The Cass Turnbull Memorial Scholarship
PlantAmnesty's late founder, Cass Turnbull, was a champion of horticultural education and students of all skill levels. She provided space and opportunities for marginalized groups to have access to plants and plant care. To spread the love she had for pruning and to keep her legacy alive, PlantAmnesty is offers a limited number of full scholarships toward our Master Pruner Program each year.
About the Scholarship
Scholarship applications open each November. Look for announcements on deadlines this fall.
Applications typically due by November 30.
There will be potential for a Zoom interview by selected PlantAmnesty staff & board in the first two weeks of December.
Applicants will be notified of their status by mid-December.
Global Majority, women, and LGBTQ persons encouraged to apply!
To Apply
*Note this scholarship applies only to the weekend classes hosted by PlantAmnesty (Route 1) and not to the Seattle Botanic Gardens ProHort series.
Recipients receive:
Free tuition to the required twelve 2-hour scientifically accurate classes and three hands-on workshops to complete the Master Pruner Program.
Classes include
Tree Pruning I, II, and III
Shrubs I, II, and III
Fruit Trees
Hedging Your Bets: Pruning Art or Pruning Horror?
Prune and Renovate the Overgrown Garden
Corrective Pruning
Choice of 2 of our elective classes
Access to PlantAmnesty's community of enthusiastic instructors and students
Year-long PlantAmnesty Membership
Access to our Resource Library with hundreds of pruning and gardening resources
Access to our Adopt-A-Plant Listings
Quarterly member newsletter
Scholarship Requirements
Volunteer requirements:
Scholarship recipients donate ten hours of volunteer time per year to give back to the PlantAmnesty community. This can be helping at workshops, class setup and teardown, helping at the office, or many other possibilities. We will help find opportunities that are appropriate for recipients' skills and schedules.