This year, the New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. (NHFGC) will award two college scholarships. They are the New Hampshire Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. Scholarship in the amount of $2000. and the Jean L. Thompson Scholarship, which was established in her honor by her daughters, Lindsay Thompson and Elizabeth Thompson, in the amount of $1000. They may be applied for by undergraduate or graduate students attending a 2- or 4-year college or university that is accredited and listed on the official website of the U.S. Department of Education at https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx.
The student must be in a program and concentration related to Plant Science, Agriculture, Forestry, Ecology, Conservation or Environmental Sciences, such as plant biology, environmental horticulture, forest technology, environmental conservation and sustainability studies, wildlife management, and other closely related programs. Recipients must be New Hampshire residents and are selected on the basis of academic performance, good character, service, and leadership ability in their fields of endeavor. Full details and an application can be found on the NHFGC website. The link is https://nhfgc.org/scholarships-2/ .