Master Gardeners Offers Two Scholarships

The Master Gardeners of Monmouth County are offering $1,000 scholarships to two Monmouth County high school graduating seniors who will be studying horticulture, environmental sciences or engineering, botany or other agriculture related fields.

Applicants must be planning on enrolling in one of these specified areas on a matriculated basis at a New Jersey college or university for the fall 2013 semester.

Freeholder Lillian G. Burry said, “These scholarships are a great way to promote preserving the agriculture of Monmouth County and the state by offering an incentive to study these important fields and keeping our scholars in New Jersey.” 

The applicant must be a resident of Monmouth County and must have demonstrated an  interest in horticulture, landscape, agriculture, or environmental issues, through class work, employment, community service or extra-curricular activities.

Two copies of the application, a high school transcript and two letters of recommendation are due by May 10 to the Master Gardeners of Monmouth County. Their office is located at 4000 Kozloski Rd. in Freehold. 

For more information contact the Master Gardeners at mgmcnj@gmail.com. Applications will not be accepted online.

-- Monmouth County Board of Freeholders