Graduate students are typically nominated for scholarships and fellowships by their advisers. However, if you see a scholarship that you might qualify for, we encourage you to talk to your adviser to put your name into the applicant pool. If a scholarship is open for general application, an email will be sent to all graduate students in the department.
Receiving a scholarship has been a great help to me in paying for my educational expenses. I’m committed to working very hard to continue my education and my research on exploring the genetics of grapes. I hope that the results of my study will help the grape industry to expand in Minnesota and other cold regions.
- Laise Moreira, Applied Plant Sciences Graduate Student
Scholarships
List of Graduate Departmental Scholarships & Fellowships
| Award | Eligibility |
|---|---|
| Hueg Landscape Arboretum Research Fellowship | Awarded to a graduate student in the Department of Horticultural Science with exceptional potential in their field and is interested in performing research at the Arboretum on plants adapted to the Minnesota climate. |
| Daniels Fellowship in Horticulture | Awarded to a graduate student in horticulture studying viticulture, fruit production, or plant breeding and is engaged in research associated with the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum or its Horticultural Research Center. |
| Landscape Horticulture Fellowship | Awarded to a graduate student in horticulture interested in landscape design. |
| William H. Alderman Memorial Fellowship | Awarded to the most outstanding graduate student studying horticultural science that year. Give to the fund! |
| Gardner-Kivnick Fellowship in Plant Developmental Biology | Awarded to a graduate student demonstrating academic merit and who is co-advised by a faculty member in the Department of Horticultural Science, with a focus in plant developmental biology. |
| Eldon A. and June E. Tessman Fellowship | Awarded to a graduate student studying potato breeding and genetics; the diseases, pathogens, and pests that harm potato crops; management practices for optimal harvests; or post-harvest storage issues or conditions necessary for potato production. |
| Herman Charles Cohen Dissertation Improvement Fund | Awarded to a PhD graduate student on advanced status. This fund supports research expenses that may come up during the last leg of a student's degree. |
| Honeycrisp Professional Travel Fund | Awarded to current graduate students to support professional travel, including but not limited to conventions, research symposiums, and more, so students can expand themselves for a successful career post-graduation. |