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Carville M. Akehurst Memorial Scholarship
Organization
Horticultural Research Institute
80 M St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone Number (202)789-2900
Level of Study Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Award Type Scholarship
Purpose To provide scholarship opportunity to qualified students to help ensure the continuity of the nursery and landscape profession.
Focus Horticulture.
Qualifications Applicant must be a resident of one of the three MANTS member states: Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia; attendance at an institution within these states is not mandatory; be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate landscape/horticulture program or related discipline at a two or four year institution; be enrolled in good standing and carry a full-time course load at the time of application and during the semesters for which the scholarship is granted; have a minimum grade point average overall of 2.7 based on a scale of 4.0, and a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a scale of 4.0 in their major; have at least a junior standing in a four-year curriculum or senior standing in a two-year curriculum as of the fall semester of scholarship application year.
Criteria Selection will be given to applicants who plan to work within the industry (including nursery operation, landscape architecture/design/construction/maintenance, interiors cape, horticultural distribution, or retail garden center) following graduation.
Funds $5,000
Duration Annual.
Number of Awards 1.
To Apply Applicant must submit the required materials: general contact information, statement of financial need, personal essay, resume, transcripts, and two letters of recommendation; recommendations may come from a student advisor, instructor, employer, or business associate and must be submitted directly from the recommender to HRI; submission of all materials must be completed through HRI's online.
Deadline February 15; June 1.
For more information http://www.hriresearch.org
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