Award amount$25,000 grantEligibilityApplicants from professional practice, academic institutions, and other research organizations; Preference for research teams representing partnerships between professional practice and academic institutions or research organizations; At least one Principal Investigator must be currently engaged in landscape architecture as a researcher, educator, professional practitioner, or in some other capacity; At least one Principal Investigator must have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in LA (LAAB- or LAAC-accredited in U.S./Canada); For those outside U.S./Canada, a degree in a related discipline is acceptable if applicant works or teaches as a landscape architect; People recognized as a Fellow of ASLA may be considered regardless of college degreeRequirementsResearch projects must be relevant and impactful for the professional practice of landscape architecture; Projects must be completed in a 12- to 18-month period; Proposed research should be related to landscape architecture in areas like sustainability, climate change, social equity, health, urbanization, biodiversity, landscape...; Applicants will be asked to clearly and concisely state the research question; Grantees are required to submit quarterly progress reports; Maintain regular contact with LAF to discuss any challengesImportant datesGrant period begins in the summer or fall; Grant runs for 12 or 18 monthsDocumentsLAF’s Indirect Cost Policy; How to Develop a Research Question resource pageContactMegan Barnes at mbarnes@lafoundation.org