Scholarship
Information
The Garden Clubs of Illinois will be offering two scholarships, each in the amount of $2,250, for the 2022-23 School Year. The deadline for application is March 15, 2022. The scholarships will be offered to deserving students attending colleges and universities in Illinois in the fields of agriculture, agriculture education, agronomy, botany, forestry, floriculture, horticulture, landscape design, plant pathology, environmental conservation, land management and other related fields.
NGC also awards $4000 scholarships for students from Illinois attending any college or university in the United States. All colleges and universities must be listed on the official website of the U.S. Department of Education.
https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx
All National Scholarship applications must be submitted to the Illinois state Scholarship Chairman by the deadline listed on the NGC form below.
GCI Scholarship Forms
NGC Scholarship Forms
Scholarships are also available from National Garden Clubs, Inc. VisIt the link below to download the forms as well as guidelines and instructions send the completed form to our state chairman listed on the Scholarship Application above. These forms are due February 1. 2021.
Our GCI and our Clubs have generously donated $92,330 in scholarships to deserving students studying horticultural, forestry, environmental and related areas of study. Click the link above to view scholarships awarded for the 2020-2021 school year. Due to Covid restrictions this number is down from previous years.