GCA ScholarshipsMeet the GCA's Scholars
GCA scholars work around the globe in their efforts to pursue and share knowledge. Explore their areas of interest using the directory and by reading the GCA’s annual publication, GCA Scholars Report.
Scholar Directory
Noah Hanisch
The Mary T. Carothers Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship
Large Mammalian Herbivore Impacts on African Savanna Plant Defenses Across Individual, Population...
Beth Joslin
The Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship in Conservation Horticulture
Pitcher This: Capturing Diversity for Conservation of Carnivorous PlantsMy research focuses on...
Marah Johnston
The Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany
Exploring the Synergy of Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Properties of Appalachian Medicinal...
Sebastijan Jemec
The Moore Family Fellowship in The Making of the American Landscape
Hemlocks At The End Of The Line: Tracing the Relationship of Historic Anthropogenic Impacts on...
Evana James
The Corliss Knapp Engle Scholarship in Horticulture
Fiber Gene Discovery and Expression Analysis in Sansevieria spp. via TranscriptomicsThis project...
Victoria Ho
The Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship (an International Scholarship in Tropical Horticulture or Landscape Architecture)
Seaweed in the World Food SystemI will be traveling to Japan to do a case study on seaweed to...
Garrett Higgins
The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration
80% in tropical forests, rely on vertebrates to disperse their seeds (Fricke et al., 2022, 2025),...
Dylan Hertzberg
The Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships in Horticulture
Graduate Studies in Landscape ArchitectureThrough my studies I seek to and explore how design and...
Holly Hawthorn
The Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany
A Non-timber Agroforestry Conservation Strategy for Pacific Northwest Medicinal PlantsThis...
Lillian Katz
The Mary T. Carothers Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship
Investigating the Impacts of Beech Leaf Disease on Photosynthetic Reactions Responsible for Plant...
Kiera Hale
The Garden Club of America Zone VI Fellowship in Urban Forestry
THE CASEY TREES-BARBARA SHEA AWARD IN URBAN FORESTRY Campus Ecology: Comparative Analysis of...
Tori Guarino
The Garden Club of America Montine M. Freeman Scholarship in Native Plant Studies
Hidden Layers of Saltmarshes: Uncovering the Genetic, Microbial, and Economic Foundations of...
Joshua Griffith
The Keller Scholarship in Conservation Horticulture
Rose Production System Soil ManagementMy project, Rose Production System Soil Management, focuses...
Evan Griffis
The Frances M. Peacock Scholarship for Native Bird Habitat
Avian community response to non-motorized trail construction in Maine forests.Participation in...
Juaquin Goodbar
The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
Mapping the plant communities of Norvin Green State Forest, NJ - Integrating geomatics and field...
Mariana Gonzalez Jauregui Prida
The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies
The Hidden Wildlife Corridors of a Desert CityTucson is extraordinary and unique among cities of...