The Colegrave Seabrook Foundation is delighted to announce this year’s winners of The Colegrave Seabrook Foundation Scholarships. With competition for these awards increasing year on year, selecting the best students form the numerous applications is always difficult.

Colegrave Seabrook Foundation Chair, Jeff Colegrave, said,

“The task of selecting scholarship winners seems to become harder each year and we are always sorry that we do not have the funds to support more students. This year the quality of the applicants was particularly high, so we are very grateful to all our sponsors who, between them, have made it possible for us to support 16 students. We received applications from numerous different colleges and universities and from students studying a range of different courses. We feel confident that all these students will go on to pursue a career in horticulture and contribute to this vibrant and important industry. We wish them well as they begin their horticultural journey.”

The final scholarships awards for the 2025 season, totalling almost £25,000, were made to:

British Ornamentals Association Scholarship:    Sam Evans, studying at  Pershore College and working at                                                                                                                                                              Bransford Webbs

John Gibson Environmental Scholarship:              Jenny Campbell, studying at CAFRE and working with the Soil                                                                                                                                                   Nutrient Health Scheme in Northern Ireland.

Smart Garden Products Scholarship:                       Tammy French, studying at SRUC & RBGE

                                                                                                         Sandy Carney, studying at CAFRE and working producing scented roses for the                                                                                                             cut flower trade.

                                                                                                         Emmeline Yourston, Pershore College and working at Bransford Webbs

                                                                                                          Harley Lord, SRUC & RBGE and working in digital marketing

                                                                                                          Nicole Harding, studying at Pershore College and working at Allensmore                                                                                                                          Nurseries

                                                                                                          Gerard Curry, studying at CAFRE and working in his own business, Thistle                                                                                                                        Nurseries.

Colegrave Seabrook Foundation/RHS Bursary ;     Joe Hudson, studying at  Merrist Wood College and working with the Animal                                                                                                                  and Plant Health Agency

                                                                                                              Kate Cobley, studying at Coleg Sir Gar and working at the National Botanic                                                                                                                     Gardens of Wales. 

                                                                                                             Laura Wileman, studying with B.E.S.T. in Horticulture and  working for the                                                                                                                         National Trust for Scotland.

                                                                                                             Olivia Lockyear, studying and working at the Eden Project

Ball Colegrave Scholarship:                                               Rebecca Gilroy, studying at  CAFRE and working in her family’s business,                                                                                                                          Drumary Nurseries

Wyevale Nurseries Scholarship:                                     Daryl Young,  studying at CAFRE and working in his own business, Busy Bee                                                                                                                    Garden Care.

Trip Bursary:                                                                               Beth Davidson,  studying at Capel Manor and working at Kew Gardens

Peter Seabrook Honorary Award :                                Daniel Miles-Ronson, Cirencester College                                                                                (The Peter Seabrook Honorary Award is awarded to a younger student at the very start of his horticultural studies.)

Many CONGRATULATIONS to all the students who have been awarded scholarships this year.

The Colegrave Seabrook Foundation Scholarships can only be awarded because of all the the support we receive from our sponsors and we are very grateful for their ongoing interest in the Foundation.

Thanks to Smart Garden Products, Westland Horticulture, the RHS Bursary Fund, Wyevale Nurseries, The Worshipful Company of Gardeners, Ball Horticulture, The British Ornamentals Association, The CRISPA (Richard Cahn) Trust) and everyone in the wider horticultural community who have contributed to our work.