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Filing deadlines vary depending upon donor and may vary from year to year. Many applications are now on the donor's web site. You must check each application for details and deadline. Tentative Deadlines are in parenthesis.
(Unless otherwise noted, scholarship is open to all HCS students)

Name of Scholarship Web Address Specialization Required Number Amount Deadline
Association of California Water Agencies http://www.acwa.com
/news_info/scholarships
Water resources-related fields 1
2
1
$7,000
3,000
5,000
April 1
April 1
Jan 1
Applied Insect Ecologist Foundation (Nov 25) http://aaie.net/pdf
/Foundation
ScholarApplic.pdf 
Pest management varies $750
(Ugrad)
$1,500
(Grad)
Nov 25
American Institute of Floral Designers (Retail Floriculture) http://www.aifd.org
/treadawayscholarship.htm
Attending AIFD National Symposium 1 Reg + up
to
$1,500
Jan 31
Associated Landscape Contractors of America (See Dave Hannings) (no website) Refer to: HCS Dept. Dave Hannings 10 $250
Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP), CP Student Chapter www.aep.calpoly.edu Environmental emphasis 2 $500
America Society of Agronomy (ASA, CSSA, SSSA) https://www.agronomy.org
/awards/award/
Agronomy varies Up to
$250,000
American Floral Endowment (see Virginia Walter) http://www.endowment
.org/education
/intern-scholarship
-programs/
Floriculture varies varies
Arnold D. Haskell Fund Download Form EHS Major     April 20
California Agricultural Production Consultants Assoc. http://www.capca.com
/general_information
/scholorships/
Pest Management 1 $3,000 May 15
California Citrus Mutual Scholarship http://www.sonoma.edu
/scholarship
/external/external_listing/
California
CitrusMutualSch.html
Family members of California Citrus Mutual 1 $2,000 July 3
California Farm Bureau http://www.cfbf.com
/programs/
scholar/index.cfm
Ag Industry 30 $1,800 -
$5,000
March 1
California Park & Recreation Society (Oct. 20) http://www.cprs.org
/about-student.htm
Recreation, parks, and leisure studies 30 $500-
$2,000
vary
California Seed Association (CSA) http://calseed.org
/scholarship.html
Field of Ag related to seed industry varies $1,000 Feb 16
California Strawberry Commission (April 18) High School Seniors http://www.cal
strawberry.com
/commission
/scholarship.asp
Family members varies $300-
$3,000
California Women for Agriculture (CWA) http://www.salina
scwa.org/
scholarship
Women pursuing degrees in Ag/Farm Workers 2 unknown April 25
*CANERS (Sacramento, Ca) http://www.cangc.org/
endowment
/collegeScholarships.asp
Horticulture varies $200-
$5,000
March 15
CANGC: Monterey Bay Chapter Applications outside 11-231   Contact: Lisa Rulison #831-475-5314 Horticulture/Nursery Industry
Resident of Santa Cruz, Monterey, Southern Santa Clara, San Benito counties
varies varies
RECANGC (Redwood Empire Chapter of Calif. Assoc. of Nurseries and Garden Centers) (May 31) Formerly CAN Hard copies received / available outside 11-231 Must be from Sonoma, Marin, Lake, Mendocino, or Napa county varies Up to
$1,000
Canadian Golf Superintendents Assoc. See EHS Dept. http://www.golf
supers.com/AM/
Template.cfm?Section
=Student_
Scholars_Awards
Canadian resident; member of CGSA varies Nov 30
CAPCA Monterey Bay Chapter http://cemonterey.
ucdavis.edu
/Agriculture
/CAPCA_Scholarship.htm
-Production Agriculture
-Resident of Monterey, Santa Cruz, or San Benito
2 $1,000 May 15

CAPCA Ventura County Chapter

Contact: Jane Delahoyde   (805) 487-6867 or jane@oxnardpest.com Upper Division students interested in Ag or Hort fields.     June 6
Charles P. Lake Rain for Rent http://www.rain
forrent.com
/company
/scholarship.htm
agriculture, irrigation technology, pumps or fluid dynamics 18 $1,000 June 30
CCGGA - Central Coast Greenhouse Growers Assoc. http://www.ccgga.com/scholarships.html       April 25
CLCA SLO/ Tony Amato Scholarship HCS Dept. - Professor George Newell Email: gnewell@calpoly.edu General Landscape Industry. 3 $1,000,
750,
500
June 1
CLCA - LEAF (Landscape Education Advancement Foundation) http://www.clca.org/clca/
about/wapply.php
       
Courtney Elizabeth Smyth (Cal Poly) Overcome adversity and personal hardship 1 $3,000 April 29
Danny Benson Memorial Scholarship FFA or 4-H member (April 1) varies
California Garden Clubs, Inc http://www.californiagarden
clubs.org/html/Youth/
scholarships.html
Various Agriculture majors 2 $2,000 Dec 1
ExxonMobil www.mobil.com/agri Must be attending Ag accredited University 3 $4,000 June 30
Farm Bureau of San Diego County www.cdfarmbureau.org San Diego county resident varies $500-
$2,500
April 6
Fischer Scholarship Download Application     $1000 June 30
Garden Club of America http://www.gcamerica.org
/scholarships.php3
varies varies varies Ranges: Nov-Feb
Garden Writers Assn. Of America (Jan. 11) Horticulture, Plant Science, or Journalism, with an interest in garden communications 1
 2-6
$500
>$250-
$2,000
Dec 1
Glenn-Colusa Cattlewoman and Cattlemen Limited to graduate of Glenn or Colusa County High Schools see details on hardcopy outside Bldg. 11-231 Jr, Senior, Grad Student in Fall 08     May 30
Golf course Supt. Assoc of America (GCSAA) http://www.gcsaa.org/cm/
contentm/modules/display
_dynamic.ahtml?params=
MSw0NDMs
Turf Management varies Up to
$6,000
varies
GPN/Nexus Intern/Scholarship http://www.nexuscorp.com
/GPNAward/GPNPage2.htm
Greenhouse Industry 1 $3,000 Oct 30
GPN Greenhouse Product News, Project EverGreen Scholarship www.gpnmag.com Green industry or related field 2 $2,500
Hank Beachell Future Leader https://www.agronomy.org
/awards/award/detail/?a=5
Major in agronomy, crop science, soil science, or related 1 $3,500 April 4
Health Valley Scholarship - Human Resources (May 1) http://www.bvha.org varies $40,00
per year
in total
Hispanic Scholarship Fund http://www.hsf.net/
scholarships
/programs
/College_Programs/
varies varies
Horticultural Research Institute www.anla.org
/research/scholarships
Horticulture students varies varies April 1
Imperial Valley Vegetable Growers Association (April 28) Hard copies received / available outside 11-231 Imperial Valley Ag student varies
J. Fielding Reed Scholarship https://www.a-s-f.org Senior pursuing soil and plant sciences 1 $2,000 March 8
Landscape Architecture Foundation http://www.laprofession.org
/financial/scholarships.htm
Landscape varies $1,000-
$10,000
Feb 15
Landscape Educational Advancement Foundation (LEAF) www.clca.us/leaf
/leafSch.html
Ornamental Horticulture 1 varies April 1
Louis H. And Stella Soares Forms Bldg 11-211 Agriculture 1 $2,500 April 13
Max and Verda Foster Memorial Scholarship Forms Bldg 11-211 Agriculture 1 $14,000 April 4
McCormick Communications Floriculture (June 1)   Green house industry

Monterey County Farm Bureau (April 15) Ag industry 30 varies March 1
Monterey County Historical Society, Inc http://www.mchs
museum.com
/jensen.html
Monterey County Resident, Agricultural major varies Up to
$20,000
April 25
National Garden Club http://www.gardenclub.org All Agriculture 34 $3,500 March 1
Northern California Turf & Landscape Council (awards) http://www.nctlc.com
/Awards.ivnu
Landscape varies varies March 15
Orfalea Family Scholarship Senior at St. Mary's Academy or Verbum Dei High School Any major 1 varies
Pacific Seed Association (April 1) http://www.pacificseed.org varies $1,000
Perennial Plant Association http://www.perennial
plant.org
/scholarship.asp
Horticulture or related area 5 $1,000 March 1
Pesticide Applicators Professional Assoc. (April 15) Pesticide application varies $500-
$750
President's Community Based Learning and Service Awards 1 $1,000
Professional Lawn Care Assoc. of America-Fitzgibbon (Sept. 30) student/family involved in PLCAA 1 $2,500
Rain for Rent-Charles P. Lake (Applications outside 11-231 or in College of Ag Dean’s office) varies $1,000
Rotary http://www.rotary.org
/foundation/
educational/amb_scho
/prospect/award/type.html
varies varies varies
Rumler Scholarship http://www.holsteinusa.com
/pdf/rumler_scholarship.pdf
US agricultural community —dairy industry 1 $3,000 April 15
San Diego Flower & Plant Assoc. (April 30) www.flowerandplant.org Southern California Resident
Production Horticulture Industry

April 30
Scott’s Company Scholar Program http://www.gcsaa.org Golf course industry 5
2
$500
$2,500
March 1
*Joseph Shinoda (See Virginia Walter) http://www.shinodas
cholarship.org
/index2.html
Floriculture students varies varies
SLO County Farm Bureau Women Scholarship http://www.slofarm
bureau.org
/Programs
/Scholarships.html
5 $500 April 15
SLO County Cattle Women (April 1) http://www.cattle
women-slo.org
/scholarship.html
High school, Cuesta, or Cal Poly Ag students varies $250-
$500
April 1
Soars Scholarships Download Application Junior standing CAFES student     April 21
Sonoma County Fair (Received by May 26) Hard copies outside 11-231 student/family from Sonoma/Marin Counties Multiple $1,500 -
$2,500
Stanley Strew Education Fund (May 15) http://www.plantdoctor.org
/about/abt_ndschlrshp.html
Pest Management Industry 2 $2,000 May 15
Tree Fund-Robert Felix Memorial Scholarship www.treefund.org
http://www.treefund.org
/grants/RFScholarship.aspx
Student member of International Society of Arboriculture 4 $3,000 May 1
Turf and Ornamental Communicators Assoc. (TOCA) http://www.toca.org
/scholar.html
Green industry Communications 1 $2,500 March 1
United Negro College Fund http://www.uncf.org
/scholarships
/uncfscholarship.asp
varies varies
USDA Public Service Leaders Scholarship Program (PSLSP) www.hsi.usda.gov/scholars/ full-tuition, paid internship     March 15
Woodward/Graft Wine Foundation Scholarship (Mar 2) http://www.woodward-
graffwinefoundation.org
/education.html
Wine, food, and hospitality 10 $1,000-
$3,000
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