Gardner & Gardner Communications manages the Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association and the Agricultural Relations Council. They have some really great internship and scholarship opportunities and the deadlines are quickly approaching!
Agricultural Relations Council
ARC Scholarship – The organization, through its foundation, will grant one, $1,500 scholarship for the 2018-2019 school year. More details and the application can be found here: http://home/sullivanplus/html.agrelationscouncil.org/arc-scholarship/. The application deadline is March 15.
Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association
TOCA Internship – For the first time, TOCA is offering a marketing communications internship. Hosted by Project EverGreen in Mentor, Ohio, the paid internship is worth a total of $5,000 – $4,000 stipend and $1,000 to be used to attend the annual professional development meeting of TOCA – to be held May 1-3 in Cincinnati, Ohio. More details and the application can be found here: https://home/sullivanplus/html.toca.org/toca-internship/. The application deadline is March 15.
TOCA Scholarships – TOCA Board of Directors will award up to two $2,500, fall semester scholarships (2018-2019 academic-year) to undergraduate college student(s) pursuing a career in green industry communications. To qualify, students must major or minor in technical communications or a green industry related field such as horticulture, plant sciences, botany, agronomy, plant pathology, etc. The applicant also must demonstrate an interest in using this course of study in the field of communications. More details and the application can be found here: https://home/sullivanplus/html.toca.org/toca-scholarship-2/. The application deadline is March 15.