Summary:
$ 5,500 for students who anticipate completing the requirements for a Ph.D. in Botany within two years.
Application Deadline Date:
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
# Awards:
2
Upper Limit Amount ($):
5,500
Academic Area:
Botany
Description:
Purpose: To promote the preservation of tropical forests by enlarging the body of botanists with field experience
History: The first GCA Awards in Tropical Botany were established in 1983 with a five-year incentive grant of $50,000 from the Wildcat Foundation. They were created by Mrs. Russell Arundel, horticulturist and dedicated environmentalist from the Warrenton (Virginia) Garden Club. The Visiting Gardens Scholarship was established in addition to the Arundel Scholarship with a $100,000 donation from the Visiting Gardens Committee.
Provisions: Provides two or more grants of $5500 annually to enable field study in tropical botany. (Award amounts were increased from $5000 in 1994.) Generally, one grant is awarded in the area of tropical plant systematics and a second is awarded in tropical forest ecology.
Award Purpose:
Research
Year In School:
PhD
Eligibility Requirement - Gender:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship:
US/Permanent Residents
Eligibility Requirement - Residency:
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Other:
Applicants to the Fellowship in Tropical Botany must be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents, and currently enrolled in a U.S.-based institution.Open to students who anticipate completing the requirements for a Ph.D. in Botany within two years. Applicants must already be Ph.D. candidates enrolled at a US university. Eligibility is open to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents who are enrolled in a U.S. - based institution.
Specializations:
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Forestry
Date Updated:
Saturday, December 21, 2024
Recurring:
Annual - January
Eligibility - Citizenship:
US Citizens/Permanent Residents
Amount:
5500