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The Martin McLaren Horticultural Scholarship of the GCA Interchange Fellowship Program Sponsored by The Garden Club of America (GCA) and the Martin McLaren Trust Administered by The Garden Club of America (GCA) | |||
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**** AWARD Award Type: Scholarship Annual # of awards: 1 Duration: 1 year Date Effective: Arrive during summer Purpose: The GCA Interchange Fellowship and Martin McLaren Scholarship for graduate students provides a reciprocal exchange of British and American graduate students in horticulture, landscape architecture, or related fields. The intent of the program is to foster cultural understanding, promote horticultural studies and exchange information in this field. The Martin McLaren Horticultural Scholarship provides a noncredit work and study program in Great Britain for an American recipient, selected by the GCA Scholarship Committee. The academic year offers periods for study, research, and practical work at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and Edinburgh and other botanic gardens, the National Trust gardens, as well as an optional university semester at Reading University. The program in the U.S. is administered by The GCA Scholarship Committee. The McLaren scholar is able to combine practical experience and study at several institutions. The student is expected to arrive in England during the summer to allow adequate time for visits to sites or horticultural interest. The Martin McLaren trust provides for the major costs of housing, board, tuition and an allowance for personal needs during the American student
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**** LOCATION Institution: University of Reading (optional) Country: United Kingdom, United States Fields of Study: Horticulture, Landscape architecture Emphasis On: Horticulture, landscape architecture, or related fields **** FINANCIAL DATA INFORMATION Award Includes: Tuition, Travel Expenses, Living Expenses, Housing **** APPLICATION INFORMATION Deadline: November 15 **** ELIGIBILITY Level of Study: Graduate Other Criteria: Because of a 26 year-old age limit on student travel vouchers in Great Britain and Europe, it is strongly advised that the applicant be 26 or younger. **** ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Finalists will be requested to attend an interview at their own expense w ith time and place determined annually. | ||
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