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AFE Awards More than $42,000 in 2019 Scholarships
Contact: Ashley Alexander (703) 838-5211 aalexander@afeendowment.org AFE Awards More than $42,000 in 2019 Scholarships ALEXANDRIA, VA – August 21, 2019 – The American Floral Endowment (AFE) has awarded 15 students with scholarships totaling $42,300. Seventy-four...
Scholar Ignite Competition at ASHS 2019 Annual Conference
By Yiyun Lin, YPC Member This July, at the annual conference of American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS), 60 graduate students participated at the Scholar Ignite Competition. This competition was a great opportunity for graduate students to talk about their...
SAF, AFE Partner Up to Advance Floral Industry Research Priorities
ALEXANDRIA, VA — A groundbreaking research fund that has supported scientific innovation in the floral industry for nearly three decades is getting a boost in its effort to provide high quality, cutting-edge research today and into the future, thanks to a strategic...
My Internship Experience with AFE
By Shanley King, AFE Communications Intern Flowers. I thought I knew all there was to know about them. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. Some make me sneeze. They can be arranged together or alone, and people buy them for apologies, decoration,...
AFE Fundraising Dinner 2019
AFE's largest fundraising event of the year – the 2019 Annual Fundraising Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, from 6 to 9 p.m. in Amelia Island, FL, in conjunction with the Society of American Florists' Annual Convention. Come together with hundreds of...
Grants Awarded to Support Aspiring Floral Designers
Four floral design programs have received a total of $30,000 through the American Floral Endowment's James and Helen Phillip Program. This program honors the late James and Helen Phillip. The two were retail florists in the Chicago area. It provides scholarship...
A Look Behind the Scenes: AFE at IFE
By Ashley Alexander, AFE Communications Manager In July, it’s hot and humid in Virginia where our office is located. It doesn’t feel like I’ve left Miami, where I was last month for the 2019 International Floriculture Expo. I was there for my first trade show...
AFE announces the winner of the 2019 Paul Ecke, Jr. Scholarship!
Established in 2002, the Paul Ecke, Jr. fund offers $5,000 a year for two years to one graduate student who demonstrates the skills and passion to become a leading floricultural scientist and educator. The scholarship honors the late Paul Ecke, Jr., who made...
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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...