Scholarships

Boone County Master Gardeners Are Offering a $1000 College Scholarship in 2026

This scholarship is available to Boone County residents enrolled as full-time students entering their sophomore or higher year of post-secondary education. Students must have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and be majoring in horticulture, agriculture, plant science, botany, landscape architecture/design, forestry or other horticulture related field if approved by the Boone County Master Gardener Scholarship Committee.

Applications including all supporting documents as specified in the scholarship guidelines must be received no later than June 1, 2026.

This scholarship offering is one more example of how the Boone County Master Gardener Association strives to fulfill our purpose of assisting Boone County residents with horticulture related education. This scholarship and our grants are made possible through our fund raising with Gardenfest, plant sales, and native seed sales and would not be possible without the support of our community.

Click below for the full scholarship guidelines and scholarship application.

• Scholarship Guidelines
• Scholarship Application