Scholarships for Horticulture Majors

As the focus on food safety and sustainability increases, earning a horticulture degree can open up a wide range of career possibilities. Graduates find employment in areas where they can manage urban landscapes, improve the quality and nutritional value of crops or run nurseries and garden centers. Due to growing interest in this field, numerous scholarships have been created to assist students fund their horticulture studies. Some of these scholarships are open to all horticulture majors, while others require students to focus on a specific specialty, such as organic farming, fruit or nut farming or nursery operation. Applicants should be prepared to submit letters of recommendation and an essay. Many scholarships for horticulture majors carry a minimum GPA requirement, and financial need may also be a factor. Browse our list of scholarships for horticulture majors below.

Showing 21-34 of 34 scholarships
Carville M. Akehurst Memorial Scholarship Horticultural Research Institute, Inc.
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  • 4,000
  • 1 award
  • May-31-2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Horticulture|Landscape|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Maryland|
  • Residence: Live in |Virginia|West Virginia|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 5.0
Irene Straus Scholarship Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Inc.
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • Feb-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Environmental Science|Horticulture|Conservation|Landscape Design|Forestry|
  • Residence: Live in |Wisconsin|
  • Age / Grade Level: |College junior|College senior|Post-graduate|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 1.5
James H. Davis Memorial Scholarship Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties
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  • 1,000 - 7,500
  • 1 award
  • Feb-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Agriculture|Horticulture|Forestry|
  • School (K-12): |Martin, FL|South Dade Senior High School, Homestead, FL|
  • Residence: Live in |Palm Beach, FL|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 1.0
Susie & Bruce Usrey Education Scholarship Horticultural Research Institute, Inc.
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  • 500
  • 1 award
  • May 2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Horticulture|Landscape|
  • Residence: Live in |California|
  • Career: |Construction (Industry)|Nursery Operation (Industry)|Landscape Architecture (Industry)|Design (Industry)|Maintenance (Industry)|Interiorscape (Industry)|Horticultural Distribution (Industry)|Retail Garden Center (Industry)|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 5.0
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  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • Feb-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Landscape Architecture|Tropical Horticulture|
  • Citizenship: |U.S. Citizen|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Graduate Student|Advanced Undergraduate Students|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 4.5
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  • 1,400
  • 1 award
  • May-31-2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Horticulture|
  • Residence: Live in |Wayne, OH|
  • School (College): Attend |Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster, OH|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 1.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Environmental Science|Horticulture|Plant Science|Forestry|Entomology|
  • School (College): |University|Two-year|Four-year|College|Accredited College or University|
  • competition 4.0
  • effort level 1.0
Carl Seaman Memorial Scholarship Alaska Community Foundation
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Horticulture|Biology|
  • School (K-12): |Kenai Central High School, Kenai, AK|
  • Extracurricular: |Extracurricular Activities|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 4.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Agriculture|Horticulture|Conservation|Botany|Landscape Design|Forestry|Biology|
  • School (College): Attend a |Two-year|Four-year|College|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 5.0
Homer and Mildred Crank Scholarship Heritage Fund - the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Horticulture|Landscape Design|Plant Science|Forestry|
  • School (K-12): Attend a |Public High School| in |Bartholomew, IN|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|College|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.0
National Garden Clubs, Inc. Scholarships Florida Federation of Garden Clubs
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  • 4,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Horticulture|Garden and Landscape Studies|
  • Residence: Live in |United States|
  • School (College): |University|Accredited College|College|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Horticulture|Botany|Landscape Architecture|
  • School (K-12): |High School|Vanderburgh, IN|Gibson, IN|Posey, IN|Warrick, IN|
  • School (College): |US Accredited College or University|Accredited College|Accredited University|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 2.0
Columbus Herb Society Scholarship Heritage Fund - the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Major: Study |Horticulture|Botany|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Bartholomew, IN|
  • Residence: Live in |Brown, IN|Jackson, IN|Jennings, IN|Johnson, IN|Shelby, IN|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.0
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  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Botany|Landscape Architecture|Tropical Horticulture|
  • School (College): |Foreign Institution|
  • Citizenship: |U.S. Citizen|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.0
Showing 21-34 of 34 scholarships