Greater & Greener 2026 Urban Parks Conference: Scholarship Opportunity for Philadelphia and Camden – Apply by Dec 31
Posted by William Penn Foundation on November 25, 2025
From June 13-16, 2026, City Parks Alliance will be presenting the next Greater & Greener Conference, a four-day urban parks conference in Austin, TX, attended by more than 1,200 park practitioners and community leaders from 200+ cities across North America.
We are pleased to share that we have supported City Parks Alliance to offer 20 scholarships for individuals leading park improvements in Philadelphia and Camden to attend Greater & Greener 2026.
Greater & Greener is the leading cross-sector urban parks conference designed for park leaders, city planning and design professionals, public officials, advocates, funders, and innovators to explore the issues, challenges, and opportunities facing today’s urban parks, with more than 100 curated events offered indoors and outdoors and four unique program tracks:
- Parks as Resilient Infrastructure
- Parks and Equitable Community Development
- Sustainable Park Funding in Turbulent Times
- Parks’ Roles in Healthy and Inclusive Communities
We invite you to apply for scholarship support by completing the short application form below by Wednesday, December 31, 2025. Representatives from the City Parks Alliance will review applicants and select scholarship recipients. All applicants will be notified of the status of their application by January 20, 2026. Each individual scholarship includes:
- Full registration to Greater & Greener 2026 in Austin, TX (base registration + weekend tours and programming, a $1,025 value)
- 4 nights lodging at the conference hotel in downtown Austin (recommended itinerary: arrive early Saturday, June 13, depart Wednesday, June 17)
- $850 stipend for your travel expenses
If your application is accepted by City Parks Alliance, scholarship participants will be required to complete a brief post-conference evaluation including how their experience has helped them in their work, volunteer efforts, or studies that can be shared with City Parks Alliance, William Penn Foundation, and other conference sponsors.
If you have any questions, please contact Hilary Dick via email at dickhilary@cityparksalliance.org.
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