TORONTO - August 6, 2024 - Unilock®, a style and technology leader in concrete interlocking paving stones, slabs, and retaining walls, wants to help the next generation of landscaping leaders follow their dreams and make their mark with its Paving the Future Scholarship. The company has awarded $175,000 to 35 students since 2022 and is looking for the next cohort of talented recipients.

"We introduced the Paving the Future Scholarship in 2022 to commemorate our 50th anniversary and we have seen a strong response in applications for the past two years," said Diane Williams, VP of Marketing at Unilock®. "The landscape design and construction industry is a growing field and we are proud to continue to support this growth by recognizing the future innovators and thought leaders in the landscape profession."

Unilock® founder Ed Bryant made his mark when he first established a paver manufacturing site in North America in 1972, bringing a passionate, collaborative, and innovative spirit that helped kick-start the hardscapes industry. The Unilock® Paving the Future Scholarship celebrates Ed Bryant's legacy by investing in the next generation of landscape architecture and construction leaders.

"We have been so impressed with past recipients of the scholarship," said Williams. "We are looking forward to watching their careers grow and seeing the lasting imprints they make in the world of landscaping."

The scholarship is open to students enrolled in their final year of a landscape architecture or landscape construction post-secondary program in the U.S. and Canada. Unilock® will award $5,000 to each scholarship recipient, helping to seed the new generation of landscape design, landscape architecture, and construction leaders by supporting educational expenses, including tuition fees, but also as a partner to call on for support and resources as they start their career.

Key Dates for Students:

 
Application deadline: September 16, 2024
Winners notified: October 11, 2024

Scholarship Eligibility and Evaluation:
To be eligible, applicants must:
Be a permanent resident of the U.S.A. or Ontario, Canada
Be enrolled in their final year of a full-time, post-secondary undergraduate or graduate program within landscape management, landscape construction, horticulture landscaping, turf grass management or related field at a vocational school, community college or University; students in an Apprenticeship program are also eligible
Demonstrate academic excellence, maintaining a minimum cumulative average letter grade of B and show a desire to pursue a career in their field of study
Demonstrate leadership and an ongoing commitment to their community

How to Enter:
To enter, students within the landscape construction or landscape architecture fields of study must submit an application, including answering questions describing why they are passionate about a career in landscape construction or landscape architecture and how they intend to actively contribute to the overall industry. Applicants may access the application online for landscape construction or landscape architecture.

Information about Unilock® Paving the Future Scholarship:
For students within the landscape construction, landscape management, horticulture landscaping, turf grass management or related fields of study
For students within the landscape architecture, landscape design or related fields of study

About Unilock®
Unilock® is North America's premier manufacturer of concrete interlocking paving stones, slabs and retaining walls, with operations located in Chicago, Michigan, Ohio, Boston, New York and Ontario, Canada. For over 50 years, the Company has been helping designers, contractors and homeowners create beautiful outdoor spaces that become treasured places to build lasting memories. To learn more about this style and technology leader, visit https://unilock.com.

The Unilock® Paving the Future Scholarship is an equal opportunity scholarship.

For more information, contact:
Bella Miguel, Paradigm PR
bmiguel@paradigmpr.ca