Clara Carter Higgins Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

About this program

The Garden Club of America offers the Clara Carter Higgins Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship (along with additional GCA Summer Environmental Studies awards), providing $3,000 annually to support undergraduate summer study or experiential projects in environmental topics such as hazardous waste, marine science, energy, tropical plant resources, barrier island ecology, and oil spill cleanup. Eligible applicants are undergraduate students enrolled at U.S.-based institutions who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and who demonstrate a strong interest in environmental betterment; international students cannot be funded due to IRS restrictions. Selection is by the GCA Scholarship Committee; applicants may submit only one GCA scholarship/fellowship/award application per year (related scholarships are reviewed together), and completed applications must be received at GCA Headquarters (electronically or by mail) by February 5 preceding the summer of study.