Scholarships
The following are scholarships offered through the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Applications are due in February of each year. Please email Laura Jull at lgjull@wisc.edu with questions.
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Graduate or Undergraduate | Nominating Department | 2009 Amount | Criteria | |||
| Aldo Leopold Scholarship |
Graduate | Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape Architecture, or Wildlife Ecology |
$1,500 | For graduate student who demonstrates talent, ability and interest in natural resources, wildlife management, its plant environments, or plant/animal biology and who plans to continue studying in UW-CALS. |
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| Connell, William Memorial Scholarship |
Undergraduate | Horticulture | $300 | Undergraduate WI resident with satisfactory academic standing, minimum 2.75 g.p.a. |
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| Curwen, David Student Enhancement Fund |
Graduate and Undergraduate: F, S, J, S | Horticulture | $1,400 | Scholarship awarded based on financial need, minimum 3.0 g.p.a. Preference to students who demonstrate leadership ability. |
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| Cushman, Kent Scholarship |
Undergraduate: Junior or Senior | Horticulture | $300 | For undergraduate student majoring in vegetable crop production during third of fourth year of study, minimum 2.8 g.p.a., and reasonable financial need. This award is for 2 years only: 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 academic years only. |
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| Garden Center Symposium Scholarship |
Graduate and Undergraduate: Junior or Senior |
Horticulture: Ornamental Horticulture |
$500 | Scholarship awarded based on financial need, minimum 3.0 g.p.a. Preference given to students interested in ornamental horticulture. |
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| Gulsteen, Gurine (Gjermundson) Research Fellowship |
Graduate | Horticulture and all CALS Depts. |
$1,600 | For funding of graduate student researching practical problems faced by Wisconsin farmers. Supplementary stipend to students who have at least 1/3-1/2 time research assistantship position. Must be a U.S. citizen not receiving any current assistantship or fellowship. Funding for up to 3 years. Individual departments nominate the graduate student. |
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| Hansche, Wes Memorial Scholarship |
Undergraduate | Horticulture | $1,400 | Scholarship awarded based on financial need, extracurricular activities, academic standing, full-time student, Wisconsin resident, minimum 3.0 g.p.a. |
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| Hopen, Herbert Undergraduate Scholarship Fund |
Undergraduate | Horticulture | $500 | Award based on academic achievement |
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| MacDonald, Helen Award Scholarship (Lake Geneva Garden Club) |
Undergraduate: Junior or Senior | Horticulture, Agronomy, L.A., Soils, Wildlife Ecology |
$3,500 | Preference to juniors but seniors can apply, 2.75 minimum g.p.a., natural resource option, area of interest preference: 1) conservation, 2) horticulture, 3) landscape architecture. |
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| Maletzke, Lin Memorial Scholarship |
Senior | Horticulture | $1,000 | Student has interest in ornamental horticulture, floriculture, or fruit and vegetable crops, minimum g.p.a. of 2.75, full-time student, seniors only, financial need. Interest in entering horticulture industry. Student | |||
| Rho Chapter of Pi Alpha Xi Scholarship |
Undergraduate: Junior or Senior | Horticulture | $150 (subject to change) | Minimum 3.0 g.p.a. in all courses at UW-Madison. May not be awarded each year. Minimum | |||
| Struckmeyer, Burdean E Scholarship |
Undergraduate | Horticulture | $2,000 | Outstanding achievements in horticulture and students who have financial need. We will be rewarding two, $2,000 scholarships in 2008 only. |
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| Struckmeyer, Burdean E Scholarship |
Undergraduate | Horticulture | $2,000 | Outstanding achievements in horticulture and students who have financial need. We will be rewarding two, $2,000 scholarships in 2008 only. |
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| Walsh, Carole Demeter Scholarship |
Undergraduate: Junior or Senior | Horticulture and Soils, Plant Pathology, Landscape Architecture, Agronomy, Entomology, or Forest and Wildlife Ecology |
$2,000 | Students must have in either gardening, landscaping and landscaping plants, or arboriculture. |
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| Weis, Gavin and Mary Research and Scholarship Fund |
Undergraduate | Horticulture or other plant sciences |
$2,000 | Fund supports student scholarships and/or research projects in horticulture or other plant sciences. |
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| Wisconsin Crop Production Association Ronald E. Doersch Scholarship (Used to be called Wisconsin Fertilizer and Chemical Association Scholarship) |
Undergraduate: Junior or Senior | Horticulture, Agronomy, Entomology, Plant Pathology, or Soils |
$2,500 | Students must demonstrate an interest in soil fertility and plant nutrition or pest management, must be a U.S. citizen and can only receive this award once. Consideration given to scholastic ability, minimum 3.0 g.p.a., and leadership activities. |
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| Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association Scholarship |
Undergraduate: Junior or Senior | Horticulture, Entomology, Plant Pathology, or Soils |
$1,000, several of them awarded |
Student with minimum 2.75 g.p.a., interest in the cranberry growing industry. Juniors only can receive award two years in a row. Can be given to a student without the specific interest in cranberries, as long as student is a good student. |
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| Additional Scholarships |
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| Wisconsin Nursery Association Scholarship (2) |
Undergraduate | Horticulture | $1,000 | Student in good academic standing |
