Horticultural students are encouraged to apply for the scholarships and bursaries which amount to £5,000. The awards are as follows:
Ball Colegrave Scholarship Award, which provides a bursary of up to
£2,500 to support a young person employed on a Commercial Bedding Plant
Nursery to fund travel to Europe in order to develop their knowledge and experience
in bedding plant production and marketing.
Floranova Ornamental Horticulture Research Scholarship, which provides an
award of £1,500 to support a student with a particular interest in ornamental
horticulture research and development.
Garden Centre Group Award, offering 2 bursaries of £1,500 each. The bursary will be made available to any students studying horticulture with a preference given to those who have an interest in retail horticulture. Opportunities for weekend and/or part-time work at the Garden Centre Group will also be offered to award winners.
David Colegrave Foundation Trustee, Jeff Colegrave, said, “The Foundation is looking for keen students with a real passion for horticulture to apply for the awards that we have on offer in collaboration with Ball Colegrave, Floranova and the Garden Centre Group. Previous award winners have really benefitted from their experiences and we are keen to see as many applicants as possible for these prestigious awards.”
More information and online application forms are available at www.davidcolegravefoundation.org.uk. Please note that the deadline for receipt of applications is January 31st, 2011.
