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Congratulations on making it to the end of what always feel like the longest month of the year. As you get excited to start afresh in February, take a moment to jot down these fast-approaching deadlines:
Deadline: February 3, 2025
Deadline: February 14, 2025
Registration deadline: February 14, 2025 Submission deadline: March 7, 2025
ASLA 2025 Conference on Landscape Architecture Call for Presentations
Deadline: February 18, 2025
In other ASLA news: the transition to a whole new membership system is wrapping up this week. While access to certain areas may still be sporadic for next few days, please look for an email to reset your password to get started using the new system, which is also involved when registering for the Awards program or for webinars on learn.asla.org. If you can't find that email, you may request a password reset from the main login page. We thank you for your patience as we finish up making this switch across ASLA platforms.For even more opportunities, from ASLA and beyond, see our RFQs, Opportunities, and Events page. Highlighted below are a few submissions with deadlines approaching. If you have an opportunity or event to share, all are welcome to submit them via the ASLA website.
EPA Campus RainWorks ChallengeDeadline to register: January 31, 2025 Entries due: April 22, 2025
The Campus RainWorks Challenge is open to institutions of higher education across the United States and its territories. With the support of a faculty advisor, teams that compete are asked to design an innovative green infrastructure project for their campus that effectively manages stormwater pollution and also provides additional benefits to the campus community and environment.
Call for Papers, Posters, and Student Scholarships for the 2025 Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation (AHLP) ConferenceDeadline: February 7, 2025
Indianapolis, Indiana, known as the “Crossroads of America,” serves as the perfect backdrop for the 2025 AHLP Conference. Its unique position at the intersection of four major interstates and its proximity to 70% of the U.S. population within a day’s drive reflect the city’s historical and modern importance as a transit hub. This centrality will be a key focus as the conference explores how themes like Crossroads/Transit, Monuments, Reclaimed Industrial Sites, Manufacturing Developments, and Parks shape the historic and urban landscapes of Indianapolis and beyond.
Deadline: February 28, 2025
The Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers (CTLA) invites your input on the current tenth edition of the Guide for Plant Appraisal. We encourage all stakeholders to share their feedback by specifying the section in question, stating their comment, proposing a revision for the section, and including a rationale for the suggested change. Following this public comment period, CTLA will develop the eleventh edition of the Guide for Plant Appraisal.
Call for Proposals: GreenbuildDeadline: February 28, 2025
Greenbuild is looking for education content that can be presented in-person as part of the 2025 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in Los Angeles, CA, November 4-7, 2025. Topics for sessions include: Nature-Based Solutions, Resilient Design, and Healthy Spaces for All.
2025 AARP Community ChallengeDeadline: March 5, 2025
In 2025, the AARP Community Challenge is accepting applications across three different grant opportunities. Categories include: creating vibrant public places that improve open spaces, parks and access to other amenities; delivering a range of transportation and mobility options that increase connectivity, walkability, bikeability, and access to public and private transit; and reconnecting communities divided by infrastructure, with a focus on people age 50+.
Call for Abstracts: International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) World CongressDeadline: March 15, 2025
The 61st World Congress of the International Federation of Landscape Architecture (IFLA) will take place in Nantes, France, from September 10-12, 2025, under the theme "Guiding Landscapes." The congress is an opportunity to share best practices and insights from practitioners and researchers around the world, aiming to make the actions of landscape architects and associated professionals even more virtuous and effective.
Deadline: March 20, 2025
Calling all students and young people: could your ideas transform urban living and influence city planning policies? The fourth Students Reinventing Cities competition harnesses the power of youth to reimagine urban areas into green and thriving neighborhoods.
Call for Entries: The Architect’s Newspaper’s Best of Practice AwardsDeadline: March 28, 2025
Best of Practice champions the companies innovatively shaping North America’s AEC industry, be it landscape architects, developers, architects, contractors, engineers, acoustic and sustainability consultants, interior designers, and fabricators.
Call for Entries: World Landscape Architecture (WLA) AwardsDeadline: April 4, 2025
World Landscape Architecture is accepting entries in the 2025 WLA Awards, showcasing outstanding projects demonstrating exceptional creativity, sustainability, and environmental impact. The WLA awards highlight the diverse range of landscapes, from urban parks and public spaces to residential gardens and ecological restoration projects, fostering a sense of community and connection with nature. WLA also welcomes back The Cultural Landscape Foundation in partnering for the Cultural Landscape Awards this year.
Voices of Women in Landscape Architecture: Call for WILA Profile SubmissionsOngoing
ASLA's Women in Landscape Architecture Professional Practice Network (WILA PPN) call for submissions from women in the profession remains open. All are welcome to share this call—the PPN hopes to highlight diverse voices of landscape architects, including those who are active in their chapters or in their local communities, with perspectives from all career path stages, wherever that path may be taking you. Profiles are being shared on social media and here on The Field to celebrate women in landscape architecture who are shaping our environment.
See ASLA’s RFQs, Opportunities, and Events page for other calls for submissions, competitions, and events.
For a comprehensive list of national events of interest to landscape architects, see ASLA’s Conferences for Landscape Architects page.
For federal funding opportunities and grants, see ASLA's members-only Notice of Funding Opportunities page.
For more about fellowship opportunities for landscape architects, see ASLA’s Scholarships and Fellowships page.