OHTF Postgraduate Scholarships

$1,000 - Available to a student entering a PhD or Masters program in Horticulture or Landscape Architecture at an accredited Ontario university.

Criteria - The award is based on the overall average.

In addition to the scholarship application the applicant must provide:

• School transcripts

• A two-paragraph essay on why they entered the horticultural industry and what they see as their future in the industry.

The Ottawa Chapter Scholarship

$500 - The award is based on excellence, dedication to the profession and submitted transcripts.

Criteria - Available to a graduate of any horticultural program in Ontario who is currently working for a member of Landscape Ontario’s Ottawa Chapter.

In addition to the scholarship application the applicant must provide:

• All relevant transcripts.
  

The John and Ruth Wright Scholarship

$2,000 -Post-graduate Studies in Turf Management.

Criteria -MSc or PhD students conducting research under a University of Guelph faculty member, that is relevant to the turfgrass industry in Ontario.

Preference will be given to students working on projects that benefit the home lawn industry or aid the development and improvement of Class 11 pesticides.

The recipient will be selected based on the quality and relevance of the graduate research.

In addition to the scholarship application the applicant must provide:

• A letter (no more than two pages) outlining the research project and the proposed benefit to the turfgrass industry.

• A letter of reference from an advisor

• School transcripts.