ONTARIO HORTICULTURAL TRADES FOUNDATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ONTARIO STUDENTS
Each year, the Ontario Horticultural Trades Foundation (Foundation) awards a wide range of scholarships to students pursuing a career in landscape and horticulture. Scholarships are available to registered apprentices and students who reside in Ontario and are enrolled in accredited post secondary institutions.
Providing scholarships is particularly close to the hearts of Foundation supporters, who point with pride to the many recipients who are now successful industry members. Each year, applications and nominations are accepted online until June 30 via the Foundation website at OHTF.ca.
Together with the Cullen Family Scholarship Program and several Landscape Ontario Chapters, the Foundation supported over 40 future leaders of the landscape and horticulture profession with over $69,000 in funding in 2025.
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2025 FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS RECIPIENTS
Apprenticeship ($600)
Cadet Hassan
David De Marchi
Deborah Foroglou
Emily Collins
Jason Spilker
Lilian Burgess
Lyndsey Siddique
Randy Motilall
Ross Richard
College and University ($1,000)
Hoann Chan, FANSHAWE COLLEGE
Postgraduate Scholarship ($1,000)
Ian Murphy, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Ramtin Shafaghati, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Stefi Rescheleit, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
The Bob and Ruby Allen Scholarship ($500)
Suhaan Hasija, NIAGARA PARKS SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE
Casey van Maris Memorial Fund ($1,000)
Suhaan Hasija, NIAGARA PARKS SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE
Don Salivan Memorial Fund ($1,000)
Benjamin Niehaus, NIAGARA PARKS SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE
Hensbergen/DeGroot Scholarship Fund ($500)
Cassidy Williams, DURHAM COLLEGE
Horst Dickert Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)
Shelby Scarpelli, SENECA POLYTECHNIC
Neil Vanderkruk Innovation and Scholarship Fund ($1,000)
Jacob Fox, FANSHAWE COLLEGE
Tony DiGiovanni Scholarship ($1,000)
Michelle Gauthier, HUMBER POLYTECHNIC
Yike Yang, ALGONQUIN COLLEGE
OHTF Post-Secondary ($1,000)
Caleb Ring, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Emily Ballard, SENECA POLYTECHNIC
Lily Schaafsma, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Matteo de Florentiis, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Meijun Shuai, FANSHAWE COLLEGE
Mingze Chen, HUMBER POLYTECHNIC
Monique Gumiran, NIAGARA COLLEGE
Samuel Chapman, FANSHAWE COLLEGE
Skye Crouzat, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Trynne Delaney, HUMBER POLYTECHNIC
London Chapter Horticultural Technician Program ($1,000)
Yi-Ting Chua, NIAGARA COLLEGE
Upper Canada Chapter Scholarship ($1,000)
Matthew Preston
Waterloo Chapter Dave Wright Scholarship ($2,000)
Kimia Jouyandeh, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Waterloo Chapter Rob Tester Scholarship ($1,000)
Songrui Li, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
Cullen Family Scholarship Program
Brooke Abbink, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH (NEED-BASED $5,000)
Janine Bouma, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH (NEED-BASED $5,000)
Erinn Sutherland, FANSHAWE COLLEGE ($3,000)
Jessica Hachey, NIAGARA COLLEGE ($3,000)
Katelynn Frizelle, FANSHAWE COLLEGE ($3,000)
Kristin Bissessar, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH ($3,000)
Maeve Kennedy, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH ($3,000)
Matthew Litwin, ALGONQUIN COLLEGE ($3,000)
Tasneem Mirza, HUMBER POLYTECHNIC ($3,000)
Thisya Sierra, SENECA POLYTECHNIC ($3,000)
Joey Fournier, ALGONQUIN COLLEGE (APPRENTICESHIP $2,000)
Sarah Kim, ALGONQUIN COLLEGE (APPRENTICESHIP $2,000)
