Ellis County Master Gardener College Scholarship
In 2003, the Ellis County Master Gardener Association (ECMGA), a 501c3 organization, created a scholarship program to help students who are pursuing college studies in horticulture and/or life sciences disciplines. The scholarships are open to all graduating high school seniors in Ellis County.
One of the objectives of the ECMGA is to build partnerships with the Ellis County community to expand horticultural education and opportunities. In keeping with this objective, the ECMGA will again make scholarship funds available for the next year, to deserving high school seniors. To qualify, the applicant must be a graduating high school senior residing in Ellis County from an Ellis County High School, Ellis County Charter High School, or Ellis County Home School Program. The applicant must have an elected academic major in a horticulture/life sciences-related field that includes but is not limited to horticulture, agriculture, environmental science, forestry, botany, biology (e.g.: plant genetics, plant physiology), landscape design, or entomology. Other horticulture/life sciences-related fields of study are delineated in the scholarship application package available on the ECMGA website. Applicants must provide proof of acceptance at an accredited institution of higher education. In addition, this year the ECMGA has decided to allow former ECMGA College Scholarship Awardees currently enrolled in horticulture programs/life sciences degree plans to also apply for an ECMGA 2025 College Scholarship to continue their college/university studies.
ECMGA college scholarships awarded to qualifying students in 2026 will be up to $6,000! Students applying for the ECMGA College Scholarship can download the application package (see links at the bottom of the page). The completed application may be submitted by registered mail (return receipt requested) or in person to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office at 2675 W. US-HWY 287 BUS, Suite 100, Waxahachie, TX 75167. If additional information regarding the ECMGA Scholarship is needed, please call (972) 825-5175 (Ellis County AgriLife Extension Office) or email at [email protected].
Click HERE to download the 2026 ECMGA Scholarship Application
The 2026 scholarship applications are due to the office by March 13, 2026