Scholarships

Raymond L. Lindamood Scholarship

Awarded to horticultural majors who are first-quarter sophomores in financial need and have a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

AH & LB Teske Scholarship

Awarded to horticulture majors specializing in the field of pomology who have completed at least three quarters of their degree. The criteria for the selection will be based on demonstrated scholarship, character, and potential for service to the fruit industry.

VW & MD Smith Scholarship

Awarded to sophomores who had the highest GPA in their freshman class.

Larry S. Jones Scholarship

Annual income distributions from the fund shall be used to provide full or partial scholarships using the following guidelines: Recipients shall be, at the time of receipt of the scholarship funds, students enrolled in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences.

Michael S. Kipps Scholarship

Fund to provide annual tuition school aid to a junior or senior undergraduate student majoring in a crop and soil science option. Recipients must be citizens of the US, with preference given to residents of the Commonwealth of VA.

Martha E. Bowman Scholarship

Awarded to horticulture majors based on merit, with a preference given to students with an option in fruit culture.

Julian H. & Margaret S. Gary Scholarship

Recipients are chosen on academic achievement, good character, & financial need.

Horticulture Faculty Scholarship

Scholarship based on merit.

John R. & Mary R. Pendleton Scholarship

Awarded to crop and soil science majors, with preference given to those specializing in soil chemistry.

Gerald D. McCart Memorial Scholarhsip

The scholarship will support undergraduate students from 13 southwest Virginia counties.

Green Spring Garden Club Inc. Scholarship

Annual income distributions shall be used to provide full or partial scholarship using the following guidelines:

1. Recipients shall be, at the time of receipt of the awards, majoring in the School of Plant and Environmental Scieneces, with demonstrated academic achievement and a potential contribution toward the understanding and practice of environmental or landscape horticulture. 
2. First preference shall be given to students who are residents of the Hampton Roads/Tidewater area of Virginia. If a qualified student from that area is not available, secondary preference shall be given to a qualified student who is a resident of the Commonwealth of VA; and if there is no qualified student from the Commonwealth, a qualified out- of-state student may receive the award
3. Preference may also be given to previous recipients who continue to qualify in subsequent academic periods.

Dr.'s BJ & RE Schmidt Turfgrass

Scholarship for students enrolled in a bachelor's or graduate degree within the Turfgrass program.

Jennifer Horn Landscape Architecture Scholarship

Recipients will be students pursuing a degree in horticulture who are also participants of Latin Link, the Society for the Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, or an organizaiton under the umbrella of the Latino Association of Student Organizations, or successor organizations as long as they remain registered student organizations at Virginia Tech.  If no recipient meets the above stated criteria, second preference will be given to a student enrolled in any major within the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences who is a participant of one of the above-listed organizations. If no recipient meets either criteria, third preference will be given to any student pursing a degree in horticulture who exhibits academic excellence.

Nancy Morrisette Memorial Scholarship

Scholarships to students enrolled in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences. Preference given to students from the following counties in Virginia: Floyd, Patrick, Montgomery and Carroll.

Charles I. Rich Memorial Scholarship

This is a scholarship fund in support of clay mineralogy.

Major Robert Crabtree Scholarship

To be used towards a student majoring in horticulture.

Lisbeth Rugen Walker Scholarship

Support a scholarship for students pursuing studies in the landscape horticulture and design academic program. It is the donors preference the award be given to students who are members of an underrepresented population of students within the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences.

Louis & Ginger Brooking Turfgrass Scholarship

Recipients shall be at the time of receipt of school funds, graduate students in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences with an emphasis of study in the inter-departmental Turfgrass Program. Preference will be given to individuals demonstrating financial need and previous recipients who continue to qualify in subsequent academic years.

Hugh Carter Laine Scholarship

Established to provide a scholarship fund for the study of plant patholgy.

Bruce W Perry Scholarship

To provide financial assistance to graduate student in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences.

SS & JD Obenshaine Fellowship

To attract qualified graduate students for study in areas related to soil genesis and taxonomy and/or utilization for agriculture or urban purposes.

Plant Path Graduate Fellowship

Recipients shall be at the time of receipt of the school funds, enrolled in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences.

Kriton Hatzios Crop Protect Scholarship

Provide full or partial scholarships to graduate students who are enrolled in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences pursuing master's or doctoral degrees in the graduate programs.

Charles I Rich Mem Scholarship

Scholarship to support clay minerology.

P. Howard & Betsy Massey Hort

Scholarship for students majoring in horticulture.  Preference given to graduate students conducting research on horticultural crops involving genetics/biotechnology. Further preference to graduate students seeking to increase food production and nutrition.

Chester & Betty Foy Graduate Scholarships

Scholarship awarded to graduate students focusing in the area of weed science.

Kriton Hatzios Weed Science Graduate Scholarships

Scholarships to students who are enrolled in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences pursuing master's or doctoral degrees in the Weed Science graduate program. Recipients chosen on the basis of academic achievement and financial need.

William & Jane Bioworks Scholarhsip

Shall be consulted by the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences for guidance on the type of project to be funded.

T. Carmel Brow Scholarship

Distributions from the Fund shall be used to provide full or partial scholarships using the following guidelines:

1. Recipients shall be, at the time of initial receipt of the scholarship funds, incoming freshmen students who are majoring within the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences.
2. This award will be renewable and previous recipients will continue to receive the award in subsequent academic periods, for up to three years, as long as they continue to qualify and maintain a minimum QCA of 3.0.
3. Preference shall be given to qualifying candidates who participate in VT's intercollegiate baseball or softball teams.