For more information visit www.rhodora.org Deadline: March 1, 2009 The New England Botanical Club offers each year up to $2,000 total in support of botanical research to be conducted by graduate students. The awards are made to stimulate and encourage botanical research on the New England flora, and to make possible visits to the New England region by those who would not otherwise be able to do so. It is anticipated that two awards will be given, although the actual number and amount of awards will depend on the proposals received.
The awards are given to the graduate student(s) submitting the best research proposal dealing with systematic botany, biosystematics, plant ecology, or plant conservation biology. See below for previous winners and abstracts of their proposals. Papers based on the research funded must acknowledge the NEBC's support. Submission of manuscripts to the Club's journal, Rhodora, is strongly encouraged. Applications must include: Proposal of no more than three double-spaced pages, written in a scientific format and with a stated hypothesis Budget with brief justification, on a single page Literature cited, on a single page Curriculum vitae (CV) Two letters of support (see details below) Electronic submission to the committee chair is preferred. Julie Richburg, PhD Berkshire/Pioneer Valley Regional Ecologist The Trustees of Reservations 193 High Street Holyoke, MA 01040 Tel: (413) 532-1631 x12 Email: [email protected] The digital copy of the application must be in either MS Word, Rich Text Format, or PDF. The two letters in support of the proposed research, one from the student's thesis advisor, should be sent via email directly by the sponsors to the Graduate Student Research Awards Committee Chair. ( Email: [email protected] ) Proposals and supporting letters for the 2009 award are due March 1, 2009. The recipient(s) are notified by April 30, 2009.
