Unknown Studio to Host Inaugural LAF Ignite Internship
Unknown Studio is thrilled to participate in The Landscape Architecture Foundation's Ignite Scholarship program for its 2023 Inaugural summer internship.
In focusing on mentorship, diversity, and anti-racist work in our field, Unknown Studio's participation directly ties to our ongoing Anti-Racist Action Plan.
We live in a world that is inequitable by design. And through design we can begin to change it. Ignite represents a focused effort by LAF — and the many individuals, firms, organizations, and partners who have invested in the program — to make the discipline of landscape architecture as diverse as the communities in which landscape architects work. LAF Ignite is a multi-year program for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) landscape architecture students, providing participants with an annual $10,000 scholarship, annual paid summer internship, and access to mentors throughout their educational path. Each year, 3-5 students are selected to participate in the program until they have completed their landscape architecture degree.
Many barriers to becoming a landscape architect occur during the period between entering college and entering the workforce, particularly for BIPOC students who may not see themselves or their lived experience reflected in their faculty, employers, and peers. Ignite was developed to support BIPOC students through this important stage and help them overcome prevalent barriers by providing:
Reliable and meaningful funding, so they can stay in and focus on school
Access to mentors, so they have a guide and support network
Paid internships, so they get real life (paid) experience and exposure to a variety of ways to practice
By investing in these deserving students, we can grow and change the field of landscape architecture and infuse it with new energy and ideas to create a healthier, more equitable, and sustainable future.
For more information:
https://www.lafoundation.org/what-we-do/scholarships/laf-ignite
