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Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany
Amount
$3500
Description
To promote the importance of botany to horticulture by encouraging young men and women to study field botany in the US, and to offer an opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in the field beyond the regular course of study.
Provides $3500 annually to one student for summer study in the field. Study may be for credit or beyond the regular course of study. The specific course of study and the location are chosen by the student. Some suggested studies include:
- assisting a botanist with field studies
- assisting a botanist with plant inventories
- plant monitoring in a national forest
- internship on a special project in a botanical garden
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Funding type
Scholarship
Key eligibility criteria
US Citizen
Permanent Resident or Alien
Master's Students
Funding source
The Garden Club of America