In keeping with its mission to promote and provide for the future success of Maryland's ornamental horticulture industry, the Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association shall sponsor academic scholarships to students pursuing an education in the field of landscape/ornamental horticulture, according to certain terms and conditions.

For more details, download the information sheet and application in PDF or Microsoft Word format.

Several scholarships are available through the American Nursery and Landscape Association (ANLA), a sister-association of the MNLA.  Student scholarships are administered by the Horticulture Research Institute, a division of the ANLA.

The Carville M. Akehurst Memorial Scholarship is offered to college students from Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.  Mr. Akehurst was Executive Secretary of the Maryland Nursery and Landscape Association for over 30 years, and was one of the founders of the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show.  Mr. Akehurst was the Executive Vice-President of MANTS for over 30 years.  This Carville M. Akehurst Scholarship was established by Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show to honor his memory and life-long commitment to horticulture.

Please visit the ANLA Scholarships Page for more details.

The Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Endowment Fund was created in 1989 by the Southern Nursery Association to aid students from sixteen southeastern states – Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia – seeking a career in horticulture. The scholarship is dedicated to one of the most honored horticultural leaders, the late Sidney B. Meadows, who has been described as one of the industry's great humanitarians.

Please visit the SNA Education Page for more details.