*Graduate Student Fellowship*
*Award: $4,000**
*Deadline: February 6, 2017****
http://pollinator.org/GCAfellowship.htm
*Purpose and History*
The Garden Club of America (GCA) Board of Associates Centennial
Pollinator Fellowship provides funding to a current graduate student to
study the causes of pollinator decline, in particular bees, bats,
butterflies and moths, which could lead to potential solutions for their
conservation and sustainability. The selection criteria are based on the
technical merit of the proposed work and the degree to which the work is
relevant to this objective.
Pollinators—bees, bats, butterflies and moths—help our prairies,
gardens, orchards, blueberry barrens, farmers’ fields and desert cacti
reproduce and maintain genetic diversity. One-third of the food we eat
has been fertilized by pollinators. An alarming decline in the number of
pollinators in recent decades—through chemicals, diseases, mites, loss
of habitat, and global climate change— has international repercussions.
The GCA Board of Associates Centennial Pollinator Fellowship was
established in spring 2013 to facilitate independent research in this
field. This fellowship was made possible by generous gifts given in
honor of the GCA Centennial by members of the Board of Associates.
*Provisions*
The GCA Board of Associates Centennial Pollinator Fellowship annually
funds one or more graduate students enrolled in U.S. institutions.
Funding may vary in amount, but normally will be in the range of $4,000
for study and research that will advance the knowledge of pollinator
science and increase the number of scientists in the field. A recipient
may reapply for an additional year of funding.
*Research Categories*
The categories under which applicants may apply are:
1. Effects of nutrition, genetics, pesticides, pathogens, parasites and
disease on pollinators
2. Pollinator habitat development, assessment or monitoring
3. Plant-pollinator interactions and pollination biology
4. Research that examines other aspects of pollinator health, including
cutting-edge, original concepts
*Terms*
1. Only one GCA scholarship may be applied for annually.
2. GCA fellow will provide an interim 250-word report, two high quality
photos, and an expense summary to GCA and P2 by September 2, 2017. A
final report and final expense summary will be due February 6, 2018.
3. Research excerpts (text and photos) may be published in GCA’s and
P2’s publications and websites.
4. GCA fellow agrees to share research with members of the Garden Club
of America.
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