Mountain Garden Club

The Alice T. Madden

Scholarship Award

 

 

 

The Mountain Garden Club of Mount Washington Valley is proud to announce that for the academic year 2010-2011, the Mountain Garden Club will offer five $1,000 one-year scholarships, available to high school graduates and post-secondary students.  The program is open to residents of Mount Washington Valley, New Hampshire.

 

The Mountain Garden Club established this scholarship program with the intent of encouraging post-secondary education in plant science disciplines such as Horticulture, Agriculture, Forestry, Environmental Science, Land Management and other related fields of study.  The scholarship program was named in memory of Alice T. Madden, a lifetime member, who was dedicated to assisting the youth of the Mount Washington Valley pursue a higher education in any of the “green” educational disciplines.

  
Any graduating high school senior, with plans to enroll in these disciplines, or a post-secondary student, presently pursuing a course of instruction in these disciplines, who resides in the geographic area served by the Mountain Garden Club, regardless of race, creed and gender is encouraged to apply for this scholarship.

The Mountain Garden Club will make a decision from the qualifying applications received.  Financial need, academic achievement and interest in the stated field of study will be some of the criteria used by the selection committee to determine the awarding of these scholarships.  Applications are evaluated and recipients selected by the Mountain Garden Club Scholarship Committee. Final judging takes place at the beginning of May. All applicants will be notified in writing of the committee’s decisions.

In order to receive the scholarship award, students must receive at least a 3.0 grade point average (based on 4.0) at the end of their first semester freshman year or at the end of their academic year if they applying as a post-secondary student.

 

To obtain the application form, click on the link below, print it out and follow the instructions therein.

 

We welcome the opportunity to help the students of Mount Washington Valley.  Good luck with your future endeavors!

 

MGC Application form

Mount Washington Valley, NH

MGC Scholarships

 

Click here for MGC Application form

Note: if for any reason, you cannot access the form by the above link, contact us and we will email a .pdf to you.

 

 

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