Geneva Garden Club offers annual scholarships

The Geneva Garden Club is offering scholarships to qualified students who intend to pursue an education in horticulture, landscaping, environmental sustainability or a closely related field.

An allotment of up to $10,000 will be divided among the chosen scholarship winners. The number of scholarships awarded will depend upon the number and quality of the applications we receive.

A qualified applicant must be a resident of Geneva (ZIP Code 60134) who is a graduating high school senior or current college student, intending to pursue his/her education in one of the above mentioned fields/majors.

Individual pursuing a Master Gardener Certificate can also apply for a scholarship to cover the cost of the course work. The immediate past recipient may reapply one time.

See the scholarship link for the application and guidelines on the website, www.genevagardenclub.com/scholarship/.

Deadline to apply is Friday, March 8, 2024.

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

The Geneva Garden Club, founded in 1928, meets on the first Tuesday of the month, September through May, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Stephen D. Persinger Recreation Center, 3507 Kaneville Road, Geneva.

At the next general meetings, the topics will be "Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature" by Kim White on Feb. 6; "Rain Gardens" by Steve Matravers on March 5; "Fighting Climate Change in Our Own Backyard" by Mike Nowak on April 2; and a soup and salad luncheon and scholarship presentations on May 7. To learn more about the club, visit www.genevagardenclub.com or follow facebook.com/GenevaGardenClub/.