Scholarships and grants
Grants
Below are the recipients of $500 Grants from the Milford Garden Club to the Huron Valley Schools for 2024:
1. Milford Harbor High School Adult Transition Program, Paige Riley.
As part of a mental health seminar, enrolled students will create
their own container mini-gardens. They will learn what is involved in
nurturing and taking care of their plants. This wlll be related to their own
mental techniques and promote overall student well-being.
2. Johnson Elementary, Brittany Hamboulin.
They are going to work on transforming an unused lot. Their goal is to learn
how to plant and maintain a pollinator friendly garden as well as to educate students
about the importance of native plants and sustainable gardening practices.
3. Lakeland High School, Shauna James.
Design, plant and transform the school’s inner courtyard. This will involve the
52 member school garden club. Their goal is to develop a calming environment,
where the students can relax and enjoy during the day.
This project will involve 47 student council members. They’ll be working
together to plan, clean, weed and help spruce up Muir Middle School entrance.
They’ll be educated on the benefits of plants and how to take care of them.
Scholarships
The Milford Garden Club offers up to three to four college scholarships a year to high school seniors. The monetary amount can vary each year.
Applicants need to be accepted by an accredited college or university. Preference will be given to those students planning on majoring in horticulture, conservation, oceanography, landscaping, agriculture, environmental studies or related professions. Selection is based on scholastic performance – 2.5 or higher grade point average, community and school participation and need for financial assistance.
In applying for a scholarship, students are asked to answer the following questions:
1. How do you plan to finance your education?
2. Personal interests: school activities, hobbies, volunteer service.
3. Work experience.
A written essay is also required, of at least 1 page, telling why we should select them to
receive our scholarship.