-up Award: $2,000
Jose Guadalupe Gutierrez
MLA Candidate, Cal Poly Pomona
Scholarships
ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarships
Award: $5,000 + travel to ASLA conference
Courtney Helmlinger
BLA Candidate, Ball State University
ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarships
Award: $5,000 + travel to ASLA conference
Aus Perez
BLA Candidate, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarships
Award: $5,000 + travel to ASLA conference
Holley Stringham
BLA Candidate, Utah State University
ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarships
Award: $5,000 + travel to ASLA conference
David Curry
BLA Candidate, North Carolina A&T State University
Courtland Paul Scholarship
Award: $3,500
Eleanor Frey
BSLA Candidate, The Ohio State University
EDSA Minority Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Alexandra Burgos
MLA Candidate, University of Washington
Landscape Forms Scholarship in Memory of Peter Schaudt, FASLA, Award: $5,000
Claire Jarvis
BLA Candidate, University of Georgia
Rain Bird Intelligent Use of Water™ Scholarship
Award: $2,500
Courtney Helmlinger
BLA Candidate, Ball State University
Steven G. King Play Environments Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Allyson Fairweather
MLA Candidate, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Location-Specific Scholarships
ASLA Florida Chapter Career Discovery Scholarships
Award: $5,000
Mara Stegaru
MLA Candidate, Florida International University
ASLA Florida Chapter Career Discovery Scholarships
Award: $5,000
Sebastian Hilpl
MLA Candidate, University of Florida
ASLA-NY Designing in the Public Realm Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Natalie Galarza
MLA Candidate, City College of New York
Hawaii Chapter ASLA/David T. Woolsey Scholarship
Award: $2,000
Jonathan Stanich
MLA Candidate, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Peridian International, Inc./Rae L. Price, FASLA Scholarship, Award: $5,000
Nola Talmage
Landscape Architecture Certificate, UCLA Extension
Project Support
Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design, Award: $4,000
Aja Grande
PhD Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design, Award: $4,000
Yoni Angelo Carnice
MLA Candidate, Harvard University
