Now more than ever, these programs are imperative in helping support new professionals as they prepare to enter the industry workforce and launch a successful career.

With the floral industry facing significant challenges to our labor force, these programs are imperative now more than ever.

The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) will be offering more than $25,000 in scholarships for the 2021-2022 school year.

Horticulture students Hunter Hall, Davis Harmon, and Erin Pfarr were awarded $3,000 scholarships for the 2020-2021 grant period.

The American Floral Endowment recently awarded 15 students with scholarships totaling $38,500.

Scholarships are a great way to foster and develop the next generation of industry leaders, and there have been a couple recent developments in this area.

Dale & Liz Deppe established the Spring Meadow-Proven Winners Endowment Fund with the Horticultural Research Institute in 1999.

American Floral Endowment recently awarded 15 horticulture students with scholarships totaling $42,300.

AmericanHort’s 2019 HortScholars program is now accepting applications through March 1 from students in horticulture-related degree programs of any degree level.

The latest addition to SNA’s Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Fund is a new award named in honor of Dr. Bryson L. James, an active member of SNA for many years.

Karen Schneck is an undergraduate student studying horticulture and entomology at Kansas State University.

The Shinoda Foundation has named Kansas State University’s Megan Haresnape as its 2018-19 Shinoda Scholar of the Year, the Foundation’s highest award.

The $1,500 awards were presented to graduate and undergraduate students from seven universities.