Scholarships

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INFORMATION

The Virginia Horticultural Foundation (TVHF) is pleased to announce the availability of tuition scholarships for college students studying Horticulture, Arboriculture, Nursery & Greenhouse Production, Floriculture, Forestry & Urban Forestry, Landscape Architecture/Design, Turfgrass Management or a related horticultural field. Applications must be received by October 1st, and the scholarships will be awarded in December.

TVHF produces the Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course (MAHSC) a professional, educational event held annually during the last week of January in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Scholarships for registration and travel to MAHSC are available enabling students and educators to attend. This can be a wonderful networking, job-prospecting or continuing education opportunity for horticulture industry educators and students.

Tuition Scholarship Opportunities
Tom Eaton Scholarship ($2,000 one time award) – Tom Eaton was an active and invaluable member of the Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course board. In his spirit, the Tom Eaton Scholarship was established in 2008 to help defray educational expenses for an exceptional college student pursuing a degree in any horticultural field.

Students meeting the qualifications listed below may apply for this scholarship. This award includes a three-day registration to attend the following year’s MAHSC and may include lodging or per diem for up to four days. Attendance at MAHSC is encouraged, but not mandatory, and travel reimbursements will only be made for recipients living more than 50 miles from the MAHSC site. The scholarship check will be submitted directly to the college to be applied to the student’s account.

Tuition Scholarship ($1,500 one time award) – Students meeting the qualifications listed below may apply for a $1,500 scholarship to help defray educational costs for college while studying for a degree in any horticultural field. This award includes a three-day registration to attend the following year’s MAHSC and may include lodging or per diem for up to four days. Attendance at MAHSC is encouraged, but not mandatory, and travel reimbursements will only be made for recipients living more than 50 miles from the MAHSC site. Scholarship checks will be submitted directly to the college to be applied to the student’s account.

Tuition Scholarship Applicant Requirements:
• Must be a college student attending an accredited university or college in Virginia (full-time or part-time)
• Must be pursuing a degree in Horticulture, Arboriculture, Nursery & Greenhouse Production, Floriculture, Forestry & Urban Forestry, Landscape Architecture/Design, Turfgrass Management or a related horticultural field
• Must have accumulated 9 credit hours in this major
• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or above
• Must not be a previous scholarship recipient of a TVHF Scholarship
• Must allow TVHF to publicize the student’s name, degree pursued and college attendance information

MAHSC Travel Grant Opportunities
Student Travel Grant – A student meeting the qualifications listed above may apply for a travel grant to attend the Mid-Atlantic Horticultural Short Course. This award includes a three-day registration to attend the following year’s MAHSC and may include lodging or per diem for up to four days. Travel reimbursements will only be made for recipients living more than 50 miles from the MAHSC. Travel grant recipients are recognized at the opening session of MAHSC.

Educator Travel Grant – Any educator teaching courses in Horticulture, Arboriculture, Nursery & Greenhouse Production, Floriculture, Forestry & Urban Forestry, Landscape Architecture/Design, Turfgrass Management or a related horticultural field in the Commonwealth of Virginia may apply.

This award includes a three day registration to attend the following year’s MAHSC and may include lodging or per diem for up to four days. Travel reimbursements will only be made for recipients living more than 50 miles from the MAHSC. Travel grant recipients are recognized at the opening session of MAHSC.

Application Information
To make application for any of these opportunities, complete the appropriate online form and submit to scholarships@mahsc.org. Be sure to include your e-mail address.

Applications can be downloaded and mailed it to:
Mr. Jay Wolford, Scholarship Chairman
The Virginia Horticultural Foundation
PO Box 64446
Virginia Beach, VA 23467

ScholarshipAPPLICATION.pdf

Educators Grant Application.pdf

If you have questions, please contact Mr. Wolford at (757) 460-6620 or scholarships@mahsc.org. Applications must be received by October 1st at 5:00 p.m. Applications must include an e-mail address as all communication regarding the scholarship application will be conducted via e-mail.