Scholarships

Chairman:   Martha Smyser, mbsmyser12@gmail.com

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The college scholarship program offers financial aid to students majoring in fields of study related to horticulture and the environment.

Scholarships are available from CGCI, Pacific Region Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs, Inc.

For information or questions contact the CGCI Scholarship Chairman

CGCI offers scholarships for students with noted accomplishments or who have completed two years of college.
There will be SIX (6) $2,000 scholarships available for the 2025-26 academic year.

* Note: The forms are not available because the deadline has passed.

  • Scholarship Application Form* (ON-LINE – direct submission) NEW FORMAT
    • The Online Form will be delivered directly to the CGCI Scholarship Chairman 
  • Scholarship Application Form* (To be MAILED OR EMAILED)
    • Mail to: Martha Smyser, 4949 Mammoth Ave, Sherman, Oaks, CA 91423
    • OR Email to:  mbsmyser12@gmail.com
  • Application Guidelines

Applicants must be planning careers in:

  • botany
  • conservation
  • entomology
  • floriculture
  • forestry
  • horticulture
  • landscape architecture
  • plant biology and/or plant genetics
  • urban planning
  • or research in allied fields.

Applicants may attend the school of their choice, provided there is a recognized department in one of the required subjects.

One $1,000 scholarship is available for the academic year. It will be given to full-time students in the junior or senior year of college, or in graduate school pursuing a Master s Degree. Sophomore students may make applications for their junior year. No doctoral program students may apply.

  • NGC Scholarship Application and instructions
  • Approximately thirty-five (35) college scholarships are available annually, each in the amount of $3,500. The number of scholarships and their amount for each academic year will be determined after October 15 and posted on the NGC website.
  • One-year scholarships are available to juniors, seniors and graduate students pursuing a master’s degree.
  • Sophomores may make application for their junior year.
  • College/university must be accredited and listed on the official website of the U.S. Department of Education

There are THREE ways to support CGCI scholarships (Donations as gifts or memorials to any of the following are welcome):

Direct donation to: 1. Scholarship Fund OR 2. CGCI Scholarship Endowment Fund (established to ensure that monies are available in future years)
Select one of the following:

3. CGCI Life Memberships: CGCI Life Membership Application (Select the CGCI option)