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RFQs and Opportunities
Explore current RFQs, calls, and professional opportunities from ASLA and partner organizations, supporting practice growth, visibility, and engagement throughout the year.
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Current Opportunities
Indigenous Structures for Inclusion Conference 2026
Dates: October 8-10, 2026
Type: Conference
LA CES approved? No
Location: Portland, Oregon
Description:
The Structures for Inclusion (SFI) Conference will be held at Portland State University on October 8, 9, & 10th 2026, co-organized by Design Corps and The Center for Public Interest Design along with the SEED Network, and ITECK. The theme for the conference is “Indigenous Public Interest Design: Cultural Knowledge and Practices,” and presentations will highlight projects, architects, designers, engineers, and planners that exemplify Indigenous Public Interest Design. This three-day, in-person event will feature speakers and practitioners sharing Indigenous cultural knowledge and practices and their value in the built and natural environments. Registration required.
City of Mountain View Call for Artists: Public Art for the Public Safety Building
Deadline: October 16, 2026
Type: RFP / RFQ
Location: Mountain View, California
Description:
The City of Mountain View Visual Arts Committee (VAC) seeks to commission one or more artists or artist teams to design and execute public art for one to three locations at the Public Safety Building (Project 20-49) at 1000 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA, at the corner of Villa and Franklin Streets (Figure 1). The new Public Safety Building will serve as the City of Mountain View Police Department and Mountain View Fire Department (public safety departments’) administration headquarters, and will include the emergency communications center and emergency operations center. Applications must be submitted online on www.callforentry.org (CaFÉ) by October 16, 2026, and only the first 100 applications will be accepted.
The Cultural Landscape Foundation Oberlander Prize Forum
Dates: October 28-30, 2026
Type: Conference
LA CES approved? LACES credits will be available, pending approval.
Location: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Description:
RE: SEARCH: This full day symposium on October 29 explores how landscape architects are reclaiming and redefining their relationship between research and design. It is bracketed by a plenary keynote reception the evening prior (October 28) and mobile workshops the day following (October 30).
The depth of research that informs the design work of Oberlander Prize laureate Mario Schjetnan and his firm Grupo de Diseño Urbano (GDU), is the impetus for the event. At Longwood Gardens, the recent transformation and reconstruction of Roberto Burle Marx’s Cascade Garden by landscape architects Reed Hilderbrand and architects Weiss and Manfredi is a prime example of a holistic research-driven design process that values both natural/ecological and historic/cultural systems. Surveying the work and measuring the success at Longwood, and elsewhere in North America—the focus of this symposium and related events—provides the ideal opportunity to explore how today’s practitioners are building and sharing knowledge with the joint quest of revealing, honoring, and integrating cultural systems and lifeways in the face of inevitable change.
Ecology-based Landscape Practice Intensive Course for Professionals | On-Demand
Dates: Accessible for one year from your registration date
Type: Lecture
LA CES approved? Yes
Location: Online | On-Demand
Description:
Join Landscape Designer Larry Weaner and native plant expert Ian Caton on a deep dive into the integration of restoration ecology and garden design. From technical instruction to personal anecdotes in this on-demand virtual course, Larry and Ian share over 70 years of combined experience on the fine points of designing, planting, and managing ecology-based landscapes. This course is offered virtually on demand and is accessible for 1 year from your registration date.
Landscape Architecture Foundation Case Study Investigation Program: Call for Applications
Deadline: November 1, 2026
Type: Call for Papers or Submissions
Description:
Case Study Investigation (CSI) is a unique research collaboration and training program. LAF-funded faculty-student research teams work with design firms to assess and document the environmental, social, and economic benefits of exemplary high-performing landscape projects and produce Case Study Briefs for LAF's Landscape Performance Series.
LAF is now accepting applications for the next CSI program, which runs from February to August 2027. Faculty and design firms apply in partnership.
Faculty selected as CSI Research Fellows receive an honorarium and stipend to support a student Research Assistant. Firms are given the opportunity to demonstrate leadership in performance-based design and strengthen relationships with clients and other project stakeholders.
Applications are due November 1.
Additional consideration will be given to teams and projects that have the potential to produce case studies with a strong narrative, goals, and benefits related to (1) climate change and resilience, (2) diversity, equity, and inclusion, and/or (3) biodiversity.
Illinois Irrigation 16 Hour Class & Test
Dates: November 3-4, 2026
Type: Lecture
LA CES approved? Yes
Location: Heartland College, Bloomington, Illinois
Description:
This is the class and test that is required to be an Irrigation Contractor in the state of Illinois. The law & code study manual is in English and Spanish. The manual also contains all required forms to register the company and the employees.
Illinois Irrigation Continuing Education (4 Hours)
Date: November 5, 2026
Type: Lecture
LA CES approved? Yes
Location: Heartland College, Bloomington, Illinois
Description:
Four hours of continuing education regarding irrigation in Illinois. Registered irrigation contractors are required to obtain four hours of continuing education each year.
Rome Prize Fellowships
Deadline: November 1 (early deadline); November 15 (additional fee)
Type: Fellowship
Location: Rome, Italy
Description:
For over one hundred thirty years, the American Academy in Rome has awarded the Rome Prize to support innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities. Each year, the Rome Prize is given to about thirty artists and scholars who represent the highest standard of excellence.
Landscape Architecture Foundation Deb Mitchell Research Grant
Deadline: December
Type: Grant
Description:
The LAF Research Grant in Honor of Deb Mitchell supports research projects that are relevant and impactful for the professional practice of landscape architecture.
Each year, one $25,000 grant will be awarded to support a research project that can be completed in a 12- to 18-month period. The research must generate knowledge and insights relevant to the practice of design in order to increase landscape architecture’s capacity and impact.
The Principal Investigator must be trained as a landscape architect and currently engaged in the field of landscape architecture as a researcher, educator, professional practitioner, or in some other capacity. Preference is given to research teams that represent partnerships between professional practice and academic/research institutions.
Request for Proposals: 2027 Paul Gunther Prize For Inclusive Public Space
Deadline: December 16, 2026
Type: RFP / RFQ
Location: New York City, New York
Description:
The Architectural League of New York is honored to carry on the legacy of cultural leader, preservationist, and public realm activist Paul W. Gunther (1956–2022) through the Paul Gunther Prize for Inclusive Public Space. This $20,000 award will be given annually for ten years to support the design and research projects of individuals or teams focused on inclusive public space, with a special emphasis on New York City.
In the United States, the intensification of political polarization, the shift of public discourse from physical to digital spheres, and dwindling investments in civic architecture and urbanism are related trends eroding the vitality of the public realm. As a result, genuinely inclusive public space—here defined as space freely accessible to all, which fosters belonging among people of different ages, genders, races, religions, and abilities—is a resource at risk. This is all the more true in a densely populated city like New York, where public spaces play a pivotal role in personal, communal, and civic lives. The fields of the built environment are well positioned to address this need head-on, but dedicated investment is required.
Supported by the Gunther Fund, this annual Prize awards a grant of $20,000 to one individual or team to pursue a proposal for creating, improving, or preserving inclusive public space in New York City. Eligible public spaces include exterior sites—such as parks, plazas, and monuments—as well as interior environments, so long as they are freely open to the public. Grants may support research, design proposals, the development of policy recommendations, or some combination of these.
New Resource for NASA Earth Action Proposals & Projects
Type: Other
LA CES Approved?: No
Location: Online
Description: NASA Earth Action is excited to share a dynamic new resource to help established and early career scientists turn their research into effective, real-world solutions. The NASA Earth Science Applications Guidebook offers practical insights, expert tips, interactive examples, and downloadable content based on the experience of more than 50 NASA and NASA-funded researchers. Its three sections cover:
- Earth Science at NASA
- Developing Earth Action proposals
- Managing an Earth Action project
The Guidebook’s innovative format enables visitors to navigate quickly to the content they want. It is an essential resource for any scientist intending to propose to an Earth Action Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) solicitation.
Please explore this updated reference guide (more info below) and share it with your networks! We greatly appreciate any help in promoting this new resource.
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Promotional video: https://youtube.com/shorts/9A5b9lOqEC4?si=SlzrlwtaQbJO7soB
Illinois Irrigation Classes & Tests
Dates: January 5-7 and March 3-5, 2027
Type: Lecture
LA CES approved? Yes
Location: American Legion Post 312, Maple Park, Illinois
Description:
January 5-6, 2027 - 16 hours (class and test)
This is the 16 hour class and test that is required to become an Irrigation contractor in the state of Illinois. It also qualifies as continuing education for landscape architects. The class covers all aspects of Irrigation from components, head layout, control systems, scheduling, etc. It also covers the entire Irrigation law and code and the Plumbing law and code, as it pertains to Irrigation. Class attendees have all levels of experience therefore the class will be divided based on experience and education so that everyone gets as much as possible out of their time.
January 7, 2027 - 4 hours (continuing education)
This is the continuing education class required to maintain your Illinois state registration as an Irrigation contractor it also qualifies as continuing education for landscape architect
March 3-4, 2027 - 16 hours (class and test)
March 5, 2027 - 4 hours (continuing education)
International Aesthetic Design Competition for Students
Deadline: March 29, 2027
Type: Competition / Award
Location: Alanya, Turkey
Description:
IADC2027 invites students worldwide to submit architectural and urban design projects, concepts, and ideas.
Student Category:
Students may participate individually or in teams. Academic instructors may participate as supervisors/advisors. All types of student design projects are welcome, including academic studio projects, graduation projects, research-based design proposals, conceptual or unbuilt projects, and completed/built projects located anywhere in the world. The competition particularly seeks to explore how students develop new design prototypes and transform their ideas into distinctive aesthetic forms.
Fees, Prizes & Dates:
Registration is €25 per project for Early Registration until 28 February 2027 and €70 per project for Standard Registration from 1 to 29 March 2027. The competition opens on 15 September 2026, and the final submission deadline is 29 March 2027. Winners will be announced on 5 May 2027. The competition offers €400 for First Prize, €300 for Second Prize, and €100 for Third Prize. Thirty projects will be shortlisted or mentioned, with 15 selected from each classification. All properly registered projects will be included in the official competition book with an ISBN, which will be published on 5 June 2027 and made available on the competition website.
USTA Tennis Venue Services Grant
Deadline: Rolling application; reviewed on an ongoing basis
Type: Grant
Location: Nationwide
Description: The United States Tennis Association (USTA) offers competitive grant funding to tennis facilities that are open to the public and meet certain requirements. Funding eligibility is based on many criteria, including the scope and complexity of the project, the number of tennis courts at the facility, and in the case of Category 3 projects, the successful completion of a technical review.
This outline describes the grant categories and project descriptions.
Landscape Architecture Foundation Fellowship for Innovation and Leadership
Deadline: September 15
Type: Fellowship
Description:
The LAF Fellowship for Innovation and Leadership was established to foster transformational leadership capacity and drive positive change beyond the traditional scope of landscape architecture practice.
The $25,000 fellowship is an opportunity for landscape architecture professionals to dedicate the equivalent of 3 months’ time over the course of one year to nurture emerging ideas and to think deeply. It is designed as a time to reflect, research, explore, create, test, and develop ideas into action.
LAF selects a six-member cohort of Fellows and recent LAF Olmsted Scholars for the LAF Fellowship through a competitive application process based on a proposed project. Selected Fellows receive a $25,000 financial award and participate in three 2.5-day residencies over the course of a year, as well as monthly conference calls. Their projects must demonstrate the potential to bring about impactful change to the environment and humanity and have the capacity to grow the leadership potential of landscape architects.
Graham Foundation Grants
Deadline for Grants to Individuals: September 15, 2026
Deadline for Grants to Organizations: February 25, 2027
Type: Grant
Description:
The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts fosters the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society. The Graham realizes this vision through making project-based grants to individuals and organizations and producing exhibitions, events, and publications.
This program supports innovative, thought-provoking investigations in architecture; architectural history, theory, and criticism; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urban planning; urban studies; visual arts; and related fields of inquiry.