Foothill Rick and Violet Montgomery Environmental Horticulture Scholarships

Description:
This scholarship is for students who are enrolled in the Foothill College Environmental Horticulture program and plan to have a career related to horticulture.

Minimum Qualifications:
1. At the time of the scholarship deadline, applicant must be admitted to the Foothill Environmental Horticulture program and be enrolled in Environmental Horticulture classes.

2. Applicant must be enrolled in at least 6 units at Foothill College at the time of the scholarship deadline.

3. Applicant’s cumulative Foothill GPA must be a 2.00 or higher.

Preferred Qualifications:
1. Financial need may be considered in case of a tie among applicants. We, therefore, strongly recommend that applicants file a current academic year’s financial aid application (the FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov for U.S. citizens and eligible non-citizens, or the California Dream Act Application at https://dream.csac.ca.gov for undocumented students who qualify for AB540 status) at least one week prior to the scholarship application deadline by 4:00pm. NOTE: Undocumented students who do not qualify for AB540 status should contact the Financial Aid Office for guidance about completing a financial aid application.

Special Instructions
1. If you haven’t already demonstrated in your “My Story” please tell us your future plans in environmental horticulture and why you have chosen this career path.