Garden club opens scholarship application period

FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Garden Club Scholarship Committee is seeking applicants again this year for scholarships up to $1,500 depending on number of qualified applicants.

Applicants must be planning a career in one of the following fields: agriculture, botany, conservation, entomology, environmental studies, floriculture, forestry, horticulture, landscape architecture, plant biology, plant genetics, urban planning or a related field. They may select the college or university of their choice, provided there is a recognized department in one of these fields.

Any graduating senior or college student who is planning to study in one of the above fields should contact scholarship committee chair Eloine Waltrip by emailing [email protected] for an application. Applications are also available at http://www.fallbrookgardenclub.org.

The selection(s) of winners shall be based on character, scholarship, aptitude, ability to succeed, and financial need.

Scholarship funds come from Garden Club activities and a bequest from Ken Carter and will be sent directly to the selected institution.

Deadline for submission of completed applications is

March 31.