The Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship aims to promote the study of tropical horticulture and landscape architecture. Eligibility is open to US Citizens and permanent residents. Travel must commence within 12 months of the award. The scholarship will be awarded to a well-qualified graduate student or undergraduate student specializing in tropical horticulture, botany, or landscape architecture for the purpose of studying abroad at botanical institutions. Scholarship funds the international study of tropical horticulture or landscape architecture. This does not mean that the scholar's study needs to take place in a tropical climate. Two letters of recommendation are required. They should include comments on your academic progress and achievement, personal qualities, and eligibility for the program you have selected. The application and the proposal should be submitted to the National Tropical Botanical Garden. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Garden Club of America for more information.