Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship in Tropical Horticulture
Architecture and Urban Planning
Undergrad
Grad School
Scholarship Description
Purpose
To promote the study of tropical horticulture and landscape architecture.
Education
For graduate students and undergraduates
Eligibility
Open to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents who are currently and actively enrolled in a U.S.-based institution. Due to IRS restrictions, the GCA is unable to fund awards for international applicants. Travel must commence within 12 months of the award.
Provisions
Provides $5,000 to a well-qualified graduate student or undergraduate student specializing in tropical horticulture, botany, or landscape architecture for the purpose of studying abroad at botanical institutions.
Scholarship funds the international study of tropical horticulture or landscape architecture. This does not mean that the scholar’s study needs to take place in a tropical climate. The scholar could study in temperate regions as long as the destination is international.
Application Guidelines:
1) A 1-page description of your research endeavors and how the scholarship will support these endeavors.
2) A proposed itinerary along with any potential or confirmed collaborating institutions for your international study of tropical horticulture or architecture.
3) A 1-page budget for the travel and study proposed.
4) A 1-page CV
5)School transcripts (Colleges and universities, highschool transcripts not needed)
6)Two letters of recommendation.
To promote the study of tropical horticulture and landscape architecture.
Education
For graduate students and undergraduates
Eligibility
Open to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents who are currently and actively enrolled in a U.S.-based institution. Due to IRS restrictions, the GCA is unable to fund awards for international applicants. Travel must commence within 12 months of the award.
Provisions
Provides $5,000 to a well-qualified graduate student or undergraduate student specializing in tropical horticulture, botany, or landscape architecture for the purpose of studying abroad at botanical institutions.
Scholarship funds the international study of tropical horticulture or landscape architecture. This does not mean that the scholar’s study needs to take place in a tropical climate. The scholar could study in temperate regions as long as the destination is international.
Application Guidelines:
1) A 1-page description of your research endeavors and how the scholarship will support these endeavors.
2) A proposed itinerary along with any potential or confirmed collaborating institutions for your international study of tropical horticulture or architecture.
3) A 1-page budget for the travel and study proposed.
4) A 1-page CV
5)School transcripts (Colleges and universities, highschool transcripts not needed)
6)Two letters of recommendation.
Architecture and Urban Planning
Undergrad
Grad School
