Other Scholarships

May include but are not limited to opportunities listed below. Additional scholarship information is often included in Fab Friday emails from the department. The Financial Aid web page is another good resource to search for outside scholarships.

AASHE Student Sustainability Leadership Awards

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education offers Student Sustainability Leadership Awards. These awards honor students and/or student teams from AASHE member institutions, including Cal Poly, who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in promoting campus sustainability.

For more information, go to the AASHE student awards web page. 

Architecture and Design Foundation - Bill Millsap Fellowship

Among the Travel and Research Fellowships listed by the Architecture and Design Foundation is The Bill Millsap Fellowship: The Art of Landscape Architecture - a stipend to inspire students and young professionals in their study of the intersection of art, landscape architecture, and the cultural and personal relationships inspired by these pursuits.  This stipend is envisioned to help facilitate a supplemental experience, research project or experiment in art or creative landscape expression. Proposals may include, but are not limited to travel, art creation, digital conceptualization, temporary installation, interviews, research, or other collaborative experiences. It may not be used simply for tuition expenses.

Learn more about eligibility and applications on their website.

Asian American Architects and Engineers Foundation Scholarships

Each year, the Asian American Architects and Engineers Foundation (AAa/e) offers scholarships to students pursuing careers in architecture (including landscape architecture), engineering, or construction. The Foundation is a branch of the Asian American Architects/Engineers Association of Southern California. The purpose of the scholarships is to provide encouragement and financial incentive for the students to excel in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, and construction. Please check updated information for deadline to apply and the application process. 

ASLA Member Resources

The American Society of Landscape Architecture publishes a listing of scholarships and fellowships for landscape architecture students, including both undergraduate and graduate opportunities. To see this listing, become a student member of ASLA (free to join).

The Association for Women in Architecture Foundation

The Association for Women in Architecture Foundation (AWAF) offers annual cash awards to women students studying Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and/or Land Planning, Interior Design, Historic Preservation or Environmental Design leading to a college degree. Applicants must meet the following qualifications to be eligible (see application form for details):

• Applicants must be female residents of California or attending a California school, and must be enrolled in one of the qualifying majors for the current school term.
• Applicants must have completed a minimum of 18 units in their major by the application due date, OR current community college students shall have a minimum of 10 units completed in their major.

Visit their scholarships web page for more information.

David Evans and Associates (DEA), Inc.

The goal of the David Evans and Associates, Inc. scholarship is to assist the recipient in pursuing a bachelor’s degree in one of the majors listed below. Applicants must be students majoring and demonstrating exceptional promise in:

• Civil Engineering (transportation, structural, land development, or environmental)
• Electrical Engineering (Power)
• Surveying/Geomatics
• Marine/Hydrographic Science
• Landscape Architecture
• Construction Engineering
• Planning
• Natural Resources/Environmental Science

Learn more about eligibility for DEA scholarships on their website.

Garden Club of America

Since 1928 when the Rome Prize Fellowship in Landscape Architecture was established, the Garden Club of America (GCA) has funded more than 1,200 scholars. Today the GCA offers 27 merit-based scholarships, fellowships and awards in the areas of horticulture and its related disciplines, botany, including medicinal and tropical, native bird habitat, conservation and ecological restoration, desert studies, landscape architecture, urban forestry, garden history and design, coastal wetlands, and pollinator research. To learn more, click here.

Landscape Architecture Foundation Scholarships

The Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) partners with sponsors and organizations seeking to improve the environment by supporting students through scholarships. According to the LAF, the financial support resulting from these partnerships includes multiple scholarship categories rewarding superior student performance or assisting those with unmet financial need.

For information, go to the Landscape Architecture Foundation's web page for available awards.

LEAF Scholarships

The California Landscape Contractors Association formed the Landscape Educational Advancement Foundation (LEAF) Scholarship Program as a merit-based scholarship awarded to undergraduate students attending an accredited community college or state university and majoring in a horticulture-related program leading to a career in the landscape contracting industry or related fields. Learn more and view the application on their website.

National Garden Clubs Scholarship Program

The National Garden Clubs (NGC) offers approximately 35 college scholarships annually, each in the amount of $3,500. One-year scholarships are available to juniors, seniors, and graduate students pursuing a Master's Degree. Sophomores may make application for their junior year.

For more information, and to download the application guidelines, instructions, and forms, click here. 

Sigma Lambda Alpha Honor Society

Sigma Lambda Alpha (SLA) Honor Society in Landscape Architecture recognizes and encourages scholarship in all aspects of education. SLA has created a travel grant program to support and enhance students' education. The purpose of the grant is to supplement the student's ability to travel to professional or educational meetings, travel to natural and built environments for independent research, or to offset the costs of field trips and study abroad where there is a proven research benefit demonstrated. Please contact SLA Advisor Miran Day for additional information and questions at miday@calpoly.edu.