The Garden Club of America and the Royal Horticultural Society Interchange Fellowships aims to foster British-American relations through the interchange of scholars in horticulture, landscape architecture, and related areas and to promote the exchange of information in the horticulture field. These international and prestigious Interchange Fellowships allow for an American student to study and work in the UK and a British student to study and work in the U.S. The fellowships last one year and are life changing experiences for the recipients who go on to be leaders in the field of horticulture. The RHS Interchange Fellowship is open to a single, unaccompanied graduate of a university in the USA who is a U.S. citizen and has earned a BA or BS degree in horticulture, plant sciences, landscape architecture, or a related degree. Selected finalists are required to attend an interview in New York City and will be notified of the time and place. The GCA Interchange Fellowship is open to British student horticulturists in possession of a recognized horticultural qualification. This includes those in possession of horticultural qualifications at Level 2 Diploma and above as well as university graduates and final year-students studying a horticulture-related degree. The fellow shall be a citizen of a member country of the United Kingdom. The deadline for American applicants is January 15, 2024. Please note short listed applicants will be required to attend an interview in New York City on March 3, 2024. The deadline for British applicants is January 19, 2024. Please note short listed applicants will be required to attend an interview on February 14, 2024. Two essays are required for American applicants; and three references are required for both citizens. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact GCA for more information.