The awards follow a record number of applications from 15 colleges across the UK for support from the horticultural charity. The winners are Samantha Jackson (Capel Manor College), Fern Carroll-Smith (Bicton College), Louis Dinan (Scotland's Rural College), Aleksandra Butowska (Myerscough College) and Abimbola Oyelade (Writtle College). The deadline for applications is on 31 January.
The DCF also offers a fiveyear BPOA/Peter Seabrook Bursary of £1,000 a year for students studying commercial horticulture.
Meanwhile, the Geoff Hamilton New Gardeners Foundation supports students with bursaries up to the value of £4,000 to help with living costs while studying for a foundation degree.
The Horticultural Development Company (HDC) is taking applications for its undergraduate final-year bursary scheme, worth £4,500 per student.
The HDC is also offering three crop-science scholarships through Harper Adams University for postgraduate integrated pest management students, worth £5,000 each.
