Scholarship Information

The Garden Club will award a $1,000 scholarship to assist local students attending a college, university or vocational school.   The Container Garden Gala and Holiday Floral Garden Extravaganza support this program. 

Applications are due on May 13th, with recipients announced by the end of May... 
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Primary consideration is given to applicants pursuing study in the fields of landscape architecture, horticulture, botany, forestry, agriculture, and environmental science. Applicants must be residents of McHenry.  

Scholarship Awarded in 2009
The McHenry Garden Club is proud to award a $1,000 Scholarship to Angelia Giblin, a 2009 McHenry West Campus graduate. She is the daughter of Sophia and Timothy Giblin.She intends to major in Environmental Science and is currently attending MCC.  Her future plans are to attend the University of California, Berkeley. Her strong passion is in preserving and cleaning the worlds ecosystems in order to provide safe and beautiful places for humans and animals to live in.  Besides being active in the school's Environmental Club she was active in other student and community activities.

Scholarship Awarded in 2008
Meagan Grahm, daughter of Frank & Maureen Grahm, was the 2008 recipient of the McHenry Garden Clubs $500 scholarship.  Megan, a graduate of McHenry High School West Campus won the award for her excellent grades and volunteer work in the community.  She will be studying at Western Illinois University.