​About Scholarships

The Falmouth Garden Club offers scholarships in the spring of each year to high
school seniors and college undergraduates who will be or are attending
accredited colleges and universities and are Falmouth, MA residents. They must
be pursuing careers that support the FGC mission, such as botany, conservation,
environmental studies, horticulture, landscape design, environmental science,
forestry, horticulture, landscape design/architecture, marine science, or a related
field. The amount allotted for yearly scholarships is dependent on the annual
fundraising events of the Club.

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Applications

Applications are available beginning in February from area high school guidance
offices and online from our website. Completed applications must be postmarked
by March 31, 2026. A Scholarship Committee screens the applications in early
spring and recommends deserving recipients.

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Interested in Applying?

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Downloadable FGC Scholarship Application

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Downloadable FGC Scholarship Recipient Release Form

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The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts

The GCFM offers scholarships to high school seniors, college students and
graduate students. Information is available online at the GCFM website gcfm.org
and in February from area high school guidance offices.

Scholarships are available for students majoring in:
• Horticulture
• Floriculture
• Landscape design or architecture
• Conservation
• Forestry, agronomy
• City planning
• Environmental studies
• Land management
• Botany
• Biology
• and allied subjects
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Applicants must have maintained a legal residence in Massachusetts for at least
one year, have a minimum "B" average (3.0 on a 4.0 scale), have good character,
and have financial need.
 
There are eleven (11) scholarships available. Only one application is required per
student.  It should be noted that the Ruth Cleveland Scholarship is available to
graduate or undergraduate students pursuing the study of the arts and/or
sciences and that three of the scholarships require that the student attend the
University of Massachusetts.  The GCFM Scholarship Committee determines a
student’s eligibility based on a completed application package.
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All GCFM applications must be received by April 1, 2026.

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National Garden Club Scholarships

 

Students interested in applying for the National Garden Club $4,000 scholarship
should fill out an application on the NGC website.  Please note the application is
due February 1st.

Garden Club Federation of MA

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2025 Falmouth Garden Club Scholarship Recipients

$1,000 Scholarships were presented to these four outstanding high school
graduates who reside in Falmouth

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From left to right

Ronin Estes
Falmouth High School, ‘25
University of Rhode Island
Environmental Science and Management

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Robert Simpkins

Falmouth High School, ‘25

University of Miami

Marine Biology

 

​​Eleanor Rosenthal
Falmouth High School, ‘25
Tufts University
Architecture, Environmental Design Focus

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Maggie McLean

Falmouth High School, ‘25

University of Massachusetts

Biolog

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Previous Falmouth Garden Club Scholarship Recipients
2024 $1,000 Scholarships

 

Lena Ellis
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School
University of New England, Marine Biology

 

Christian “Tucker” Morton
Falmouth High School
University of New England, Marine Biology

 

Georgia Webber
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School
Roger Williams University, Environmental Studies

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2023 $1,000 Scholarships

 

Elizabeth Litton
Falmouth High School

 

Lauryn McGann
Falmouth High School

 

Lexi Morton
Falmouth High School

 

Matthew Shea
Falmouth High School