In the last ten year , the David Colegrave Foundation has awarded almost £ 100,000 through scholarships , misstep bursaries and other educational go-ahead .
Applications for further funding are already coming in for the current scholarship time of year from the likes of The University of the Highlands and Islands - Argyll College UHI , The College of Agriculture , Food and Rural Enterprise - Greenmount campus , Harper Adams University , Walworth School of Horticulture , Eden Project Learning , Myerscough College and Pershore college .
More college are encouraged to get on board and get their gardening students apply .
college can also apply directly for grouping stumble bursaries . Most late with funding from DCF , Askham Bryan College students visited the Four Oaks Trade Show .
Marina Martignoni , Lecturer in Horticulture and Arboriculture at Askham Bryan College , gave thanks : “ It has been an amazing opportunity to acquaint our young horticulturists to some of the most vivacious sector in the industriousness . The pupil had the prospect to interact with business enterprise owners , entrepreneurs and horticulturist from all over the UK and Europe , appreciating the variety of caper opportunity and vocation tract of the future . In particular , for these students who had literally just joined the course on the previous day , it was a fortune to chance ‘ hot ’ topics such as the use of peat and plastic in the diligence , as well as IPM and biosecurity . It has n’t been just a good bonding chance for the group , but also a moment of personal reflection prompted by the DCF reports task they had to complete . ”
This year there are seven eruditeness to use for :
British Protected Ornamentals Association - Peter Seabrook Bursary£1,000 to digest one or more students study commercial horticulture . The scholarship is also useable to schools and horticultural college to finance trips for bookman over 16 twelvemonth of years to leading commercial-grade horticultural establishments .
Horticultural Research Scholarship£2,500 to support applied research within the horticulture manufacture . educatee who are knifelike to pursue a research career in the horticultural industry should apply . This includes undergraduates , postgraduates and those studying for doctoral point .
John Gibson Environmental Scholarship£1,500 to keep going a student with a keen interest group in environmental solutions and sustainable applications programme as applied to commercial horticulture .
Markham – Colegrave International Scholarship$4,500 USD for the opportunity to engineer a oeuvre positioning in a horticultural business in the US / Canada . The Scholarship is portray as a joint honor from DCF and the American Floral Endowment ( AFE ) , US .
Student Scholarship£1,000 to each of up to 5 pupil to support their study in gardening . penchant is give to candidates who have an interest in cosmetic commercial-grade horticulture , especially with an emphasis on the bedding , container , pot plant and cut peak sectors .
Scholarship Season is undefendable now until 27 November 2024 .
