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AFE Announces Garcia Family Scholarship Fund
The American Floral Endowment (AFE) is pleased to announce a new scholarship fund created thanks to generous contributions from The Garcia Family. The Garcia Family Scholarship comes just in time for the 2020 scholarship application season. The Garcia Family...
Ball Internship Scholarship: Why It’s Important
By Christopher J. Currey and Kimberly A. Williams They say Christmas comes but once a year, but undergraduate students interested in floriculture crop production have two opportunities each year to apply for a paid internship with a leading greenhouse operation and...
AFE Strengthens Bonds with Floral Funding Government Agencies
AFE Shares the Size, Complexity, and Importance of the Miami Import Cut Flower Businesses with USDA-ARS By Dr. Terril Nell, AFE Research Coordinator Floral and Nursery Research Initiative USDA-ARS coordinates funding for the Floral and Nursery Research Initiative...
Thank you, Smithers-Oasis/FLORALIFE® and Our Donors!
Thank you, Smithers-Oasis/FLORALIFE® for teaming up with AFE for a third year-end matching gift challenge. Due to their generosity, year-end donations made to the Endowment by December 31, 2019, were matched dollar-for-dollar up to $20,000. Industry members jumped at...
Student Scholarship Fundraising Campaign to Honor Dr. Terry Ferriss
Fundraising Effort A fundraising effort is underway to raise $50,000 to establish a new scholarship fund to honor Dr. Terry Ferriss. Dr. Ferriss retired in 2015 from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF), after 36 years of teaching. She was the first tenured...
Efficient Lighting Strategies for Perennials
By Dr. Marc van Iersel and Claudia Elkins, University of Georgia Perennials are often grown in winter to get them ready for Spring sales. And that means that supplemental lighting is often required to produce high-quality plants in a timely manner. The electricity...
Service Is Tradition for Big-Picture Pioneers
Jack and Carolynn Van Namen Jack and Carolynn Van Namen. Third in a series honoring members of AFE’s Heritage Circle. Created to recognize persons who have made provision for a planned gift to AFE, the Heritage Circle celebrates their significant contributions,...
To LED or Not to LED
By Erik Runkle Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have captured the interest of a lot of greenhouse growers as well as academics. One of the best ways to exploit this lighting technology is to grow young plants indoors. Here, we have full control of the growing environment....
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Application Deadlines
- Floral Industry Internships – March 1st & October 1st
- Business Internships – Applications Accepted Year Round
- MS/Ph.D. Scholarships – February 1st
- James & Helen Phillip Floral Design Grant – March 1st
- Undergrad & Graduate Scholarships – May 1st
- Educational Grants – June 1st
- Research Applications – June 1st
- Travel Grant for Arizona Retailers – October 1st
Internships & Scholarships for the next generation
Take advantage of the FREE programs that AFE has in place to help the floral industry thrive. These programs are available to anyone in the industry at no charge, and were made available by the generous contributions from our industry members. Quick Links: Business...