The Colegrave Seabrook Foundation has announced 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, Pershore College
John Gibson Environmental Scholarship:
Jenny Campbell, CAFRE
Smart Garden Products Scholarship:
Tammy French, SRUC & RBGE
Sandy Carney, CAFRE
Emmeline Yourston, Pershore College
Harley Lord, SRUC & RBGE
Nicole Harding, Pershore College
Gerard Curry, CAFRE
Colegrave Seabrook Foundation/RHS Bursary:
Joe Hudson, Merrist Wood College
Kate Cobley, Coleg Sir Gar
Laura Wileman, BEST in Horticulture
Olivia Lockyear, Eden Project
Ball Colegrave Scholarship:
Rebecca Gilroy, CAFRE
Wyevale Nurseries Scholarship:
Daryl Young, CAFRE
Trip Bursary:
Beth Davidson, Capel Manor
Peter Seabrook Honorary Award (awarded to a younger student at the very start of his horticultural studies):
Daniel Miles-Ronson, Cirencester College
Congratulations to all the students who have been awarded scholarships this year.
Further information about the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and the scholarships that are offered through them can be found on their website Home - Colegrave Seabrook Foundation or by contacting Nicci Gow, the administrator for the Foundation on info@colegraveseabrookfoundation.org.uk
