2025 Union County Master Gardener Scholarship Winner
Emma Hamilton is presented with the 15th annual Union County Master Gardener $2000 scholarship award at the Marysville High School Scholarship & Awards Program by Nancy Munson and Audrey Kise representing the Master Gardener Scholarship Committee on May 7.
The Union County Master Gardeners is a not-for-profit organization that promotes environmentally sound, research-based gardening practices primarily to residents of Union County under the auspices of The Ohio State University Extension of Union County.
The motto of the Union County Master Gardeners is To Teach – To Learn – To Serve. Our mission is to improve horticultural knowledge and practices in Union County by providing education for the public and our members. One of the ways we provide education is to sponsor a scholarship to a Union County resident who is pursuing a plant science degree at a college, university or technical school.
Hamilton has been very active in the Marysville High School Greenhouse as an intern and manager. As an active FFA member she planned the chapter’s involvement in Wreaths Across America Day and helped in the placement of wreaths on veterans’ graves at Oak Grove Cemetery. Throughout her four years as an FFA member she has participated in Creed-speaking, Nursery and Landscape, and Floriculture Career Development Events. For her senior year, she has spearheaded the FFA Greenhouse Sale.
She has also been very active in other school activities including volleyball, Spanish Honor Society, FCCLA, and National Art Honor Society all while maintaining a 4.0 grade point average. She is currently working towards attaining BASF Plant Science certification.
She will be attending Ohio Wesleyan University majoring in Botany with a future goal of opening her own greenhouse.
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2025 Scholarship Information
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 2025.
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 26, 2025. 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"