LACF | FAPC 2018 Free Student Architecture Competition

In their submissions, members of the profession are encouraged to push beyond the boundaries of everyday practice. The Grants Committee jury is open to submissions exploring new design theories, speculations about new landscape interventions, questioning the current norms of practice, and arguing for new areas of research and professional development, as well as submissions seeking to expand the traditional areas of landscape research. Proposed research may be in the form of designs, articles, papers, and essays. In all instances the successful proponents are encouraged to promote the wide dissemination of their design-research results in the larger public realm as well as within the profession. The jury recognizes that the sums awarded by the Foundation are, at best, “seed monies” to instigate further design-research investigation. Preference will be given to those submissions that look beyond the immediate requirements and results of this award. Members of the profession are encouraged to take this opportunity to push

the boundaries of inquiry, take some risks, and to enjoy the beginnings of a longer-term journey!

Fall 2017 Announcement of 2017 Grants Program.

November 17, 2017: Grant applications due

January 2018: Announc ement of recipients and release of 50% of funds.

Winter/Spring 2018: Announcement of award winners in CSLA Bulletin.

December 17, 2018: Final product submitted and final funds released

For 2018, grants up to $10,000 are available to AAPC/CSLA professionals, educators or others seeking to explore or question an issue or particular interest they believe to be crucial to the profession or to the landscape. In addition, two grants of $2,000 each are offered to graduate students pursuing their thesis or final project for work whose study focus is in keeping with the mandate of the Foundation. For 2018, $26,500 total funding is available. Applicants may apply for funding in subsequent years. Grants from the Northern Research Bursary Fund and Gunter A. Schoch Bursary are available.