Bryan A. Champion Memorial Scholarship

Each year, Champion's legacy will be remembered when the fund provides a student scholarship to a deserving horticultural student.

Applicants must

- be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program in landscape, horticulture or related discipline at a two or four-year institution. Students in vocational agriculture programs will also be considered.
- be currently enrolled in good standing and carry a full-time course load at the time of application and during the semesters for which the scholarship is granted

- have at least a sophomore standing in a four-year curriculum or senior standing in a two-year curriculum as of the fall semester of scholarship application year, if an undergraduate student (graduate students of any year are also eligible)
attend an institution located in the state of Ohio. Students attending schools outside of Ohio are ineligible. Ohio state residency is not required

- have a minimum grade point average overall of 2.25 based on a scale of 4.0, and a minimum GPA of 2.7 on a scale of 4.0 in their major

Preference will be given to applicants who plan to work within the green industry (including nursery operation, landscape architecture/design/construction/maintenance, interiorscape, horticultural distribution, or retail garden center) following graduation.