Scholarship Award
Encouraging students in their pursuit of horticulture-related post-secondary education.
Our most rewarding annual event is choosing a recipient for the $1,500 Cobourg Garden Club Scholarship to a deserving local high school graduate with exemplary marks who wishes to pursue post-secondary education in a field related to horticulture or the environment.
Please check back here in the Spring of 2025 when we will have our new application form ready.
2024 Winner
Congratulations to Martino Lenardon from Cobourg.
Martino is enrolled at Lakehead University and is training to become an arborist.
Martino grew up in Italy and found joy in watching seeds sprout, tending the plants and harvesting the vegetables at the end of the season. In his essay he stated that he feels a strong connection to the natural world.
Upon moving to Canada he enrolled in a Green Industries course which reinforced his commitment to horticulture and the desire to work towards a career in forestry. He stated he found “the concept of mixing different tree species particularly fascinating, as it highlighted the intricate balance of ecosystems. These lessons have been invaluable in my gardening projects and have shaped my approach to sustainable horticulture.”
He has volunteered at a local church and helping elderly residents with yardwork.
We wish Marino the best of luck in his studies at Lakehead University!
Previous Scholarship Recipients
2023 – Morgan Kelsey from Cobourg, now attending Fleming in their Fish & Wildlife technician program.
2022- Ms. Heather Birney of Cobourg, Ontario was awarded a $1,000 scholarship award winner. Heather graduated from Cobourg Collegiate Institute and is now enrolled in environmental science at Flemming College.
Ms. Birney is enrolled in the Environmental Technology Program at Flemming
Due to the pandemic’s impact on latter portion of the school year, it was not possible to award a scholarship in 2020.
2021 —
The Cobourg Garden Club awarded a $1,000 scholarship to graduate Ethan Foster of St. Mary’s Catholic Secondary School.
Ethan is enrolled in Fleming College’s Ecological Restoration program – a Joint Degree/Diploma program (Honors B.Sc.) with Trent University. He looks forward to managing fauna levels in a designated area while working towards increasing low populations of endangered species.
2019 —
Thomas Burgess, a graduate of St. Mary’s Catholic Secondary School, received our 2019 scholarship. Thomas is enrolled in Trent University’s Bachelor of Conservation Biology program. He looks forward to a career as a research scientist doing field work in environmental studies and conservation.
2018 —
Gavin Brady, a graduate of St. Mary’s Secondary School, was awarded the CGC scholarship in 2018. Gavin is studying for his Bachelor of Science and Agriculture at the University of Guelph. He is specializing in CHAT – Crops, Horticulture, Agriculture and Turf Grass Science.
2017 —
Josephine Lansley of CCI was our 2017 scholarship winner. Josephine was accepted at Queen’s University and went on to do her first year of study at the Bader International Study Centre in England.
