Garden Club of America (GCA): Montine M. Freeman Scholarship in Native Plants

Summary: 

$ 3, 000 to support study at an accredited college, university, or major botanic garden or arboretum

Application Deadline Date: 
Saturday, February 1, 2025
# Awards: 
1~2
Lower Limit Amount ($): 
3,000
Academic Area: 

Horticulture, botanical studies

Description: 
Purpose: To encourage the understanding, development and use of underutilized native plants
 
History: Established in 2017 in cooperation with the family of Montine McDaniel Freeman utilizing surplus funds from the Montine M. Freeman Medal account

Funds one or more scholarships annually at a minimum of $3000 to support study at an accredited college, university, or major botanic garden or arboretum. Projects may include, but are not restricted to, plant propagation, and the acquisition of skills for working with native plant collections, including techniques for incorporating them in managed landscapes. Photographic and written documentation of studies and research projects may be considered.

Award Purpose: 
Research
Tuition
Year In School: 
Masters
Eligibility Requirement - Gender: 
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship: 

US/Permanent Residents

Eligibility Requirement - Residency: 

Any

Eligibility Requirement - Other: 

Applicants must be enrolled in US based institutions

Specializations: 
Business and the Environment
Climate Change Science and Solutions
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Energy and the Environment
Environmental Policy Analysis
Forestry
Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry
People, Equity, and the Environment
Water Resource Science & Management
Urban
Date Updated: 
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Recipients: 
0
Recurring: 
Annual - Feb
Eligibility - Citizenship: 
US Citizens/Permanent Residents
Amount: 
3000