NGC College Scholarships

Scholarship Value: $4,000

Awards Available: 45

Award Deadline: Feb 1, 2025


Details of the Award

  • The number and amount of scholarships will be determined annually. Up to 45 NGC Scholarships are available, each in an amount up to $4,000.
  • One-year scholarships are available to juniors, seniors, and graduate students.
  • Equal opportunity shall be provided to all applicants.
  • Sophomores may apply for their junior year.
  • College/university must be accredited and listed on the official website of the U.S. Department of Education http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx.

Applicant Eligibility

Applications under the following conditions are not eligible:

  • International or Foreign Exchange Students.
  • Doctoral program students, except under certain conditions and by approval of the NGC Scholarship Chairman.
  • Study abroad on fellowships or internships.

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

  • 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.
  • funds may be applied to studies overseas provided that the study is a condition of the recipient’s degree plan and that payment continues to be made to the accredited U.S. college or university.
  • 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

All applications received by February 1 will be judged by a committee in order to choose one winning application per state. (Two applications for states with 8,000+ members.)

After judging has been completed at the state level, the applications will be judged by the NGC Scholarship Committee, after the deadline of March 1.

The following sample Scale of Points may be used for the evaluation of each application:

  • Academic Record 40%
  • Applicant’s Letter 25%
  • Listing of Honors/Extracurricular
  • Activities/Work Experience 13%
  • Financial Need 15%
  • Recommendations 5%
  • Conformance 2%

Applications are evaluated and winners chosen by the NGC Scholarship Committee, which consists of the NGC Scholarship Chairman and the eight Regional Directors of NGC. Final judging takes place prior to the annual NGC Convention. Winners are announced during NGC Convention. The National Garden Clubs, Inc. Headquarters staff will notify all applicants in writing of the Committee’s decisions immediately following the NGC Convention.

How to Apply:

Be Bold Scholarship

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