Scholarships
DCMGA Offers Three Scholarships for Delaware County Residents
January 2025
The Delaware County Master Gardener Association announces three $2,500 scholarships for Delaware County residents pursuing post-secondary education in agriculture, botany, food science, horticulture, environmental science, or a related field at an accredited college, university, or technical school in the United States.
Applications for the 2025-2026 scholarships can be obtained through the Delaware Community Foundation at https://delcf.org/scholarships/ and must be submitted by February 28, 2025.
Complete eligibility requirements, and additional information can be found at:
https://www.delawarecf.org/scholarships/delaware-county-master-gardener-association-scholarship/(https://www.delawarecf.org/scholarships/delaware-county-master-gardener-association-scholarship/
Past Recipients
2024
Mason Reid, Olentangy Orange High School, pursuing his masters degree in ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry at the Ohio State University
Rylea Gist, Delaware Hayes High School, studying botany and environmental science at Ohio Weslyan
2023
Shannon Barr, Olentangy Orange High School, studying botany and pre-med at Ohio Wesleyan
Hannah Plank, DACC graduate, studying food science and dietetics at Bowling Green State University
2022
Corinne Hazel, Olentangy Orange High School, studying environmental science at West Virginia University
Braelyn Eckard, Olentangy Berlin HIgh School, studying agricultural communications at The Ohio State University
2021
Brynn McGrail
Rena Ouyang
Elizabeth White (Jack Strader Scholarship)
2019
Josiah Bale of Lewis Center, studying Greenhouse and Nursery Management
Ella Nichols of Powell, studying Environmental and Agricultural Engineering
Master Gardener of the Year Honorees
From 2016 to 2022, the DCMGA scholarship was given in honor of that year's DCMGA Master Gardener of the Year. Those honorees include:
2016 • Nora Hiland
2017 • Susan Liechty
2018 • Charles Glass
2019 • Nancy Reynolds
2020 • Terri Litchfield
2021 • Charlotte Niceswanger
2022 • John Heinz
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