Plant Science Major

Scholarships

There is money all around for students to use for their education. A person only has to “google” plant science scholarships and you will find a wealth of information and opportunities. It can never hurt to apply for a scholarship even if you think you don’t qualify. What is the worst that can happen? You get turned down, that’s it. However, scholarship donors LIKE to give money away. If only one person applies but doesn’t quite meet all the criteria, they generally will still award the money!

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) also has a pool of scholarship funds that students can apply for.

Internal Opportunities

Scholarship Name	Application Deadline	Category
CALS Scholarship	April 1	Scholarship
VP Promise/Experiential Learning Scholarships	6 weeks Prior to Experiential Learning	Conference/Experiential Learning Scholarship
UF/IFAS Extension Internship Program		Internship Scholarship
UF/IFAS Undergraduate Research Internships	Fall and Spring
University Scholars Program	Early Spring	Research Scholarship
Emerging Scholars Program	Mid-November	Research Scholarship
Summer Undergraduate International Research Program	Early Spring	Research Scholarship

External Opportunities

Scholarship Name	Application Deadline	Category
African Violet Society of America	March 1	Scholarship
American Floral Endowment	May 1	Scholarship
American Public Gardens Association	Varies Based on opportunity	Scholarship
Chicago Botanic Garden	Early February	Research Internship Scholarship
Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association	Mid-August	Scholarship
American Society for Horticultural Science	Varies	Scholarship
American Society of Plant Biologist: Undergrad Research Fellowship	Late January/Early February	Fellowship/Research Scholarship
AmericanHort Scholarships	Late January	Scholarship
FFA (requires membership)	Mid-January	Scholarship
Florida Nursery, Growers, and Landscape Association	Varies Based on opportunity	Scholarship
Florida Turf Grass Association	July 31	Scholarship
Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, INC.	Varies based on opportunity	Scholarship
Gainesville Garden Club	Early May	Scholarship
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America	Varies based on opportunity	Scholarship
Horticultural Research Institute	May 31	Scholarship
James H. Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund	January 15	Scholarship
Lemon Bay Garden Club Scholarship	Mid-March	Scholarship
Longwood Gardens Fellows Program	Late July	Fellowship/Scholarship
Missouri Botanical Garden	Early February	Research Internship Scholarship
Perennial Plant Association	March 31	Scholarship
Seed Your Future Scholarship	Varies based on opportunity	Scholarship
Shinoda Scholarship	Mid-April	Scholarship
Sideny B. Meadows Scholarship Endowment Fund	Late May	Scholarship
The Garden Club of America	Varies based on opportunity	Scholarship
Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association	March 15	Scholarship