Sep 5, 2008

Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans | Garden Club of America

Scholarship Committee
14 East 60th St.
New York, NY 10022-1002
URL: http://www.gcamerica.org

Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship
Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetland Studies
Garden Club of America Awards for Summer Environmental Studies
Garden Club of America Awards in Tropical Botany
Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration
Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarship
Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
Interchange Fellowship and Martin McLaren Scholarship
Caroline Thorn Kissel Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship
Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship in Tropical Ornamental Horticulture
Frances M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat
Rome Prize Fellowship in Landscape Architecture
Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany

Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship

(Fellowship)

Purpose: One research grant available to a graduate student through the Center for Plant Conservation. Preference to student whose project focuses on the endangered flora of the Carolinas and southeastern U.S. One-time award of up to $4000. Application on Web site: http://www.mobot.org/cpc/beattie.html. Focus: Natural Resources; Horticulture/Floriculture; Biology Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Maximum award amount: $4000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 1 fellowship(s). To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; autobiography; reference(s); self-addressed stamped envelope. Deadline: 12/31.

Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetland Studies

(Scholarship)

Purpose: Award for student pursuing advanced degrees in coastal wetlands science to assist with their field work and research. Student may propose wetlands program of his/her choice at a leading educational institution within the United States specializing in wetlands studies. Focus: Earth Science; Natural Resources; Natural Sciences; Environmental Science; Marine Biology Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $5000. To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; interview; reference(s). Deadline: 1/15.

Garden Club of America Awards for Summer Environmental Studies

(Four Year College/Scholarship)

Purpose: One-time award available to students following their first, second, or third year of college who are majoring in environmental studies, ecology, or related field for credit in a summer course at a U.S. college or university. Submit course plan. For use in summer only. Funds two or more students annually. Application on GCA Web site: http://www.gcamerica.org. Focus: Agriculture; Physical Sciences and Math; Earth Science; Natural Resources; Meteorology/Atmospheric Science Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 2. Minimum award amount: $1500. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 5 scholarship(s). To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; essay; reference(s); self-addressed stamped envelope. Deadline: 2/10.

Garden Club of America Awards in Tropical Botany

(Scholarship)

Purpose: Two grants to promote the preservation of tropical forests by enlarging the body of botanists with field experience. Open to PhD candidates. One-time award of $5500. Focus: Horticulture/Floriculture Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 2. Minimum award amount: $5500. To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; essay; reference(s); self-addressed stamped envelope. Deadline: 12/31.

Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration

(Fellowship)

Purpose: For graduate study and research that will advance knowledge and increase the numbers of scientists in the field of ecological restoration. Qualif.: High school students not considered.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $8000. To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; essay; reference(s). Deadline: 1/15.

Garden Club of America Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

(Scholarship)

Purpose: For students wishing to pursue summer studies doing work in the field. Field work to be done in any of the 50 United States. Work may award academic credit. Application available on the GCA Web site: http://www.gcamerica.org. Focus: Horticulture/Floriculture Qualif.: High school students not considered.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $1500. To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; essay; reference(s). Deadline: 2/1.

Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarship

(Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: Several scholarships available to college juniors, seniors, and graduate students studying horticulture or related fields. Preference given to students from Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. One-time award of up to $3000. Application on GCA Web site: http://www.gcamerica.org. Focus: Horticulture/Floriculture Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Maximum no. of awards: 3. Maximum award amount: $3000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 4 scholarship(s). To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; interview; reference(s); self-addressed stamped envelope. Deadline: 2/1.

Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

(Four Year College, University/Scholarship)

Purpose: The purpose of this scholarship is to promote the awareness of the importance of botany to horticulture. Study must be in any one of the 50 states of the U.S. Preference is given to undergraduates. For more details and an application visit Web site: http://www.gcamerica.org. Focus: Horticulture/Floriculture Qualif.: High school students not considered.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Maximum award amount: $1500. Deadline: 2/1.

Interchange Fellowship and Martin McLaren Scholarship

(University/Scholarship)

Purpose: Interchange fellowship available for an American graduate to participate in a work-study program at universities and botanical gardens in the U.K. Funding for a Briton to study for one graduate academic year in the U.S. Two one-time awards. Focus: Horticulture/Floriculture; Landscape Architecture Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 2. To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; autobiography; interview; essay; reference(s); photograph; self-addressed stamped envelope; medical form. Deadline: 11/15.

Caroline Thorn Kissel Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

(Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: For college students, graduate students, or non-degree seeking applicants above the high school level. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and either residents of New Jersey studying in New Jersey or elsewhere, or non residents pursuing a study in New Jersey or its surrounding waters. Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens. To Apply: Required: application form; essay; reference(s). Deadline: 2/10.

Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship in Tropical Ornamental Horticulture

(Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: Award affords a graduate student or advanced undergraduate opportunity to study tropical ornamental horticulture at an appropriate foreign institution specializing in the study of tropical plants. Application on the GCA Web site: http://www.gcamerica.org. Focus: Biology; Horticulture/Floriculture Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $2000. To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; interview; reference(s); self-addressed stamped envelope. Deadline: 1/10.

Frances M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat

(Four Year College, University/Scholarship)

Purpose: One scholarship available to a college senior or graduate student to study habitat related issues to benefit endangered bird species. Focus: Natural Resources Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $4000. To Apply: Required: application form; essay; reference(s); self-addressed stamped envelope; budget. Deadline: 1/15.

Rome Prize Fellowship in Landscape Architecture

(University/Fellowship)

Purpose: One-year fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. Applicants must hold an accredited degree in landscape architecture. One-time award. Focus: Landscape Architecture Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. To Apply: Required: application form; essay; photograph; portfolio. Deadline: 11/15.

Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany

(Undergraduate/Scholarship)

Purpose: For field work or research in Medicinal Botany. Work may award academic credit. Applicants may apply following their freshman, sophomore, junior and senior years. A report is required at the end of the summer study. See Web site for further details. Qualif.: High school students not considered.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $1500. To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; essay; reference(s). Deadline: 2/1.

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