Landscape ArchitectureThe Moore Family Fellowship in The Making of the American Landscape
This fellowship funds graduate research exploring major man-made transformations of the American landscape since 1776, encouraging interdisciplinary study and culminating in a scholarly monograph.
Funder: Garden Club of America
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Full application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $5,000 for one year; supports research travel and resources.
Summary: Supports graduate research on significant man-made changes to the American landscape since 1776.
Key Information: Open to US citizens and permanent residents only; only one GCA scholarship application allowed per year.
Description
This fellowship aims to promote and expand research on significant man-made changes to the American landscape since 1776. Endowed by the Moore Family, the program seeks to deepen understanding of the diversity, ambition, and complexity of efforts that have shaped the American landscape, including the individuals involved and the innovative, sometimes controversial projects that contributed to its evolution. Fellows are expected to approach their research topics with academic rigor and fairness and, within one year of receipt of the fellowship, produce a monograph that will be added to a collection and may be published. The fellowship encourages interdisciplinary approaches, including fields such as historic preservation, architectural history, landscape architecture, infrastructure history, American studies, civil engineering, and environmental engineering.
