LAF awarded a total of $165,000 to 26 students for the 2025 scholarship season. The scholarships are awarded to students for performance, increasing access, research, and financial need.

In the fall, LAF will announce the scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year and begin the application process.


Scholarships for Master's Students:
LAF Honor Scholarship in Memory of Joe Lalli, FASLA
Award: $20,000
Margaret Marando
MLA Candidate, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

LAF Honor Scholarship in Memory of Joe Lalli, FASLA
First Runner-up Award: $10,000
Yanyao Cui
MLA Candidate, University of California, Berkeley

LAF Honor Scholarship in Memory of Joe Lalli, FASLA
Second Runner-up Award: $5,000
Jiayi Zhang
MLA Candidate, Rhode Island School of Design

LAF Honor Scholarship for Inclusive Community Design
Award: $10,000
Lian Mae Tualla
MLA Candidate, University of California, Berkeley

LAF Honor Scholarship for Inclusive Community Design
Runner-up Award: $5,000
Yanyao Cui
MLA Candidate, University of California, Berkeley

Kenneth R. Brooks MLA Research Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Christos Baos
MLA Candidate, Louisiana State University

MIG Scholarship for the Planning and Design of Equitable and Inclusive Environments
Award: $5,000
Dushawn John
MLA Candidate, Arizona State University

MIG Scholarship for the Planning and Design of Equitable and Inclusive Environments
Award: $5,000
Lauryn Langley
MLA Candidate, Louisiana State University


Scholarships for Undergraduate Students:
ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarship
Award: $10,000 + travel to ASLA conference
Ahmaud Carrol-Tubbs
BLA Candidate, Ball State University

 

ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarship
Award: $5,000 + travel to ASLA conference
Isabel Aguilar
BLA Candidate, University of Florida

ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarship
Award: $5,000 + travel to ASLA conference
Rekiyah Bobbitt
BLA Candidate, North Carolina A&T State University

ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarship
Award: $5,000 + travel to ASLA conference
Crystan Carbajal Castillo
BLA Candidate, Cal Poly Pomona

Courtland Paul Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Jazmin Garcia
BLA Candidate, Colorado State University

LandDesign Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Scholarship
Award: $5,000 + mentorship
Jaliya Shepherd
BLA Candidate, North Carolina A&T State University

LandDesign Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Scholarship
Award: $5,000 + mentorship
Ava Yon
BLA Candidate, Michigan State University

Landscape Forms Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Veronica Palma Cuapio
BLA Candidate, University of Connecticut

Landscape Forms Scholarship in Memory of Peter Lindsay Schaudt, FASLA
Award: $5,000
Emily Pham
BLA Candidate, University of Guelph

Rain Bird Intelligent Use of Water?,,? Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Kareem Harris
BLA Candidate, University of Wisconsin-Madison


Scholarships for Undergraduate or Master's Students:

Daniel Zwier/Permaloc Innovation Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Lian Mae Tualla
MLA Candidate, University of California, Berkeley

EDSA Diversity Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Aisha Iyengar
MLA Candidate, Harvard University

EDSA Diversity Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Jonathan Mata
BSLA Candidate, Texas Tech University

Steven G. King Play Environments Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Chloe Kahn
MLA Candidate, Rhode Island School of Design


Location Specific Scholarships:

ASLA-NY Equitable Public Urban Space Scholarship
Award: $5,000
Jake Romagnoli
MLA Candidate, City College of New York

Hawaii Chapter ASLA/David T Woolsey Scholarship
Award: $3,000
Maxwell Nagel
BLA Candidate, University of Rhode Island

Peridian International, Inc./Rae L. Price, FASLA Scholarship,
Award: $5,000
Alicia Bartoli-Arnold
Landscape Architecture Certificate, UCLA Extension


Project Support

Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design
Award: $4,000
Kat Chavez
MLA Candidate, Cal Poly Pomona

Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design
Award: $4,000
Bakari Clark
MLA + MCP Candidate, University of Pennsylvania

Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design
Award: $4,000
Bianca LaPaz
MLA Candidate, University of Pennsylvania

To date, LAF has supported more than 680 students with $2.07 million in scholarships.
To see the LAF's announcement of this year's scholarship recipients, go to: https://www.lafoundation.org/news/2025/06/2025-scholarship-winners?utm_source=Landscape+Architecture+Foundation+Subscribers&utm_campaign=bef396e9ac-scholarship-winners-25-06-13&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-6c58a99c3f-388868191