The Scottish Rock Garden Club has administered, for some years, a fund to provide grants and bursaries to support young people who want to pursue a career in horticulture, and especially in alpine and rock garden plants.
To find out more about the Diana Aitchison Award Fund, please see this page in the forum for info about some typical grants awarded :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=6672.0 and this page in the main website for application forms etc:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/fund/fund.html