Cress Creek Garden Club

The goal of the Cress Creek Garden Club Scholarship Committee is to provide aid to students of higher learning in the areas of horticulture, landscaping, landscape design, conservation, agriculture, forestry, ecology, botany, environmental studies, and related fields.

IF YOU ARE A FIRST-TIME APPLICANT FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP AND/OR APPLIED IN A PREVIOUIS YEAR UNSUCCESSFULLY, YOU MUST:
• Submit a completed application packet on or before March 1, 2025.
• Be in your senior year of or have graduated from high school or have earned a GED.
• Be enrolled in or accepted into an accredited institution of higher learning.
• Furnish the most recent OFFICIAL transcripts from high school or college.
• Be enrolled in a major relating to horticulture or related studies such as environmental science, landscape design, forestry, botany, floral design.

THE COMPLETED APPLICATION PACKET IS DUE March 1, 2025, AND MUST INCLUDE:
1. A completed scholarship application form
2. Most recent OFFICIAL transcripts from high school or college.
3. Two sealed letters of recommendation on official stationery, with the signature across the seal; each should come from an advisor, academic instructor, volunteer coordinator, work/activity supervisor, or mentor. References should be from people who are familiar with the student’s career goals and interests, but do not have a familial relationship with the student. The letters must Include references’ contact information with email addresses and phone numbers.
4. An essay of 300 words with the following focal points:
• How and why, you envision your future in your selected field of interest.
• The nature of your participation in organized activities and clubs, and the way in which those experiences inform your vision.
• Work, internships, or volunteering which have contributed to your personal journey.
• Additional information you wish to include to support your application.

IF YOU ARE A CURRENT CCGC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT REAPPLYING FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP, YOU MUST SUBMIT:
1. A completed scholarship application form
2. An official transcript for your college coursework through December of 2024, and a list of the coursework you will complete in the spring of 2025.
3. One sealed letter of recommendation on official stationery, with the signature across the seal from an advisor, academic instructor, volunteer coordinator, work/activity supervisor, or mentor. The reference should be from a person who is familiar with the student’s career goals and interests but does not have a familial relationship. Include the reference’s contact information with email address and phone number.
4. An essay of 300 words which addresses the following:
• An updated vision of your future in your selected field of interest.
• An update of your participation in organized activities and clubs, and the way in which those experiences have further informed your vision.
• Work, internships, or volunteering which have contributed to your progress.
• Additional information you wish to include to support your application.

Send all information in a packet to: Cress Creek Garden Club of Naperville, Inc.
PO Box 4481
Naperville, IL 60567

If you have questions, please contact
CCGC Scholarship Chairwomen

Candice Peel capeel09@att.net OR
Gina Scowins mariescowins@gmail.com