Scholarship for a Midwest School Available

Jennifer Polanz

The 2016 Garden Center Symposium is again awarding a $1,000 unrestricted scholarship to a student studying horticulture or a related subject at a two or four-year institution in the Wisconsin/Illinois/Minnesota area. The deadline for application is December 1, 2015.
 
To be eligible, the applicant should be majoring or minoring in horticulture or a field applicable to a green industry with preference given to those with an interest in a career in the garden center industry. The application should have at least one quarter or semester remaining following spring term 2016 and have a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
 
The Garden Center Symposium has sponsored its educational event/trade show for more than 50 years, attracting audience from the tri-state area. The January 20-21, 2016 event will be held at the Country Springs Hotel and Conference Center in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
 
Additional information regarding the scholarship and the 2016 program can be found at www.gardencentersymposium.com. Registration for the event will open later in the fall. GP