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Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany (GCA)
Organization
Garden Club of America
14 E 60th St., 3rd Fl.
New York, NY 10022
Phone Number (212)753-8287
Emails communications@gcamerica.org
gca@gcamerica.org
Level of Study Graduate Degree
Award Type Fellowship
Purpose To promote the preservation of tropical forests by enlarging the body of botanists with field experience.
Focus Botany.
Qualifications Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents, and are currently and actively enrolled in a U.S.-based institution; students who anticipate completing the requirements for a PhD in Botany within two years; must already be PhD candidates enrolled at a U.S. university.
Criteria Selection is by a panel appointed by the NTBG and is approved by the GCA's Scholarship Committee.
Funds $5,500
Duration Annual.
Number of Awards Varies.
To Apply Candidates should submit an application including the following: personal letter describing the candidate's plans for the future and commitment to tropical conservation; two-page statement of the proposed research, including its relevance to conservation, beginning with a summary statement of the proposal's purpose, field location, plant group/vegetation type and questions to be answered; one letter of recommendation from the student's graduate advisor that includes an evaluation of the student's progress to date and a statement confirming Ph.D. candidacy; evidence of foreign language capability, if necessary for country of research; brief curriculum vitae (1-2 pages); submit all information as one PDF document; use standard 8.5" x 11" size pages, no smaller than 10-point, Times New Roman font, single-spaced or greater, and 1" margins on all sides; references and graphics do not count toward the two-page limit.
Deadline January 15.
Contact Katie Magoun, Science and Conservation Executive Assistant; 3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo, Hawai'i 96741 USA; Email: scholarships@ntbg.org; kmagoun@ntbg.org; Phone: (808) 826-6608.
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