Applications for American Floral Endowment internship programs now open

Two of the American Floral Endowment's floriculture/horticulture internship programs are now open for applications: the Vic & Margaret Ball Intern Scholarship Program and the Mosmiller Intern Scholarship Program.

AFE places awarded students in a commercial production greenhouse, nursery, floral retail, wholesale or allied industry company to train.

Applications are due March 1, 2026. To learn more about these programs and apply online, visit endowment.org/internships. 

The Vic & Margaret Ball Intern Scholarship Program provides the opportunity to gain experience at a commercial production greenhouse or nursery. The program offers paid internships in three-, four- or six-month durations and provides scholarships of up to $6,000. In addition, faculty are reimbursed up to $1,000 in travel expenses to visit students at their internship sites.

The Mosmiller Intern Scholarship Program provides students pursuing a career in retail or wholesale operations with internship experience and honors the late Colonel and Mrs. Walter E. Mosmiller Jr. The program offers paid internships in 10- to 160-week durations and provides scholarships of $2,000.

“This internship was remarkably beneficial for my future education and career plans,” said Jaclyn Reding, one of the previous interns said. “Working as an intern taught me more in a few weeks than my years of college courses on the same topics.”

Read more about all the 2025 interns' experiences and watch their videos here.