Master gardeners offer $500 scholarship for students in Douglas, Pope counties

DOUGLAS COUNTY — The University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners of Douglas County will take applications through Friday, April 21 for a 2023 post-secondary scholarship. The $500 scholarship will be awarded this spring.

Applications are open to students attending a college or university full-time who plans a career in horticulture or a horticulture-related field such as floriculture and nursery production, plant breeding and genetics, turf grass science, horticulture, landscaping, plant biotechnology, arboriculture, environmental studies or viticulture.

Applicants should be residents of Douglas or Pope County. Scholarships will be awarded based on scholastic success and demonstrated interest in the field of horticulture. For more information and an application form, visit z.umn.edu/scholarshipdc , emailing mnext-douglas@umn.edu, or call the University of Minnesota Extension office at 320-762-3890.