Scholarships
With the proceeds of the Garden Show, we are proud to offer scholarships to qualifying students
who are studying horticulture or horticulture-related fields. Up to six scholarships of $1,000 each are presented annually to qualified applicants. These are awarded
at the sole discretion of the PHS Scholarship Committee.
ELIGIBILITY: an applicant must meet one of the following two criteria:
-any local student (present or former resident of Peterborough City or County)
who has been accepted by a Canadian post-secondary institution into any year of a
horticultural, landscape design, or other related program, as approved by the
Scholarship Committee;
OR
-any Canadian student who has been accepted by either Trent University or
Fleming College into any year of a horticultural, landscape design,
or other related program, as approved by the Scholarship Committee.
HOW TO APPLY: the applicant must fulfill all four of the following requirements:
- clearly demonstrate how she/he meets the eligibility requirements;
- submit proof of acceptance into a horticultural-related program;
- submit a current resume and most recent transcript of grades;
- submit a type-written essay of 300 -500 words, describing when you first
became interested in horticulture, practical experience she/he have had as a
volunteer or employee, any horticulture-related workshops or courses you have
taken, and your career plans in this field.
A HARD COPY OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE PETERBOROUGH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 30TH.
Peterborough Horticultural Society
Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 1372
Peterborough, Ontario
K9J 7H6
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Grants for Beautification
Also from proceeds of the show we have provided grants to various
organizations in Peterborough
and the surrounding communities for beautification projects. Last year we supported:
- North Kawartha Library: Gardens
- Barnardo Gardens: Plants
- Festival of Trees: Floral Arrangements for Auction
- Asphodel Norwood Beautification Board: Plantings for Playground
- Robinson Place: Community Garden
- Lakefield Youth Unlimited: Gardens
- Lower Trent Conservation Area: Plants
- Canadian Red Cross: Renewed Plantings
- Peterborough Historical Society: Gardens
- Kawartha Heights Public School: Gardens
- Riverview Park & Zoo: Sundial Garden
- St. Joseph's at Fleming: Sensory Garden
- Peterborough Exhibition: Floral Competitions
- Queen Mary P.S.: Ecological Garden
- Camp Kawartha: Environment Centre
- Ecole Monseigneur: Boxed Gardens
- Fairhaven Long Term Care: Plants
If your organization is interested in being considered for a grant,
please contact us.
A copy of our grant application form can be found here> or an MS Word version>
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