►  Applicants must be full time students (12 hours per semester undergraduate or 9 hours per semester graduate student) in the second year of horticulture studies with a 3.0 grade average (or at selection committee's discretion).

   ►  Applications are available through the academic advisors at each university who in turn recommend potential recipients to the Hill Country Master Gardeners Scholarship Committee.

   ►  Potential recipients are interviewed by the HCMG Committee, and the winner is announced in early August..

                                                          Meet the 2010 - 2011 Scholarship Winners
   Andrea Schroeder holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Horticulture from Stephen F. Austin State University and is currently a graduate student at SFA pursuing a Masters of  Agriculture degree. She is a Teaching Assistant for Horticulture classes. Andrea’s thesis project is a propagation study of two species of Spicebush using various KIBH hormone levels. She has been an officer for the SFA Horticulture Club for two years and she participates in  American Society of Horticulture Science Conferences by presenting papers.  Her goal is to pursue a career in greenhouse & nursery management or propagation.
  
   This is Chris von Kohn's second year to receive the HCMG Scholarship. He is now a senior at Texas A & M University, majoring in Horticulture with a minor in Science and Biotechnology. He is currently serving a summer internship in ornamental plant breeding with Ball Horticulture in Chicago. Chris is involved in his community and in the Southern Region, American Society for Horticulture Science. He was Newsletter Editor in 2009 and now holds the title of Collegiate Branch President 2010 for the organization. He works with the Texas A & M Horticulture Club and is the President for the 2010 - 2011 year.  Chris plans to attend graduate school and hopes to work as a plant breeder of ornamental crops. One of his hobbies is hybridizing daylilies.

 The 2011 - 2012 Scholarship winners be announced in early August, 2011