Designer Scholarship Application

Trained OLE Designers work with childcare centers to provide designs for outdoor learning environments that satisfy the OLE! Texas philosophy and best practice indicators. Participants who complete all parts of the training, including the course evaluation, will be eligible for 12-24 hours of Continuing Education Professional Hours.

Each scholarship provides the recipient with the training necessary to become an OLE! Texas Trained Designer and active participant in the Designer Network. Recipients will be selected between January and July of 2026. Training is scheduled for July 9-10, 2026. Please fill out and submit this application to be considered for the scholarship.

*How did you find out about the OLE Designer Scholarship?

*Name:

*Street Address 1:

Street Address 2:

*City:

*State:

*Zip Code:

*Phone:

*Email:

*Company Affiliation:

*Design Background:

If you are a registered Landscape Architect or Architect, please provide your registration number:

*Are you interested in receiving Continuing Education Professional Hours for the training?

*Do you currently work in the design background category you selected above?

*Are you capable of creating scaled drawings, plans, and/or layouts?

*Which training option interests you?

*After training, will you be dedicated to, and an advocate of, the OLE! Texas philosophy.

*Do you agree to complete specific education and training in the OLE! Texas philosophy, its theoretical foundations, the design development process, assessment procedures, and research methodologies?

*Do you commit to be a participant in networking activities and willing to share experiences?

*After the training, do you commit to provide childcare centers with the minimum of: 1) coordination of design workshop preparations, 2) coordination of design workshops, and 3) illustrative master plan

*After training is completed, will you remain dedicated to continued education and assessment of completed projects though research and dissemination.

*Are you available to take the training during summer ?

Please provide 1-5 sentences describing your interest in becoming an OLE! Texas Trained Designer.