The Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design
The Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design supports graduate researchers studying American garden history and design to explore gardens’ future and place in the environment.
Funder: Garden Club of America
Due Dates: February 1, 2027 (Annual application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 to one graduate student annually
Summary: Supports graduate research in American garden history and design, including gardens’ future and their place in the environment.
Key Information: Applicants may apply for only one GCA scholarship, fellowship, or award annually.
Description
The Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship supports graduate study of American garden and landscape history and contemporary American garden and landscape design. Sponsored by the Garden Club of America (GCA), with applications submitted through the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF), it assists study and research at an institution in the United States. The fellowship seeks to advance historical inquiry while examining the future of gardens and their unique place in the environment.
Projects should have wide scope. Examples include new techniques for garden restoration, the influence of small community-created gardens on public gardens, gardens’ physical, emotional, and spiritual healing properties, and the development of gardens using ecological and regenerative concepts.
