Scholarships and Awards
Varieties of scholarships are available to our students through our department, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and other sources.
Department Scholarships
Several scholarships are awarded each year based on merit and need through the Department of Plant Sciences and Landscape Architecture. They include:
Undergraduate Awards
Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture Coordinator: Jack Sullivan
- The Homeland Garden Club of Baltimore Award
Landscape Architecture Award of Excellence- ASLA Honor and Merit Award Nominees
- Matt Weaver Scholarship
Plant Sciences
Undergraduate Coordinator: Christopher Walsh
- Bartlett Tree Foundation Scholarship
- Bayer Environmental Science Turf Grass Scholarship
- MD State Golf Association - Emmett Gary Scholarship
- Francis R. Gouin Undergraduate Research Award
- Joe Elbert James Memorial Award
- Link-Shanks Award - MD Nursery and Landscape Association
- Joseph Newcomer Memorial Award
- Recognition of Maryland Crop Improvement Association - James R. Miller Award
Graduate Awards
Graduate Coordinator: Gary ColemanPlease see Detailed Chart of Department and College (AGNR) Awards in PDF format.
- Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant in PSLA
- The Scott Award
- Francis C. Stark, Jr. Fund for Learning Resources
- Francis C. Stark, Jr. Dissertation Excellence Award
- Weinberger Scholarship
College & Outside Scholarships
Academically talented freshmen compete for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources merit scholarships. Priority is given to those whose applications are complete by the first of December. A complete application includes an official high school transcript, SAT or ACT scores and a short essay highlighting your interest and experience in your intended area of study. Top scholars also compete for the University's merit scholarships which provide full financial support for four years.
Please check out the AGNR college scholarship web page for more information.
The Garden Club of America Offers Many Scholarships!
Encouraging college and graduate students, doctoral candidates and recent Ph.D.s, as well as landscape architects, to consider its wide range of excellent and unusual scholarships and fellowships. There are many types of grants, fellowships, awards and scholarships available. Please see Kathy Hunt in 2102 Plant Sciences to obtain further information and procedures for applying, or visit the home page at www.gcamerica.org/
Scholarships from the National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc.
The National Capital Area Garden Clubs, Inc. (NCAGC) provide scholarships to encourage students who are majoring in the study of horticulture, botany, landscape design, plant pathology, forestry, environmental concerns, biology as it relates to plants and similar subjects.. The minimum award is $3,000.The scholarships are for students who live within the National Capital Area. Washington, D.C., Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland, and Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax and Prince William Counties in Virginia are included within that area.
All application requirements are due by March 1, 2010. Scholarship requirements and application forms can be found at our website, www.ncagardenclubs.org . Click here for application form and the scholarship financial questionnaire.