Daily Light Report Since 2003, the Ellis County Master Gardener Association (ECMGA) has offered college scholarships to graduating high school seniors residing in Ellis County. Applications are now available for seniors graduating in 2021. "We wanted to provide opportunities to these students that chose college studies in horticulture and/or life sciences disciplines," stated a news release. Since its creation, the association has aided 46 graduating high school students with college scholarships totaling $90,100. According to the release, "To qualify, the applicant must be a 2021 graduating high school senior residing in Ellis County from an Ellis County High School, Ellis County Charter High School or Ellis County Home School Program. The applicant must have an elected academic major in a horticulture/life sciences - related field that includes, but is not limited to horticulture, agriculture, environmental science, forestry, botany, biology (e.g.: plant genetics, plant physiology), landscape design or entomology. Other horticulture/life sciences - related fields of studies are delineated in the scholarship application package available on the ECMGA website."