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Steven G. King Play Environments Scholarship

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$5,000

deadline Due: February 1, 2026
graduates No min. GPA required
map No transcripts required

Eligibility

Steven G. King Play Environments Scholarship, with an application deadline in February, offers numerous awards of $5000 each.

Description

The purpose of the Steven G. King Play Environments Scholarship is to recognize a student who has high potential in the design of play environments. This student must show an interest in the value of integrating playgrounds into parks, schools and other play environments and understand the significant social and educational value of play. Key qualities in the student receiving the scholarship are creativity, openness to innovation, and a demonstrated interest in park and playground planning. Eligible applicants are landscape architecture students with a demonstrated interest and aptitude in the design of play environments. They must be master's students or undergraduates in their final two years of study and enrolled in an LAAB- or LAAC-accredited program at a university in the U.S. or Canada. Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation from current professors familiar with the applicant's demonstrated interest in park and playground planning, creativity, and openness to innovation. Applicants must also submit one PDF document that includes a plan and details of a play environment of their design. It should include explanatory text describing the project. If it was a group project, applicants must state this and describe their role. Applicants must submit a bio for the LAF Website. They must describe their background, current educational pursuits, future plans, and any other personal interests or activities. Applicants must also submit a resume or CV in PDF format. It should include the applicant's education, professional experience, extra-curricular activities, and honors and awards. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Landscape Architecture Foundation for more information.
Level of Study
College Junior College Senior Graduate Student
Scholarship Type
Merit-based College Student

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