The Garden Club of America Rome Prize Fellowship in Landscape Architecture
The Garden Club of America Rome Prize Fellowship in Landscape Architecture supports American landscape architects in advanced study and travel to develop their work within Rome’s international scholarly community.
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Funder: Garden Club of America
Due Dates: November 15, 2026 (Extended application) | November 30, 2026 (Recommendations) | November 1, 2027 (Early application)
Funding Amounts: $16,000 (half-term) or $30,000 (full-term), plus lodging, workspace, and weekday meals; up to one year
Summary: Supports American landscape architects pursuing advanced study and travel within the American Academy in Rome’s international residential community.
Key Information: U.S. citizenship is required, and applicants may apply for only one GCA scholarship, fellowship, or award annually.
Description
The Garden Club of America Rome Prize Fellowship in Landscape Architecture supports advanced study, travel, and exchange with other fellows at the American Academy in Rome. Its scope includes geography, environmental design and planning, landscape and ecological urbanism, landscape history, sustainability, and ecological studies. The fellowship places American landscape architects within an international community of artists, writers, and scholars pursuing innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities.
Fellows live and work at the Academy’s complex on Janiculum Hill overlooking Rome. The Academy selects fellows in consultation with the GCA Scholarship Committee. Established in 1926 following a GCA member tour of Italian gardens, the fellowship became permanently endowed through contributions from member clubs and individual donors.
