GCSC AND SAR SCH0LARSHIPS
Hessie Morrah Horticultural Scholarship
& Babs Barnette Environmental Scholarship
Information Sheet
Criteria for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Purpose: The Hessie T. Morrah Horticulture Scholarship offers financial aid to students and encourages the study of Agriculture, Agronomy, Botany, City Planning, Floriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Land Management, Landscape Architecture/ Design, Plant Pathology, or related majors.
Eligibility: All technical/junior/4-year undergraduates [may apply as HS senior] and graduate students.
Purpose: The Babs Barnette Environmental Scholarship offers financial aid to students and encourages the study of Environmental Control issues and allied courses.
Eligibility: Rising- junior or senior undergraduates [may apply as college sophomore] and graduate students.
Deadlines: The postmark deadline is February 1, 2012. Mail application by certified mail, return receipt requested or email dasaham@charter.netfor written confirmation of receipt.
Applications: All applicants must enroll in nine or more credit hours per semester or the per quarter/trimester equivalent.
Scholarships applied for in the 2012 - 2013 school year will be $2,000 grants for the Hessie T. Morrah scholarships and $500 for the Babs Barnette scholarship.
Applications materials should be stapled or paper-clipped together and in a folder. Incomplete applications will not be judged.
ALL of the following components MUST be included to be judged:
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Application
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Transcript of current academic record from last school attended mailed from school registrar/guidance to GCSC Scholarship Co-Chairmen, including latest marking period
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Narrative written by applicant discussing goals, commitment to chosen academic field of study, financial concerns, background, activities, and honors. Max. length: 2 pages
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Three letters of recommendation, limiting each to one page in length
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President of the sponsoring federated GCSC Garden Club or Council
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School official such as advisor, department head, or principal
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Individual (not a relative) to endorse character of applicant.
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Wallet-size photo of applicant
Student must be enrolled in an accredited technical college, college, or university. Grants are mailed directly to the Financial Aid Office and are divided evenly by semester, trimester, or quarter depending on the academic institution. If student changes to a non-approved major or withdraws from college, the remaining balance of the funds will be returned to the GCSC.
All applicants must have GCSC Club or Council Sponsorship
Special circumstances of applicants will be reviewed in awarding scholarships.
All applicants will be notified of the results by March 15, 2012. Winners will be honored at the April 2012 GCSC State Meeting. Attendance of scholarship winner(s) is encouraged, but optional. Scholarship applicants and winners, who maintain a "B" average, may reapply in subsequent years.
Garden Club of SC, Inc. Scholarship Chairman can be contacted for additional information:
Sandra E. Hamann, GCSC Scholarship Chairman
405 E. Seven Oaks Dr
Greenville, SC 29605
(864) 235-9709
dasaham@charter.net
Click Here For Scholarship Cover Letter