Deadline: February 1, 2025
Applications are open for the Garden Club of America (GCA) Summer Scholarship in Field Botany 2025. The program aims to support students’ field studies and offer an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience beyond the regular course of study.
In the late 1990s, to help offset the trend of declining or consolidated botany programs at colleges and universities the Garden Club of America’s Scholarship Committee added a proposal for a summer scholarship in field botany to its list of possible new offerings. Beginning in 2000, Mrs. Henry Streeter, an ardent horticulturist and member of the North Shore Garden Club of Massachusetts, generously offered to fund this opportunity.
Grant
- The program provides $3,500 annually to support students’ outdoor summer field studies.
Eligibility
- Open to undergraduate and master’s degree students.
- Research must be conducted in the Western Hemisphere.
- Eligibility is open to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents who are currently and actively enrolled in a U.S. – based institution. Due to IRS restrictions, GCA is unable to fund awards for international applicants.
Application
Applications must be submitted electronically or sent by mail to be received at GCA Headquarters in New York City by February 1 preceding the summer of study. PLEASE NOTE: ONLY ONE GCA SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIP OR AWARD MAY BE APPLIED FOR ANNUALLY.
For more information, visit GCA Summer Scholarship in Field Botany.
