Garden club scholarships increased to $2,000

Press release

The Montana Federation of Garden Clubs Inc. recently voted to increase the annual Life Members Scholarship to $2,000 this year from $1,000 in previous years.

The MFGC Life Members awards this annual scholarship to a student who is a citizen of the United States, a Montana resident and a student majoring in conservation, horticulture, parks or forestry, floriculture, greenhouse management, land management or related subjects.

Students from Montana State University-Northern have the opportunity to compete for this annual scholarship.

In addition to the above requirements the student must have completed the required credits to be a Sophomore. The student must have a grade point average of at least 2.7 and must not have CCOA — Cost of attendance — resources.

Applications are accepted through May 15, 2023. The winner will be notified in late May and the award will be presented at the Life Member’s Banquet during the annual MFGC State Convention in Billings, June 23-24, 2023.

All MFGC scholarship information is available on the MFGC website at https://www.mtfgc.org .