Sep 5, 2008
Scholarship Committee
14 East 60th St.
New York, NY 10022-1002
URL: http://www.gcamerica.org
(Fellowship)
Purpose: One research grant available to a graduate student through the Center for Plant Conservation. Preference to student whose project focuses on the endangered flora of the Carolinas and southeastern U.S. One-time award of up to $4000. Application on Web site: http://www.mobot.org/cpc/beattie.html. Focus: Natural Resources; Horticulture/Floriculture; Biology Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.
Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Maximum award amount: $4000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 1 fellowship(s). To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; autobiography; reference(s); self-addressed stamped envelope. Deadline: 12/31.
(Scholarship)
Purpose: Award for student pursuing advanced degrees in coastal wetlands science to assist with their field work and research. Student may propose wetlands program of his/her choice at a leading educational institution within the United States specializing in wetlands studies. Focus: Earth Science; Natural Resources; Natural Sciences; Environmental Science; Marine Biology Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.
Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $5000. To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; interview; reference(s). Deadline: 1/15.
(Four Year College/Scholarship)
Purpose: One-time award available to students following their first, second, or third year of college who are majoring in environmental studies, ecology, or related field for credit in a summer course at a U.S. college or university. Submit course plan. For use in summer only. Funds two or more students annually. Application on GCA Web site: http://www.gcamerica.org. Focus: Agriculture; Physical Sciences and Math; Earth Science; Natural Resources; Meteorology/Atmospheric Science Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.
Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 2. Minimum award amount: $1500. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 5 scholarship(s). To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; essay; reference(s); self-addressed stamped envelope. Deadline: 2/10.
(Scholarship)
Purpose: Two grants to promote the preservation of tropical forests by enlarging the body of botanists with field experience. Open to PhD candidates. One-time award of $5500. Focus: Horticulture/Floriculture Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.
Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 2. Minimum award amount: $5500. To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; essay; reference(s); self-addressed stamped envelope. Deadline: 12/31.
(Fellowship)
Purpose: For graduate study and research that will advance knowledge and increase the numbers of scientists in the field of ecological restoration. Qualif.: High school students not considered.
Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $8000. To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; essay; reference(s). Deadline: 1/15.
(Scholarship)
Purpose: For students wishing to pursue summer studies doing work in the field. Field work to be done in any of the 50 United States. Work may award academic credit. Application available on the GCA Web site: http://www.gcamerica.org. Focus: Horticulture/Floriculture Qualif.: High school students not considered.
Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $1500. To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; essay; reference(s). Deadline: 2/1.
(Undergraduate/Scholarship)
Purpose: Several scholarships available to college juniors, seniors, and graduate students studying horticulture or related fields. Preference given to students from Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. One-time award of up to $3000. Application on GCA Web site: http://www.gcamerica.org. Focus: Horticulture/Floriculture Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.
Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Maximum no. of awards: 3. Maximum award amount: $3000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 4 scholarship(s). To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; interview; reference(s); self-addressed stamped envelope. Deadline: 2/1.
(Four Year College, University/Scholarship)
Purpose: The purpose of this scholarship is to promote the awareness of the importance of botany to horticulture. Study must be in any one of the 50 states of the U.S. Preference is given to undergraduates. For more details and an application visit Web site: http://www.gcamerica.org. Focus: Horticulture/Floriculture Qualif.: High school students not considered.
Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Maximum award amount: $1500. Deadline: 2/1.
(University/Scholarship)
Purpose: Interchange fellowship available for an American graduate to participate in a work-study program at universities and botanical gardens in the U.K. Funding for a Briton to study for one graduate academic year in the U.S. Two one-time awards. Focus: Horticulture/Floriculture; Landscape Architecture Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.
Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 2. To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; autobiography; interview; essay; reference(s); photograph; self-addressed stamped envelope; medical form. Deadline: 11/15.
(Undergraduate/Scholarship)
Purpose: For college students, graduate students, or non-degree seeking applicants above the high school level. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and either residents of New Jersey studying in New Jersey or elsewhere, or non residents pursuing a study in New Jersey or its surrounding waters. Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens. To Apply: Required: application form; essay; reference(s). Deadline: 2/10.
(Undergraduate/Scholarship)
Purpose: Award affords a graduate student or advanced undergraduate opportunity to study tropical ornamental horticulture at an appropriate foreign institution specializing in the study of tropical plants. Application on the GCA Web site: http://www.gcamerica.org. Focus: Biology; Horticulture/Floriculture Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.
Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $2000. To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; interview; reference(s); self-addressed stamped envelope. Deadline: 1/10.
(Four Year College, University/Scholarship)
Purpose: One scholarship available to a college senior or graduate student to study habitat related issues to benefit endangered bird species. Focus: Natural Resources Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.
Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $4000. To Apply: Required: application form; essay; reference(s); self-addressed stamped envelope; budget. Deadline: 1/15.
(University/Fellowship)
Purpose: One-year fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. Applicants must hold an accredited degree in landscape architecture. One-time award. Focus: Landscape Architecture Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.
Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. To Apply: Required: application form; essay; photograph; portfolio. Deadline: 11/15.
(Undergraduate/Scholarship)
Purpose: For field work or research in Medicinal Botany. Work may award academic credit. Applicants may apply following their freshman, sophomore, junior and senior years. A report is required at the end of the summer study. See Web site for further details. Qualif.: High school students not considered.
Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 1. Minimum award amount: $1500. To Apply: Required: application form; transcript; essay; reference(s). Deadline: 2/1.
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