AmericanHort is now accept applications for the 2020 HortScholar program . scholarly person applying for this program can be enrolled in any gardening - link program at any level stratum . app will be take at AmericanHort.org/Scholars until March 1 , 2020 .
The HortScholar programme set students in horticulture on a path to winner by exposing them to the width of the gardening industry , its opportunities , and its leader at the industry ’s conduct trade show - Cultivate . The 2020 platform will propose a beyond - the - classroom experience , perceptivity and cognisance of the manufacture , a chance to volunteer at Cultivate’20 , and professional development via education session , networking , and group meeting with industry leader . HortScholars also find paid - for meals and lodgement , an all - entree pass to Cultivate’20 , and a one - twelvemonth student rank with AmericanHort .
" AmericanHort ’s HortScholar program is a fantastic opportunity for any scholarly person in the gardening field , ” say Annika Kohler , Alumni from the 2019 HortScholar syllabus , “ As a HortScholar , you get to meet one - on - one with lead horticultural professionals , make career connections throughout the tradeshow , and get an experience that no other attendee will have . After attending Cultivate as a HortScholar , it solidified my confidence in go after a career in gardening , as the opportunities are endless , and the program gave me the cock necessary to excel as a rising young professional person in the industry . "
In 2019 , AmericanHort had another record year for the HortScholar programme when the high number of applications ever submitted for the programme were received . The applications came from gamy - calibre students across the res publica in top - grade gardening programs . Majors ranged from genetics to landscape pattern , and glasshouse management to horticultural sales agreement .
“ Students applying for the HortScholar curriculum have establish an olympian passion and drive for the horticulture diligence , ” said Daniel Greenwell , Community Coordinator for the AmericanHort GenerationNext Connector Group “ The six 2019 HortScholars were top - notch and I am very excited to see what the applicant pool brings us for the 2020 grouping of HortScholars . ” Greenwell is not only the GenerationNext Community Coordinator , he is also a HortScholar Alumni from 2017 . He currently works at Piedmont Technical College as the Horticulture Program Director where he ready students for a calling in the horticulture industry .
applications programme to the HortScholar syllabus are critique by each member of the AmericanHort GenerationNext Community . Twelve finalists will be chosen from the software pool to supply a short video on why they want to be a HortScholar , then six scholar will be chosen from the twelve finalist for the 2020 HortScholar programme . software can be submitted atAmericanHort.org/Scholarsby March 1 , 2020 .
