Garden Scholar Categories
Applicants are limited to one application per review cycle.
Garden Scholars Fund
Scholarships for Annual Conference or regional symposia
Applicants are limited to one application within a calendar year.
Garden Scholars Fund- Full Scholarships
Scholarships for in-person Annual Conference or regional symposia
when scheduled and funds available. Currently NOT OPEN
Garden Scholars Fee Waiver Program- Full or Partial
Registration waivers for virtual Annual Conference, symposia or select workshops
Scholarships
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Garden ScholarS
Applicants are limited to one application within a calendar year.
Thank you to the generous support of our members.
Scholarships for Annual Conference or Regional Symposia
The events of 2020 accelerated our plans to build a broader, more accessible Virtual Professional Development Program featuring everything from a Lunch & Learn session to a full, multi-day Virtual Conference.
General Scholarship Information
The American Public Gardens Association awards full- and partial scholarships and registration fee waivers for selected in-person and virtual professional development thanks to the generosity of donors.
Our Garden Scholars full-scholarship program for in-person events is on hold to the continuing impacts of COVID-19 limiting on-site events.
With the introduction of a Virtual Professional Development program, Members in good standing may apply for a Garden Scholar Fee Waiver for selected virtual events such as workshops, symposia, and the Annual Conference.
Garden Scholar Fee Waiver Program
In 2018 we introduced a Garden Scholars program providing full-package scholarships to attend in-person Symposia and the Annual Conference. Scholarships are 100% funded through gifts from individual members, corporate and institutional donors.
The events of 2020 caused the Association to pivot to create a new, Virtual Professional Development Program featuring everything from a Lunch & Learn session to a full, multi-day Virtual Conference. Through a virtual platform we are now able to reach a greater number and diversity of our membership with professional development opportunities at all levels of learning.
To that end, we have broadened our Garden Scholars program to include a virtual scholarship option in the form of Garden Scholar registration Fee Waivers for virtual workshops, Symposia, and Annual Conferences when they occur. These will be offered on an as-available basis to qualified applicants who are Members in good standing, and awarded strictly at the sole discretion of the Association.
If you are interested in supporting a scholarship or underwrite a waiver for a member in financial need, please donate to the Garden Scholars Fund, and thank you!
SCHOLARship opportunities
Garden Club of America Hope Goddard Iselin Fellowship Award
A fellowship/grant opportunity offered in partnership with the Garden Club of America. The Garden Club of America Hope Goddard Iselin Fellowship in Public Horticulture will award up to a $5,000 grant to a student enrolled in a graduate-level university program to study public horticulture through experiential learning that takes place at a recognized public garden, botanic garden, arboretum, or other closely aligned public horticulture institution in the United States.
