Schedule and Selection

The Martin Travel Prize will be awarded annually through a competition. These dates are approximate and will be adjusted as needed each year.

The exact prize amount will be determined by available funds, but is targeted to be $10,000 for travel with an additional $2,000 to support an exhibition of work from the travel prize year.

2023 Schedule:

March 1: (Wednesday noon) Registration Opens

March 7: (Tuesday Noon) Registration Closes

Publish competition overview, including full rules

March 9: (Thursday noon): Competition begins

Entrants sent competition details, including site, program, etc

March 15: (Wednesday noon): Digital Submission due

March 22: Jury of Competition

March 23: Finalists contacted and asked to submit travel proposal

April 5: Final Jury and selection of winner

April 28: Winner of RBM Travel Prize announced at annual ASLA-MN Awards Gala

Competition and Selection Process

The process to select a winner has two phases:

Phase 1 in the selection process is a short design competition. This competition will be judged by a selection committee as primary criterion for narrowing entrants to (up to) five finalists. This short design competition is intended to assess the entrant’s abilities and skill in understanding, analyzing, and designing landscapes.

Phase 2 asks only invited finalists to prepare a travel proposal and interview with the selection committee to determine a winner. Roger Martin traveled extensively for research and this phase is intended to assess the quality and value of the entrant’s proposed travel plan(s).

Each phase will be weighed in the final selection decision. The winner will be announced at the ASLA-MN Awards Event in April.