National Garden Clubs Scholarship
Carol Brady, State Scholarship Chair
An annual scholarship grant of $4000 is available to college students.
National Garden Club is proud of its scholarship program, which offers financial aid to students and promotes study in Agriculture Education, Horticulture (including Fruit Science/Environmental/Communications), Floriculture, Landscape Design, Botany, Biology, Plant Pathology/Science, Forestry, Agronomy, Environmental Concerns (Management: Environmental, Horticulture Resource/Environmental Behavior, etc.), Economics, Environmental Conservation (including Engineering, Law, etc.), City (Rural & Urban) planning, Wildlife Science, Habitat or Forest/Systems Ecology, Land Management and/or other related or allied subjects.
In addition to the required majors to qualify, the student must be pursuing a career related to gardening, landscape design, environmental issues, floral design or horticulture.
Applicants must have sophomore or higher standing and be a legal resident of Montana even if attending an out of state school. General information is available from Montana’s Chairman for the NGC Scholarship Carol Brady P O Box 273 Cascade MT 59421-0273, kenbradyconst@yahoo.com, 406 799-4182 or 406 468-2723. An application form may be downloaded from the National Garden Clubs’ website. Scroll down the page to Application Details. See the application form for all requirements.
Applications must be received by Mrs. Brady before February 1 each year. Recipients are announced in May.
Montana Life Members Scholarship
The Montana Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. awards an annual $2,000 scholarship to a student who is a Montana resident and citizen of the United States of America majoring in Conservation, Horticulture, Parks or Forestry, Floriculture, Greenhouse Management, Land Management or related subjects. Students from all schools of the Montana University system, who offer such courses, have the opportunity to compete.
Application requirements may be viewed here; the deadline is May 1 of each year. For further information on the scholarship, please contact Life Members Chairman Patricia Schlaeger, 388 Wilson Butte Rd., Great Falls, MT 59405-2908 (406) 727-7633.
Murphy Memorial Scholarship
An annual scholarship is available to qualifying college students in an horticulture-related major. Please contact Montana’s Chairman for the NGC Scholarship Carol Brady P O Box 273 Cascade MT 59421-0273, kenbradyconst@yahoo.com, 406 799-4182 or 406 468-2723 for further information and requirements.
Applications must be received by Mrs. Brady before May 1 each year. Application requirements may be viewed here.
Individual Club Scholarships
For application, Click on the link for your preferred club:
Great Falls Flower Growers send your completed application to:
Ember Woods
825 53St So
Great Falls MT 59405
or e-mail to emberlwoods@g-mail.com
For more information or questions call her at 406 799 3560
Townsend Garden Club
$500 Scholarship to a Broadwater County High School Graduate
Contact Marilyn Lane @ 406-266-5172. Applications due by May 1st. They are available at the Broadwater High School guidance office.
Dearborn Garden Club
$500 Scholarship to a Cascade High School Graduate
$1000 scholarship is given to a graduating senior from Cascade High School after certain criteria are met. These funds must be used to attend a secondary institution within the United States. Application forms are available from the Guidance counselor at the Cascade High School. Deadline is usually mid April but varies by a few days annually depending when the school’s Award Day occurs.
Anaconda Garden Club
Two $1000 Scholarships to Anaconda High School Graduates
Contact Pat Darnell email: hop-tulip@bresnan.net, or Elaine Lux-Burke, 369 Highland Park, Anaconda 59711 e.luxburt@gmail.com before March 31.
Miles City Garden Club
Two $500 Scholarships to Miles City High School Seniors planning to major in a horticulture-related field
Contact Anna Brandt at (406) 853-8712 or email at fbc.catering@gmail.com