BSLA Student Scholarship Program

The Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA) will be awarding Student Scholarships for student(s) from Maine, New Hampshire or Massachusetts who are pursuing an education in Landscape Architecture from an accredited program. 

This scholarship program offers three scholarships for the amount of $1,500 each.  Scholarship awards are to be used for tuition, books, supplies, etc.

To download the Scholarship Application, click here.

All application forms must be emailed to the BSLA Chapter Office by May 28, 2010.

If you have questions about the scholarship program, please contact the BSLA Chapter Office.

2010 BSLA Student Scholarship Criteria
and Application

Eligibility Requirements

1. Applicants must be legal residents of the States of Massachusetts, New Hampshire or Maine and be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate landscape architecture program.
2. Applicants must provide verification from their college/university that they are currently enrolled.
3. Applicants must be a member of the ASLA Student Society; and
4. Applicants must have maintained a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a GPA scale of 4.0 for all courses taken to date at the college or university.

Application Procedures

1. Scholarship applications are available by clicking here. 
2. Applications must be emailed by noon, May 28, 2010.  Scholarships will be announced by the end of June, 2010. Payments will be made in the Fall of the awarding year for the upcoming semester (Fall ’10).
3. Provide name on each page of the application.
4. Provide a brief, signed statement (1 page max.) of why you are requesting this scholarship and why you chose Landscape Architecture as your field of study.
5. Provide a 3-page (8 ½” x 11”) portfolio of your student work to-date. Portfolio can be a combination of images, text, sketches, etc. as appropriate to represent your work and approach to Landscape Architecture. 
6. Provide 2 letters of recommendation from faculty/staff or person that is familiar with you personally or professionally.
7. Application, portfolio and letters of recommendation are to be submitted electronically in .pdf format. Please email to “ChapterOffice@BSLAweb.org and put “scholarship application for <<your name>>” in the subject line.