| Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning Prizes and Awards |
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Competitive Awards | Nominative Awards | Non-CED Awards Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning prizes and awards inquiries: Graduate Undergraduate Graduate and Undergraduate
Award Amount $2,000 | Deadline Early March This is an annual award for outstanding creative achievement. Students submit class projects to the Departmental Prizes and Awards Committee who select the winner. Projects may include work from a design or environmental planning studio as well as papers on projects from other classes. Award Amount $2,000 (1-2 students) | Deadline Late November/Early December This is a design competition funded annually by the San Francisco Garden Club and is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Usually, the garden belongs to one of the Garden Club members. A jury of San Francisco Garden Club members selects recipients. Information will be available in early October. Award Amount $7,500-$10,000 | Deadline April 1 This award was set up by Geraldine Knight Scott in order to provide funds for significant travel after graduation. Students must submit detailed travel objectives in an essay form, a budget and a portfolio of design or other academic work to the LAEP Graduate Student Affairs Officer. This award is for undergraduate and graduate students in their final year. Award recipients are selected by the Scott Traveling Fellowship Committee that is comprised of two LAEP faculty members, one planning faculty member and one alumnus. Information is available in late November. Award Amount $1,000 (approx.) | Deadline Early April This award is given for student leadership and participation in departmental activities. Students must submit an essay, which describes their participation in departmental activities, a design project and have a minimum 3.3 GPA in Landscape Architecture courses. Recipients are selected by the Prizes and Awards Committee. Information is available in early March. Graduate
Award Amount $1,000-$2,000 | Deadline Early March | Past Winners Outstanding creative achievement in design based on a specific design competition. First, second, and third prizes have a cash award. A jury comprised of professionals and faculty members selects recipients. Information is available at the beginning of the spring semester. Graduate
This award is given to the student who receives the highest numerical ranking on the GSI student evaluations. The department Student Affairs Officer calculates numerical ranking and the winner is ratified by the Prizes and Awards Committee. The award is announced in late March. Undergraduate
Non-CED Awards for Students in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
These awards are given to students who have achieved a sustained level of outstanding performance in their studies and who show the promise of making significant contributions to the profession. Faculty members nominate students in their final year (graduates and undergraduates) for an exhibition of work reviewed by faculty and representatives from ASLA Northern California Chapter. Faculty nominations are made in late February and jury is usually held in late March.
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