NGC College Scholarships
National Garden Clubs
Award: $4000 – $4000
Deadline: February 1.
To support career of students majoring in fields of study related to horticulture and the environment. Qualifications: Applicants must be a US citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States; must be attending school full-time or as defined by NGC: undergraduate students must be enrolled for a minimum of 12 graded hours of classes; graduate students must be enrolled for a minimum of 6 graded hours of classes; must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale); must be planning a career related to gardening, landscape design, environmental issues, floral design or horticulture; previous applicants may re-apply (whether awarded or not); must be majoring in one of the following fields of study: agronomy, agriculture Education, floriculture, horticulture, landscape design, botany, Biology, forestry, wildlife Science, plant Pathology/Science, city (Rural & Urban) planning, habitat or Forest/Systems Ecology, environmental Concerns (management: Environmental, horticulture Resource/Environmental Behavior), environmental Conservation (inc. Engineering, Law etc.); land Management and/or other related or allied subjects. Selection criteria: Selection based on Committee's Criteria. How to apply: Application must submit documents must be submitted, single side pages only: NGC scholarship application form; financial aid form; complete academic transcripts; letter from applicant, limit of one page only; list of extracurricular activities, honors, recognitions received within the last three years; two letters of recommendation; complete online application and upload documents as listed above; all of the documents are to be submitted online; email or by mail, in one large envelope; do not bind or staple documents; previous must be submit a new and updated application package. Focus: Agricultural sciences; Biology; Botany; Ecology; Economics; Environmental conservation; Floriculture; Forestry; Horticulture; Land management; Landscape architecture and design; Wildlife conservation, management, and science.