• The Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship (an International Scholarship in Tropical Horticulture or Landscape Architecture)

    Open to graduate or undergraduate students. Eligibility is open to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents. Travel must commence within 12 months of the award.

    This scholarshp 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. 

    Visit the GCA's Scholarship page to learn more. 

    Deadline: February 1 

  • APPLICANT INFORMATION

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  • SHORT ESSAY: Please provide a one-page description of your research endeavors and how the scholarship will support these endeavors.
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  • 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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  • 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 be signed by the individual writing the letter, or sent to scholarshipapplications@gcamerica.org directly from their email. If your reference plans to submit your recommendation via email, please upload a placeholder below.

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  • Please do not send any additional materials that are not required.

    Any questions about GCA scholarships or your application can be submitted to scholarshipapplications@gcamerica.org.

    The Scholarship Committee will meet in March; applicants will be notified of their application status 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.

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