AFE offering scholarships to green industry students

Applications for the scholarships are due by May 1.


The American Floral Endowment (AFE) is offering more than 20 scholarships for horticulture and floriculture students. The deadline for application submission is May 1.

Scholarships are available for undergraduate and graduate students. Students must be at least sophomores in college to qualify. For 2014, AFE will award a little less than $40,000 in scholarships.

There are more than a dozen scholarship offerings strictly for undergraduate students, two scholarships strictly for graduate students, and five scholarships available to both undergraduate and graduate students.

Complete descriptions of each scholarship are available on the AFE website. Many of the requirements vary from scholarship to scholarship.

To see the full list of scholarships or to apply online visit the AFE website.