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2024 Union County Master Gardener Scholarship

The  Union County Master Gardeners are a specially trained volunteer group helping The Ohio State University Extension to educate and assist the community in horticultural pursuits.  The Association is pleased to announce that they will award one $2000 scholarship to a Union County resident who will be or is currently pursuing a Plant Science degree at a college, university or technical school in 2024. 

Only one scholarship will be awarded per year.  Applicants are eligible to apply in future years.  

The scholarship applicant must be pursuing a PLANT SCIENCE degree, such as AGRONOMY, BOTANY, HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY, or LANDSCAPING at a COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL. 

Graduating high school seniors or others who have not started their classes at the college, university or technical school must present an ACCEPTANCE LETTER FROM THE COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL and a HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT.  

Applicants who have started their program of college study must submit a TRANSCRIPT FROM THE COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OR TECHNICAL SCHOOL.  

Deadline:  The scholarship committee must receive your application packet by close of business (4:30 p.m.) on March 28, 2024.  Your application will not be considered if it is not complete.  Completed applications may be mailed or hand delivered to the following address: 

Master Gardener Scholarship
OSU Extension of Union County
18000 St. Rt. 4, Suite E
Marysville, OH 43040

Help:  If you have questions you may contact the Master Gardener Scholarship Committee by emailing audrey.kise@gmail.com with the subject line: MG Scholarship

Checklist:  Please include all the following in your application packet.

  • Personal Information and Tell Us More about You Sheets
  • Transcript from the college, university or technical school, OR Letter of Acceptance and high school transcript (Grade point average will be a tie breaker if necessary)
  • Two Letters of Recommendation
  • Signature and permission to check information.

To download a PDF Format of the scholarship packet "Click Here for the Master Gardener Scholarship Packet"