The Texas State Florists’ Association (TSFA) will award forty five scholarships in the amount of $1,225 to  qualifying high school teachers to obtain the Texas Master Florists Designation through the Texas State Florists’ Association.  The program is funded by the “Specialty Crop Block Grant Program administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture”.  The scholarship must be used to obtain the Texas Master Florist designation and includes the TCF Qualifying Exam, nine online courses, three hands-on workshops and the Texas Master Florist exam.

The TCF Qualifying Exams (this is the hand-on placement exam required prior to attending the classes and final exam testing) will be offered during the floral high school certification testings scheduled for March 12, 2011 at James Madison HS in San Antonio, March 26, 2011 at the Benz School, College Station and April 2, 2011 at Skyline HS, Dallas, TX.

The 2011 Texas Master Florist  Classes will be held June 9-11, 2011 at the Benz School of Floral Design on the Texas A&M University Campus. 

Any Texas Agriculture Science Teacher may apply for the scholarship to attend the TSFA Texas Master Florist Program providing he/she meets the criteria established by the Texas Certified Florists Program. The scholarship must be utilized prior to September 2011.

For more information, telephone the Texas State Florists’ Assn. at 800.375.0361 or 512.834.0361. You can download the scholarship application at the bottom of this page. All required items and completed application must be received by the TSFA office by April 15, 2011.