The Herb Guild

     The Herb Guild Garden Club, through the support of its members, maintains a scholarship program available to senior high school students as well as freshmen and sophomores attending Lorain County Community College or Cuyahoga Community College.

     The enclosed pamphlet furnishes all the information, which a prospective applicant needs to review before completing the Scholarship Application Form. 

The scholarship money amount can be up to $1,600.  The Scholarship Committee may deem more than one applicant qualifies and award more than one scholarship.

     The areas of study that the scholarship(s) will be awarded to are the study of Agriculture, Agriscience, Botany, Culinary Arts, Environmental science, Forestry, Greenhouse and Nursery Management, Horticulture, Natural Resource Management, and Landscaping, ONLY STUDENTS WHO ARE PLANNING TO PURSUE A MAJOR IN ONE OF THE AREAS OF STUDY THAT IS LISTED ABOVE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP.

    The Herb Guild Garden Club Scholarship Committee extends to all applicants their best wishes and hopes for continuing education and successful careers in their chosen fields.

Scholarship Committee:

Chairman, Karol Polkinghorn 440-554-7755

Co-Chair, Mary Kay Filipiak

Scholarship Application Procedure

Purpose: To further the knowledge and use of herbs and contribute the results to the study of Agriculture, Agriscience, Botany, Culinary Arts, Environmental Science, Forestry, Greenhouse and Nursery Management, Horticulture, Landscaping, and Natural Resource Management.

Eligibility: Only students with one of the proposed academic areas of study listed above are eligible for this scholarship.

Restriction: A one-year scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors as well as freshmen or sophomores enrolled at Lorain County Community College or Cuyahoga Community College. Applicants must be residents of the State of Ohio and U.S. citizens.  International or foreign exchange students are not eligible.

Application Procedure: Download applications from this website or contact Karol Polkinghorn for more information. Applications should be addressed to:

The Herb Guild Garden Club

Karol Polkinghorn, 3677 Lexington Court, Westlake, Ohio 44145

• Applications must be received at the above address no later than April 5, 2023, to be considered for the current year.
• Applications will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee.  Decisions of the Scholarship Committee are final.
• No scholarship money needs to be awarded in any given year.
• Announcement of the scholarship recipient(s) will be made no later than May 1, 2023.
• If you have any questions, or need an application, please call:

Karol Polkinghorn, Scholarship Chair 440-554-7755

Terms: Each recipient of scholarship money is to understand that the funds will be sent directly to the college or university that they will be attending. This money is to be used for tuition or books.  The college or university that you will be attending must be in the United States.

After completing the first academic school year, each recipient is expected to inform The Herb Guild Garden Club Scholarship Committee, in writing by August 1, 2024 of their accomplishments in their chosen field.

The Herb Guild Garden Club is not medically oriented.  No advice on the medicinal use of herbs shall be disseminated. 

Attendance at the Herb Guild’s Annual Scholarship is Mandatory for the reception of the scholarship.

Sample of the application form. Download the form to complete and mail as directed.

THE HERB GUILD GARDEN CLUB
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Official Application Form
School currently attending___________________________________
Name__________________________________________________________Telephone____________________
Street Address________________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip Code__________________________________________________________________________
Planned Major Field of Study (in college)______________________________________
Planned Minor Field of Study (in college)_____________________________________
Honors and Awards__________________________________________________________________________
Organizations/Memberships_______________________________________________________________
Offices Held (include year)______________________________________________________
Accomplishments____________________________________________________________________________

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Outside Activities____________________________________________________________________________
College you are planning to attend_________________________________________________________
References (other than school)
Name and Position ______________________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________________________________
Phone_________________________________________________________________________________________
Name and Position___________________________________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________________________________
Phone_________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Applicant_______________________________________________________________________
Please submit two (2) copies of this application (photocopies accepted), letters of
recommendation from two of your current instructors, and a grade transcript to:
Karol Polkinghorn, 3677 Lexington Court, Westlake, Ohio 44145
Questions? Call: 1-440-554-7755 Deadline: April 5, 2023
ATTENDANCE AT OUR SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON IS MANDATORY. THE
LUNCHEON IS AUGUST 2, 2023