The Garden Club of America 14 East 60th Street ● New York, NY 10022 Tel: (212) 753-8287 Email: schol...

The Garden Club of America 14 East 60th Street ● New York, NY 10022 Tel: (212) 753-8287 Email: scholarshipapplications@gcamerica.org website: www.gcamerica.org __________________________________________________________ The Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship (an International Scholarship in Tropical Horticulture or Landscape Architecture) Provides $5000 to a well-qualified graduate student or undergraduate student specializing in tropical horticulture, botany, or landscape architecture for the purpose of studying abroad at botanical institutions. A student may apply for only one GCA scholarship each year. For full details, refer to the Scholarship page on the GCA website. _________________________________________________________________________ APPLICATION AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIAL MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE NEW YORK OFFICE BY FEBRUARY 1st.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED

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1. SHORT ESSAY: Please provide a one-page description of your research endeavors and how the scholarship will support these endeavors.

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2. SHORT ESSAY: Please provide a proposed itinerary along with any potential or confirmed collaborating institutions for your international study of tropical horticulture or architecture. The itinerary needs to take into account that travel must begin within 12 months of being awarded the scholarship i.e. award notification in March of a given year would require travel commencing by February of the following year.

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2. REFERENCES: Please provide two letters of recommendation. They should include comments on your academic progress and achievement, personal qualities, and eligibility for the program you have selected. The references should be familiar with your proposed international study and itinerary and speak to your capability to achieve the proposed study. Electronic copies of the letters of recommendation should be attached below and must include the reference's signature. Letters of Recommendation must either be signed by the individual writing the letter, or sent to us directly from their email. If reference desires to send directly to the GCA, please have s/he mail or email the letter to the addresses listed below.

The Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship (an International Scholarship in Tropical Horticulture or Landscape Architecture)
The Garden Club of America
14 East 60th Street New York, NY 10022
scholarshipapplications@gcamerica.org

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3. TRANSCRIPT: Please attach your official transcript(s) below.

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4. BUDGET: Please provide a one-page budget for the travel and study proposed. If additional funds are needed beyond the Marks Scholarship funding, please include an explanation of how you are planning to fund the additional expenses. Attach Budget Below: *

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Please do not alter or retype the application. Do not send any additional materials that are not required. Please send any questions about the scholarship or application to the following: scholarshipapplications@gcamerica.org The Scholarship Committee will meet in March; applicants will be notified shortly thereafter. The Garden Club of America policy conforms with and strongly supports applicable federal and state laws that forbid discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion, age, national origin or sexual orientation with regard to the application for any of the scholarships The Garden Club of America sponsors. This application was last updated in October 2015