Botany in Action Fellowship Program 2024 at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (Funded) | APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the Botany in Action Fellowship Program 2024 at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Details about the Program are given below.

Botany in Action Fellowship Program 2024

About Botany in Action Fellowship Program 2024

The Botany in Action Fellowship program at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens fosters the development of the next generation of plant-based scientists who are committed, first, to excellent research, and second, to educational outreach.

Open to PhD students enrolled at US graduate institutions and conducting plant-based scientific research, the program provides each fellow with: 1) $6,000 for use towards research-related expenses at sites in the US or abroad*, 2) an all-expenses paid trip to Phipps, to engage in science outreach training and opportunities to translate and communicate their research to non-scientific, public audiences through written, visual and/or oral means, (contingent on COVID19) and 3) subsequent opportunities to connect their research with the public through programs, exhibits, and other outreach venues.

Program Details

  • Ethnobotany, with special interest in plant use for physical and/or psychological well-being;
  • Diversity and conservation, particularly in regional (southwest Pennsylvania and adjacent states) and tropical forests;
  • Landscape and brownfield restoration, particularly in plant-based ecosystem services;
  • Sustainable landscapes;
  • Interdisciplinary plant-based research at the intersection of human and environmental health.

Eligibility

  • Enrolled in a PhD program at a US graduate institution (US citizenship is not required)
  • Conducting plant-based research
  • Able to travel to Pittsburgh, PA from a location within the US (costs will be reimbursed) for the duration of the Botany in Action Science Engagement Week, which will be September 19 – 22 – contingent on the COVID19 situation.
  • Able to commit to monthly online outreach (e.g. podcast, blogging, vlogging, etc) after Science Engagement Week.
  • For previous fellows applying for renewed funding: clear, tangible outreach goals and outcomes in addition to research accomplishments from the previous year.

Botany in Action Fellowship Program 2024 Application

For those interested in Botany in Action Fellowship Program 2024. Open this link to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 5 January 2023.

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