Levington, Evergreen Garden Care Scholarship
Levington, Evergreen Garden Care Scholarship - up to £1,500
Apply for the Levington, Evergreen Garden Care Scholarship if you are studying Horticulture or a closely related subject where you have a particular interest in what makes plants grow and getting to the very root of the important commercial issues involved in plant production for the ornamental horticultural industry.
Levington Research Station was established in 1957, near Ipswich in Suffolk, where its name quickly became synonymous as a leading Horticultural Research Centre focusing on fertilisers and growing media and is, of course, home of the Levington composts, a brand still used today. Now in the ownership of Evergreen Garden Care the centre is still at the leading edge of their innovative range of garden care products, known to millions of domestic gardeners in the UK under the banners of Miracle-Gro, Levington, Tomorite, and many other brands catering for your every gardening need.
Ideally you will have completed the first year of your studies and will be in the 2nd or 3rd year of completing your qualification. In addition to your financial award, this scholarship, offers the opportunity of one week of work experience at the Levington Research Station. During this placement, you’ll work alongside Evergreen Garden Care’s expert team on real-world horticultural trials for both UK and European markets — an exciting chance to apply your studies, gain industry insight, and contribute to innovation in plant science and production.
Up to £1,500 per candidate, plus a weeks work experience based at the Levington Research Station.
Students who are in their 2nd or 3rd year of studying for their qualification in Horticulture or related subjects. They should have a particular interest in commercial plant production and can see that some financial assistance and the support of one of the country’s leading suppliers of key ingredients to successful plant culture will help their career grow.
1 per year.
Evergreen Garden Care
As a scholarship winner, as with all our other scholarships, you will be required to report back on how you have used your scholarship and demonstrate the benefit you have received by way of a written and photographic report. You will also have the opportunity to spend a week at Evergreen Garden Care’s Levington Research Station. Evergreen will also assist with the cost of your accommodation for this experience, which will be arranged at a time that is beneficial to you and fit in with your study/work programme. The student will be responsible for their own travel expenses.
Between October of this year and 31st January of the following year
31st January.
Scholarship Applications are now closed until Autumn 2027
Scholarship Application Form
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You need only complete ONE application form which is applicable to all scholarships. However, please note that there is a question asking which scholarship(s) you are most interested in and why. You should read the information about each scholarship to help you to complete this question, thinking carefully about the areas of horticulture that interest you most and how the relevant scholarship might help you to achieve your career goals.