Garden Club of America awards In Tropical Botany

 

Purpose:

To assist doctoral candidates enrolled in a U.S. Ph.D. program to undertake independent field work in the tropics. These joint GCA/WWF awards have been offered annually since 1983.  Generally, one grant is awarded in the area of tropical plant systematics and a second in tropical forest ecology.

 

Eligibility:

Individuals are eligible to apply if they anticipate completing the requirements for a Ph.D. in Botany within two years and are enrolled in a United States university. Applicants must already be Ph.D. candidates.

 

Award:

Two $5,500 awards are made annually and are intended for fieldwork in tropical countries . The awards are highly competitive and made on a one-time-only basis.

Application:

There is no formal application form. Candidates should submit an application packet including the following:

 

• a curriculum vitae;
• evidence of foreign language capability, if necessary for country of research;
• a two-page statement of the proposed research, including its relevance to conservation, beginning with a one-to-three sentence summary statement of the proposal’s purpose, field location, plant group/vegetation type and questions to be answered;
• a personal letter describing the candidate's plans for the future and commitment to tropical conservation; and
• a letter of recommendation from the student's graduate advisor, including an evaluation of the student's progress to date.

 

Contact and Address:

Andrea Santy		Phone:  (202) 495-4447
Senior Program Officer		email:    andrea.santy@wwfus.org
Conservation Leadership Programs
World Wildlife Fund
1250 24th Street NW
Washington, DC 20037

 

DEADLINE:  Applications must be postmarked by January 15.  Recipients will be announced in March.