Scholarship Application

The Ojai Valley Garden Club offers a scholarship to a local graduating high school student who will pursue higher education in a field of environmental studies.  The scholarship award is typically $2,000  and is offered to students graduating either from Nordhoff or Chaparral high schools.

Qualifications – the applicant must:

• plan to attend a community college, four-year university or certification program, and
• pursue study for a career in environmental sciences, such as:

– landscape architecture or construction (from yards to large commercial projects)
– horticulture/agriculture
– botany (organic and native plant studies)
– entomology (pest management)
– viticulture (grape production and science)
– habitat and restoration.

The scholarship application form is attached below:

Ojai Valley Garden Club

                                                                          2022 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

The Ojai Valley Garden Club offers a $2,000 scholarship to a student who will pursue

higher education in environmental studies.

Qualifications – the applicant must:

• be graduating from either Nordhoff or Chaparral high schools in 2022,
• plan to attend college/university or certification program, and
• plan to pursue a career in environmental sciences, such as:

– Horticulture/agriculture                 – Landscape architecture

– Botany              – Native plant studies          – Habitat Restoration

– Environmental studies (pest control)     – Water management

Please complete the following:

Name: _____________________________________________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________________

                                       (street)                                            (city)                (state)       (zip)

Home Phone: _______________________       Cell Phone: _______________________________

Email:  _______________________________________

Are you a legal resident of the Ojai Valley?  (circle one)       Yes        No

Your high school transcript must be attached.

Name of college or career certification program in 2021:  _________________________________

Signature: ________________________________________      Date: _________________________

Application MUST include:

• One LETTER from a community member/past employer/instructor or counselor to validate your interest in environmental sciences.
• Attach an ESSAY (400 words or less) describing your interests, your future goals and your financial needs (with special circumstances or hardships). Include a statement of why you wish to pursue a career in this field. THIS ESSAY WILL BE A MAJOR COMPONENT IN THE CONSIDERATION FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP.
• Mail your completed application with official transcript, letter and essay by MAY 1, 2022 to:

Lorie McWhirter, Scholarship Chairperson, Ojai Valley Garden Club,

P.O. Box 328, Ojai, CA 93024-0328.  

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Lorie McWhirter at 805-798-7108.

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