Kent County Scholarships

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2026 Kent County Master Gardener

What:听$2,000 Scholarship for the 2026 - 2027 academic school听year.

Who:听The scholarship is open to anyone who has been a Kent County, Delaware resident for at least two years prior to the application date and is enrolled in, or has been accepted by, an accredited college or university to study Agriculture and Natural Resources. High school seniors are eligible to apply as well as all college year students. Previous year winners and home-schooled students are also eligible to听apply.

Requirements:听The applicant must have a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale and be planning to attend a college/university for the 2026-2027 year. The application must include the听following:

  • A 100+ word essay of education and career听goals.
  • Listing of extracurricular clubs/activities, awards and honors received, and hobbies and听interests.
  • Two letters of recommendation from non-family members. One academic reference is听preferred.
  • Official transcript from your current听school.
  • For high school seniors, college/university acceptance letter if听received.

The applications will be judged on the GPA, the appropriateness of the field of study, letters of recommendation, leadership activities, and community involvement. The deadline for the application is听Thursday, April 30,听2026.

The application can be found by going to this link:听

Questions can be directed to听kcmgscholarship@gmail.com

It is the policy of the Delaware Cooperative Extension System (91原创 and Delaware State University cooperating) that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, creed, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran or handicap status.