The Carville M. Akehurst Memorial Scholarship is for students in a landscape or horticulture program or related disciplines. Students must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.7, and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in their major. Applicants must have at least a junior standing in a four-year curriculum or senior standing in a two-year curriculum as of the fall semester of scholarship application year. Preference will be given to applicants who plan to work within the industry, including nursery operation; landscape architecture, design, construction, maintenance; interiorscape; horticultural distribution; or retail garden center, following graduation. Two letters of recommendation are required. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.