Scholarships in Horticulture/arboriculture

Robert Felix Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be a member of the Tree Care Industry Association or student member of the Student Society of Arboriculture. Advisor referral, two letters of recommendation, letter of intent, and completed application form are required to be submitted.

 

John Wright Memorial Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: June 15

Applicant must be a United States citizen planning to enter into the commercial arboriculture industry. Applicant must be an entering or returning student at an accredited undergraduate institution in the United States.

 

The Amarillo Garden Club Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a female student, residing in the 26 northernmost counties of the Texas Panhandle, who is a junior or senior attending Texas Tech University or West Texas A&M University with a major in horticulture. Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA required.

 

Trowel and Error Garden Club Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be a Blackford County resident who plans to pursue a post secondary education in horticulture or landscape design.

 

Columbus Herb Society Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 16

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior or high school graduate residing in Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson or Shelby County who plans to study full-time at an accredited college or university in the field of botany, culinary arts, horticulture, or a related area.

 

Homer and Mildred Crank Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 16

Applicant must be a graduate of Columbus East, Columbus North or Hauser High School who will pursue post-secondary studies in environmental management, forestry, horticulture, landscape design, or plant science.

 

John W. Landis Scholarship

Award: $3,500, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Wayne County high school who will pursue post-secondary education in the field of agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, home and farm economic, horticulture or solid and water conservation full-time. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Orchid Care Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student who is pursuing a program in botany, horticulture, environmental science, conservation, or related field, with a focus on orchids.