Fellowships, Scholarships, and Awards


Prizes for Continuing Students

AWARD NAME AWARD ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA SUBMISSION DATE
Alpert Prize-History Cash award of up to $1000 Undergraduate and graduate registered in LA 314/513 Outstanding term paper in history Spring
Alpert Prize-Planting Design Cash award of up to $1000 Student currently enrolled in LA 453 Outstanding project in planting design course Spring
Alumni Merit Scholarship Cash award of $600 Undergraduate junior student High GPA, professional promise, and service Spring
ASLA National Student Awards (Graduate) Certificate Graduate student in final two years Outstanding in academics and skills related to art and technology Spring
ASLA National Student Awards (Undergraduate) Certificate Undergraduate student in final year of study High degree of scholarship, quality of work, and professional promise Spring
B. Hornemann/Zonta Cash award of $500 Female graduate student within 1 semester of graduation High academic performance, creativity, and service Spring
Bruce Borland Scholarship approximately 1 semester tuition Undergraduate sophomore Avid golfer who demonstrates high academic achievement and a need for aid Spring
Chalet Nursery Prize-Horticulture Cash award of $500 and plaque Undergraduate student who has completed HORT 301 and is enrolled in HORT 302 Outstanding in Woodies Spring
Chalet Nursery Prize-Planting Design Cash award of $500 and plaque Student currently enrolled in LA 453 Best final design Spring
Dan Ryan Prize Cash award of $500 Sophomore BLA student or 1st year non-design MLA student Strong design skills and willing to help fellow students, nominated by classmates Spring
Fiel Traveling Fellowship Cash award of $5000 BLA within 2 years of completion of the program Competitive selection based on student written proposal and application form Fall
Fiel Traveling Fellowship Cash award of $5000 MLA, PhD with a minimum of 2 semesters completed and a high GPA Competitive selection based on student written proposal and application form Fall
Golf Builder's Association Cash award of $500 Undergraduate junior or senior (IL resident preferred) High GPA Spring
Kesler Prize Cash award of $250 BLA or MLA enrolled in LA 342 Outstanding performance in Site Engineering Spring
Kluesing Prize Cash award of $2000 Graduating undergraduate or graduate student Competitive submission that reveals interest in combining art and landscape architecture Spring
Illinois ALSA Chapter Outstanding Student Awards Certificate Junior, senior, or graduate student (one selection per class) High academic performance and service to department or student ASLA chapter Spring
Ryerson Traveling Fellowship Cash award of up to $6000 for travel Undergraduate students within 1 semester of graduation Competitive proposal defining travel and study intent Fall
Ryerson Traveling Fellowship Cash award of up to $6000 for travel MLA with 24 hours by June or within one year of graduation and high GPA Competitive proposal defining travel and study intent Fall
Sigma Lambda Alpha   Junior, senior, MLA, or PhD students Based on GPA, academic excellence, leadership, and character Fall
Wadsworth Scholarship approximately 1 semester in-state tuition Undergraduate student, freshman or sophomore preferred Strong academic performance, professional promise, strong leadership, service, and moral character Spring

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