Gertrude Claypool Scholarship

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This scholarship is named in honor of Gertrude Claypool, an energetic woman who embraced gardening, garden clubs, and helping horticulture students. In 1962 she and her husband donated $5,000 to AFGC for a fund for horticultural students at Arizona State University. She said “this gift was given to encourage young people who need financial assistance to continue their education in horticulture.” Described as a go-getter, Gertrude Elizabeth Moore Claypool was born in 1895 in Texas and came to Arizona from San Antonio in 1924. She joined the Osborne Garden Club where she sparked many of their 2-day annual flower shows at the Valley Garden Center. When Flower Show Schools began in Arizona in 1948, Gertrude took advantage of this opportunity to become an accredited flower show judge. She was a serious gardener as she grew three trees from seeds that graced her backyard including a large carob tree, a Texas Mountain Laurel, and a Chinese tallow tree. African Violets became one of her favorite plants. Over the years this fund has continued to grow and the Arizona Federation of Garden Clubs wishes to support students studying in the area of horticulture.

This scholarship is selected and administered by the ASU Foundation in partnership with the donor.

Amount: 
Varies, up to $5,000
Criteria
Minimum GPA: 
3.00
FAFSA Required: 
Yes
Must Demonstrate Need: 
Yes
Residency: 
Arizona resident
Non-Arizona resident
Enrollment status: 
Full-time
Academic level: 
Junior
Senior
Graduate
Location: 
Downtown Phoenix
Polytechnic
Tempe
West
Lake Havasu
Online
Field of study: 
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
Applied Horticulture And Horticultural Business Services
Plant Sciences
Natural Resources And Conservation
Natural Resources Conservation And Research
Forestry
Natural Resources And Conservation, Other
Landscape Architecture
Additional criteria: 

Major in horticulture, floriculture, landscape design, environmental control, conservation, forestry, botany, agronomy, plant pathology, city planning, land management, and/or allied subjects

Contact info
ASU Foundation
asufoundationscholarships@asuep.org
Application information
Deadline: 
Sunday, March 26, 2023
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This scholarship is not accepting applications for the 2023-2024 academic year until Monday, September 19, 2022 – 12:00am. Consider bookmarking this scholarship using the bookmark button above.