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:
* be graduating from either Nordhoff or Chaparral high schools in 2023
* plan to attend a community college, four-year university or certification program, and
* plan to pursue study for a career in environmental sciences, such as:
- Horticulture/agriculture
- Landscape architecture
- Habitat Restoration
- Water management
- Botany
- Native plant studies
- Environmental studies (pest control)
The scholarship application form is below or click on this link: OVGC scholarship 2023
Please complete the following:
Ojai Valley Garden Club
2023 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
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 2023: _________________________________
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, 2023 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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