WAREHAM – The Wareham Garden Club has announced that $1,000 scholarships are available for award this spring. If you know any students in your neighborhood or circle of friends and family, who may be interested, have them contact Chairperson Norma White via e-mail norma.white@comcast.net, email the club at warehamgardenclub@gmail.com, or mail to The Wareham Garden Club, PO Box 3276, Wareham, MA 02571.
Scholarships are available to qualifying high school seniors and college students. Applicants must have maintained a legal residence in Wareham for at least a year, be a current student with a minimum “B” average (3.0 on a 4.0 scale), and have good character.
Scholarships are available for students with focus of study in one or more of the following areas: horticulture, forestry, botany, environmental studies, agronomy, biology or marine biology, conservation, floriculture, city planning, landscape design or architecture, land management, or allied subject.
Eligible High School Students Must be: Graduating, spring of 2020 from any High School or Technical School; Accepted to an accredited College or School of Higher Education; Able to submit an application postmarked on or before June 30, 2020. This date is flexible and could be changed to July 31, 2020.
Scholarship applications will be available at area high schools. Interested students should contact their respective Guidance Offices for further information, or they may contact the WGC Scholarship Chair. Any qualified applicant will be given extra consideration on for having participated in extra-curricular activities in any of the fields listed above in high school and/or in the community.
Eligible college student applicants must be: A current student at an accredited College or School of Higher Education, Able to provide official transcripts showing successful completion of course work; Able to submit an application & transcripts postmarked on or before June 30, 2020.
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