{"id":3177,"date":"2022-12-13T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afe.epicenter1.com\/news\/press-release-applications-now-open-for-graduate-scholarships"},"modified":"2024-03-25T14:29:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T14:29:18","slug":"press-release-applications-now-open-for-graduate-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/news\/press-release-applications-now-open-for-graduate-scholarships","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: Applications Now Open for Graduate Scholarships!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2022-EckeAltman-Recipients-1048-\u00d7-400-px-1024x391.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2022-EckeAltman-Recipients-1048-\u00d7-400-px-1024x391.png 1024w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2022-EckeAltman-Recipients-1048-\u00d7-400-px-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2022-EckeAltman-Recipients-1048-\u00d7-400-px-768x293.png 768w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2022-EckeAltman-Recipients-1048-\u00d7-400-px.png 1048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Calling All Floral Industry Faculty, Students,&nbsp;and Department Chairs!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><br><\/strong><br>The American Floral Endowment (AFE) is excited to&nbsp;announce applications are now open&nbsp;for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/floriculture-msphd-scholarship\/\"><strong>Altman Family Scholarship<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/floriculture-msphd-scholarship\/\"><strong>Paul Ecke, Jr. Scholarship<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These merit-based, prestigious scholarships are for graduate students who have the skills and passion to become leading floricultural scientists and educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applicants must be in the process of successfully completing either a bachelor\u2019s or master\u2019s degree in horticulture or a related field (e.g., agricultural engineering, entomology, agricultural marketing and economics, plant pathology, etc.) and must have the intention of pursuing an MS or Ph.D. degree on a full-time basis. Learn&nbsp;more at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/floriculture-msphd-scholarship\/\">Endowment.org\/floriculture-msphd-scholarship<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Applications are due by Wednesday, February 1, 2023!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/students-young-professionals\/becas\/#post\">Apply Now!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/altman-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13705\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/floriculture-msphd-scholarship\/\"><strong>Altman Family Scholarship<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;was established by Ken and Deena Altman \u2014 owners of Altman Plants \u2014 who support numerous efforts to improve education and research for the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are highly appreciative of the horticulture field and established the Center for Applied Horticultural Research as an effort to help the industry.&nbsp;These scholarships help to inspire and enable students to pursue their dreams of a career in horticulture with an annual&nbsp;scholarship of $5,000.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEspecially after being a recipient, I want others to have the opportunities that I have been given. I found access to amazing scholarships, internships, and grants through AFE \u2013 I want others to know what\u2019s out there,\u201d said one of our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/ecke-altman-2021\/\"><strong>2021 Altman Family Scholars,<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;Mason Marshall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"199\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/image-2-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18909\" style=\"width:176px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis award will allow me so many opportunities to network with growers, wholesalers, and scientists\u2026It\u2019s really nice to think that with our research, we can bring solutions for the growers of an industry that loads of families depend on,\u201d she said. \u201cJust to think you can make an impact in such a big industry is super amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melissa Mu\u00f1oz, one of our 2022-ecke-altman-scholarship-recipients is researching how&nbsp;to explain at a physiological and molecular level how calcium combats&nbsp;Botrytis&nbsp;blight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Paul_Ecke_Jr_featuredimage-878x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2035\" style=\"width:264px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Paul_Ecke_Jr_featuredimage-878x1024.jpg 878w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Paul_Ecke_Jr_featuredimage-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Paul_Ecke_Jr_featuredimage-768x896.jpg 768w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/Paul_Ecke_Jr_featuredimage.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/floriculture-msphd-scholarship\/\"><strong>Paul Ecke, Jr. Scholarship<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;honors the late Paul Ecke, Jr., who made significant contributions&nbsp;to the floriculture industry and believed strongly in research and education.He was concerned about the future of floriculture and recognized that innovative researchers and educators are necessary for the continued success of the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"852\" src=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/caleb-spall.png\" alt=\"Second Year Funding awarded - Paul Ecke, Jr. Scholarship Recipient\" class=\"wp-image-3373\" style=\"width:194px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/caleb-spall.png 641w, https:\/\/endowment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/imported-files\/caleb-spall-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAFE supports every aspect of the industry. It\u2019s encouraging to have an organization that has your back helping students, young professionals, and businesses alike,\u201d&nbsp;noted the&nbsp;2021 Paul Ecke, Jr. recipient, Caleb Spall, who was awarded second year funding in 2022. Students can apply online&nbsp;by Wednesday, February 1, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One student will receive $5,000 for two consecutive years ($10,000 total), providing that they continue to meet requirements for this duration and submit an annual update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Students can apply online&nbsp;by Wednesday, February 1, 2023!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/endowment.org\/es\/floriculture-msphd-scholarship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply Now!<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","news-categories":[40,31,29,49],"class_list":["post-3177","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news-categories-faculty-researcher","news-categories-latest-news","news-categories-news","news-categories-scholarship"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Press Release: Applications Now Open for Graduate Scholarships! 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