Antioch Garden Club
Post Office Box 4283
Antioch, Illinois 60002
http://www.antiochgardenclub.org/

The Antioch Garden Club is offering a $1,000 scholarship to students majoring in Horticulture, Floriculture, Landscape Design, Botany, Plant Pathology, Forestry, Agronomy, Environmental Concerns, City Planning, Land Management and/or allied fields of study.

The scholarship is open to any person who resides in Antioch Township or neighboring communities and is a student at a 2 or 4-year college or university.  Current high school seniors or returning adult students who are enrolling in a 2 or 4-year college or university are eligible to apply.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Cheryl Hoke at 847-714-2090 or email iluvflowers44@yahoo.com or visit our website http://www.antiochgardenclub.org.

Enclosed you will find the rules for submission and application forms.  Please feel free to share these documents and encourage eligible students to apply.

Sincerely,

Scholarship Committee
Antioch Garden Club

Antioch Garden Club
Community Scholarship
The Antioch Garden Club (AGC) is an organization that serves the Antioch, Illinois community through charitable and philanthropic activities. It promotes conservation, beautification of our community, and intellectual development and sociability among its members.  

Purpose of the Scholarship Programs:
AGC is proud of its scholarship program, which offers financial aid to students and adults and promotes study in Horticulture, Floriculture, Landscape Design, Botany, Plant Pathology, Forestry, Agronomy, Environmental Concerns, City Planning, Land Management and/or allied subjects. Applicants must be majoring in one of these fields of study. The Community Scholarship Award will be $1,000.

Eligibility: 
Open to any person who resides in Antioch Township or neighboring communities. Must be currently enrolled at a 2-or 4-year college or university OR must be a current high school senior or a returning adult student who intends on enrolling at a 2- or 4-year college, university, or accredited technical school.

Application Process:
Complete the following application according to the directions provided. Include one letter or recommendation from a source other than a relative, who can describe your character.

Complete a personal statement essay (500 words or less) discussing your background, future goals, and commitment to chosen career. The essay must be typed, or computer generated using 12-point double spaced type.

Attach an official transcript from the school you most recently attended. Do not include any materials other than those requested.

All the materials are to be assembled and mailed as a complete packet to the AGC Scholarship.
Chairperson.  All applications must be received by April 4, 2022.

Selection Process:

Applications must be received no later than the deadline date. Applications received after that date will NOT be considered.

Applications must include all required information.

Any reference to the applicant’s name will be deleted prior to the selection committee reviewing individual applications.

The selection process will be completed by a committee of AGC members.

Strong consideration will be given to the level of volunteerism, activities, and community service involvement.

All applicants will be notified of their status regarding the final selection.

The selected candidate will be asked to attend the AGC meeting on the afternoon of the second Saturday in June to be presented the scholarship award.

AGC Applicant No.________________
Antioch Garden Club
Community Scholarship Award Application
Must Be Received By: April 4, 2022

Directions: This application is to be completed by the applicant as neatly as possible. When writing your personal statement essay (500 words or less), please do so in first person so that your name does not appear within the context of the essay. (Limited to two typed double-spaced or computer-generated pages double-spaced using 12 Pt font. Additional pages will not be accepted.)

School in which you are currently attending and date: _________________________________________

What is your anticipated graduation date from the school listed above? ___________________________

What is your cumulative grade point average to date? __________On a 4.0 or 5.0 scale?

If you are a current high school student, please complete the following:
Name: _____________________________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________________
Phone: __________________________ Email: _____________________________________________
Anticipated major: ___________________________________________________________________
Have you been accepted at the school in which you hope to attend? ___________________________
What means do you anticipate funding your college education? _______________________________
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Estimated total expenses for one year, excluding spending money: ____________________________
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What is your cumulative grade point average to date? _____________ On a 4.0 or 5.0 scale?

If you are a current college student, please complete the following:
College or university you plan to attend in the fall: __________________________________________
If you are transferring to the college or university in which you plan to attend, have you been accepted? __________________________________________________________________________
What means do you anticipate funding your college education? _______________________________
Estimated total expenses for one year, excluding spending money: _____________________________
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AGC Applicant No.________________

Please list any extra-curricular activities and community activities you currently participate in or have participated in previously. If you desire, please indicate any special circumstances or factors that should make your application stand out above all others.
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CERTIFICATION:
In submitting this application, I certify that the information provided is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. If requested, I agree to give proof of information I have given on this form. Falsification of information may result in termination of any scholarship granted. This application, and its attachments, becomes the property of the Antioch Garden Club.

Applicant’s Signature____________________________________________ Date ___________________

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The following attachments are required to complete this application. Please staple all materials together once in the upper, left-hand corner.

•	One letter of recommendation from someone other than a relative that can describe your character.

•	Complete a personal statement essay (500 words or less) written in first-person discussing your background, future goals, and commitment to chosen career. (Limited to two typed double-spaced or computer-generated pages double-spaced using 12 Pt font. Additional pages will not be accepted.)

•	An official transcript from the school you most recently attended. Do not include any materials other than those requested.

All the materials are to be assembled and mailed as a completed packet to:

AGC Scholarship Chairperson
PO Box 4283
Antioch, IL 60002

All applications must be received by April 4, 2022