About the Scholarship

The GCFM Horticulture Scholarship is awarded to college juniors and seniors or graduate students who are legal residents of the State of Maine and not related to a GCFM Board Member. (College sophomores are eligible as they will be entering their junior year the following fall.) The Scholarship recipient is invited to attend the GCFM Annual Meeting and Awards luncheon at the State Convention held in June. Application requirements for the GCFM Horticulture Scholarship are:EssayRecommendation letterFAFSAApplication formPersonal statementOfficial TranscriptReferences List of outside activities

Eligibility Criteria

This award is for U.S. students. Must be a resident of Maine. Must major in agriculture education, horticulture, floriculture, landscape design, botany, biology, plant pathology/science, forestry, agronomy, environmental concerns, economics, environmental conservation, city planning, wildlife science, habitat or forest/systems ecology, land management, and/or other related or allied subjects. Must be a U.S. citizen. Must be a college sophomore or older to apply for this undergraduate and graduate award. Please note that only master's degree candidates are eligible to apply; Ph.D. candidates are not eligible.In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:Sign Up To View

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