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The AILA 2009 Bruce Mackenzie Future Leaders Scholarship

The AILA Future Leaders Scholarship recognizes an individual AILA registered landscape architect or AILA graduate member who has demonstrated and developing leadership qualities as evidenced through professional, educational, community and other relevant achievements. The Scholarship includes a $3,000 towards the winner’s professional development.

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Frequency of the Scholarship.
One of the Scholarships is offered each year with the title rotating from year to year. In 2009, the Scholarship to be offered is the Bruce Mackenzie Future Leaders Scholarship.

The Submission
Applicants should demonstrate leadership in professional development through their approach to career development and their professional development activities.  All applicants must have no more than 6 years post graduate experience in the profession and must either an AILA graduate or registered member.

All applications must be accompanied by referee reports and other documented evidence  - at least one of the referees must be an AILA registered member, and where appropriate, the employer.

Selection Criteria
Submissions will be assessed in terms of demonstrated and recognised outstanding achievement, which may include the following (alternate evidence may be submitted):

• Demonstrated professional practice excellence; for example demonstrated through innovation, superior communications skills, project management or leadership.
• Projects or equivalent initiatives that demonstrate the possibility of providing future leadership to the profession and demonstrate how they have raised the profile and understanding of the profession in the wider community.
• A demonstrated enthusiasm, interest, and involvement in the profession of landscape architecture and an understanding of how it might relate to the wider community both in the present and in the future (ie an interest which extends beyond the day to day management of projects and clients).

The submission must include an outline of a professional development plan that will be directly assisted by the $3,000 scholarship.   The scholarship must be for professional development yet to be undertaken - not for activities already commenced or completed.

2009 Submissions Close: 3pm  Friday 30 October 2009

2009 Submissions now closed

to be announced in early December 2009

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