School of Natural Resources and Environment

Landscape Architecture

Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design

Typical application deadline: 
February
Page last updated: 
10/14/2010
Contact Phone: 
(202) 331-7070
Application Deadline: 
February 1, 2011
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Funding source home page: 
The Garden Club of America
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Fellowship details
Keywords: 
Landscape Architecture
Plants
Research/field research
Amount: 
$4,000
Funding Abstract: 

Sponsored by the Garden Club of America www.gcamerica.org, this fellowship was established in 2000 by Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer J. Thomas, Jr. and is awarded annually to an exceptional graduate student to assist with study and research at a leading American institution.

This fellowship reflects and promotes the Garden Club of America's interest in supporting garden history and design, and examining the future of gardens and their unique place in our environment. Today, with growing constraints on all open space, the art of the garden increases in importance. Professionals have expressed the need to focus on American garden history and design, and have expressed dismay at the lack of funding help for talented students.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 

 

  1. General Submission Form
    Download and complete the form. For team submissions, please complete only one form and identify a contact.
  2. Photo
    Please provide a 300 ppi (pixels per inch) photo, size 4 x 6 inches in .jpg format. For the required photo, please provide a head shot with a plain background and look directly at the camera. LAF retains the right to use photos submitted on our website and in materials promoting LAF's Scholarship Programs.
  3. Specific Submission Requirements
    Please consult the page for the scholarship to which you are applying for additional submission requirements.

      NOTE: Additional materials will not be reviewed.

Letters of recommendation are required for all scholarships and fellowships except the Rain Bird Intelligent Use of Water Scholarship. The letters should be sent by email from the recommender's personal university or corporate account to scholarships@lafoundation.org.

* In addition to the General Submission Guidelines this scholarship requires the following:

  • Must be a graduate student studying at an American institution. Selection criteria will include the degree to which the proposed fellowship work addresses GCA objectives,* as well as the excellence of the student's academic qualifications and person.
  • A cover letter
  • A written proposal for the work to be undertaken (limit 4 pages; proposal must contain an objective, outcome and method)
  • A one-page budget for the proposed work
  • A current resume
  • A letter of endorsement from applicant's faculty advisor, which also certifies enrollment
  • Two additional recommendations
Fields of Study: 
Landscape Architecture

Desert Studies Award

Typical application deadline: 
January
Contact Name: 
Cathy Babcock
Page last updated: 
10/14/2010
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2011
Contact Phone: 
(480) 481-8162
weblinks: 
Award information
Application information
Funding source home page: 
Garden Club of America
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Must be enrolled in an accredited university.

Keywords: 
Agriculture
Climate change
Conservation Biology
Ecological studies
Ecosystem
General support
Global change
International students
Landscape Architecture
Natural Resource Management
Plants
Research/field research
Restoration
Amount: 
$4,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies was established to promote the study of horticulture, conservation, and design in arid landscapes. The award is a one-year scholarship for graduate or advanced undergraduate students studying horticulture, conservation, botany, environmental science and landscape design relating to the arid landscape. Students must be enrolled at an accredited U.S. university.  The award is intended to have a wide scope pertaining to the arid environment, with preference given to projects that generate scientifically sound water and plant management.  Selection is by a panel appointed by the Desert Botanical Garden.

Type of Funding: 
Award/Prize
Application Process and Required Materials: 

There is no application form.  Candidates should submit the following required information to the email address above, with GCA Award in Desert Studies on the subject line:

1.  A current resume that includes present address, phone and email; educational background including relevant education and work experiences and publications; names and contact information for two references qualified to describe student’s character and ability.

2.  A 2-3 page essay describing the proposed project explaining how it relates to the subject area, what will be achieved during the project, and how the project relates to the student’s academic and professional development.  The proposal should contain an abstract at the top of the page and specify how the work directly applies to this scholarship.  The proposal should also specify the exact hypothesis motivating your work.

3.  An itemized budget for the funds requested.

4.  A letter of recommendation from the student’s graduate advisor, using the Academic Advisor Recommendation form (word doc or pdf), should be completed and signed the faculty advisor and sent to the Desert Botanical Garden.

Fund Usage: 
Research, general support
Funding Restrictions: 

The successful applicant must submit a written report of project results at the completion of the project to both The Garden Club of America and the Desert Botanical Garden.

Fields of Study: 
Landscape Architecture

SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

Typical application deadline: 
August
Contact Name: 
Varies by program. Visit http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ddrig_contacts.jsp
Page last updated: 
03/24/2011
Application Deadline: 
August 1, 2011
Contact Phone: 
703-292-5111
weblinks: 
Grant and Application Overview
Funding source home page: 
National Science Foundation
Applicant Eligibility: 
Ph.D.
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

The student must be enrolled at a U.S. academic institution, but need not be a U.S. citizen. Proposals from women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged.

Keywords: 
Biodiversity
Ecological studies
Economics
Ecosystem
Geography
GIS
Law
People
Policy
Research/field research
Science/technology
Social sciences
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Systems Thinking/Complexity Science
Amount: 
Varies
Funding Abstract: 

The National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES), and Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) award grants to doctoral students to improve the quality of dissertation research. These grants provide funds for items not normally available through the student's university. Additionally, these grants allow doctoral students to undertake significant data-gathering projects and to conduct field and archival research in settings away from their campus that would not otherwise be possible. Funds may be used for valid research expenses which include, but are not limited to, conducting field research in settings away from campus that would not otherwise be possible, data collection and sample survey costs, payments to subjects or informants, specialized research equipment, analysis and services not otherwise available, supplies, travel to archives, travel to specialized collections and facilities or field research locations, and partial living expenses for conducting necessary research away from the student's university.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 

The following Programs support dissertation research:

Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)

Archaeology

Cultural Anthropology

Linguistics

Physical Anthropology

Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES)

Decision, Risk & Management Science

Economics

Law & Social Science

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics

Political Science

Science, Technology, and Society

Sociology

Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS)

Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics Program

SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities

Science of Science and Innovation Policy

Geography and Spatial Sciences

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Submitted online via FastLane:
Proposals should be prepared and submitted in accordance with the general guidelines contained in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG). The complete text of the GPG is available electronically on the NSF website at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg. Paper copies of the GPG may be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, telephone (703) 292-7827 or by e-mail from pubs@nsf.gov. Proposers are reminded to identify this program solicitation number in the program solicitation block on the NSF Cover Sheet For Proposal to the National Science Foundation. Compliance with this requirement is critical to determining the relevant proposal processing guidelines. Failure to submit this information may delay processing.

Fund Usage: 
Research, travel, equipment
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Do Something Awards

Typical application deadline: 
March
Contact Name: 
Jordyn Wells
Page last updated: 
09/07/2010
Application Deadline: 
March 1, 2011
Contact Phone: 
(212) 254-2390 ext 238
weblinks: 
Award information
Application information
Funding source home page: 
Do Something, Inc
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Master's Project
Ph.D.
Other
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Must be under 25

Keywords: 
Activism
Business/Industry
Environmental Education
Environmental Justice
General support
Global change
Health
People
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Amount: 
4 awards at $10,000; 1 award at $100,000
Funding Abstract: 

Since 1996, Do Something has honored the nation’s best young world-changers. Do Something Award Winners represent the pivotal "do-ers" in their field, cause, or issue and are rewarded with a huge project grant, participation in a special award ceremony, media coverage, and continued support from Do Something.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 

Each winner has the option of receiving up to $5,000 as an educational scholarship. All non-scholarship award money will go to the winners' organization or cause.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Apply online at http://www.dosomething.org/node/add/dsaward-app

Refer to http://www.dosomething.org/awards/judging-criteria for judging criteria

Fund Usage: 
Scholarship, funding for organization
Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Echoing Green Fellowship

Contact Name: 
Deva Jones
Typical application deadline: 
October
Page last updated: 
04/08/2011
Application Deadline: 
October 1, 2010
weblinks: 
Fellowship information
Application handbook
Applicant Eligibility: 
Other
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 
  • Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Applicants can be citizens of any nationality and their organizations can be based in any country. However, if the applicant is not a US citizen or permanent resident and does not have legal status to work in the US, no services in connection with their fellowship may be performed in the United States. If you are authorized to work in the US but this status is granted to you through your current employer and you are only authorized to work for that employer, you are not eligible to apply for a US-based proposal.  
Funding source home page: 
Echoing Green
Keywords: 
Activism
Business/Industry
Environmental Education
General support
International students
People
Policy
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Systems Thinking/Complexity Science
Amount: 
Up to $30,000 per year
Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Funding Comments: 

Funding is for start-up or early stages of a sustainable organization

Application Process and Required Materials: 
  • Complete the tools within the Applicant Coaching Guide (optional)
  • Register for an account and pass the Eligibility Quiz
  • Consent to the Background Check
  • Complete the Demographic Information (optional)
  • Answer 10 or 14 application questions within character count limit (1,200 characters, including spaces)
  • Upload your resume (and your partner’s resume, if applicable) to the application
  • Review Application and Submit BEFORE the application deadline
Fund Usage: 
Business development
Funding Restrictions: 

Organizations must be in a start-up phase. To be considered a start-up, the applicant may have been running the organization full-time for approximately two years and Echoing Green's financial support should qualify it as a major/primary early funder.

Applicants must make a full-time commitment to the organization's development. A full-time commitment is defined as a minimum of 35 hours per week; it is expected that the fellow would resign from their current employment to dedicate themselves full-time to their initiative.

Applicants must commit to attending Echoing Green's training conferences, if selected as fellows. All new fellows attend a conference in July the year they are selected, as well as a November conference that year and for the next three years.

Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Eco-Challenge Grant

Contact Name: 
Daniel J. Edelman
Typical application deadline: 
December
Page last updated: 
04/05/2011
Application Deadline: 
December 1, 2010
weblinks: 
Grant information, including application instructions
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Employees, volunteers, interns and agents of Program Sponsor, Program Administrator, and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies, and their immediate families (spouse, parents, children, and siblings and their respective spouses) and individuals living in the same households of such persons are ineligible to submit and Eco-Program proposal.

Good academic standing.

Funding source home page: 
Filter For Good
Keywords: 
Activism
Sustainability/Sustainable Development
Water/Aquatic
Amount: 
Up to $10,000
Funding Abstract: 

Theme: Make your campus more sustainable.

Prepare a proposal and budget for a program that is either action-based or will create tangible results in the interest of helping to protect the environment to be initiated and make significant progress towards completion by: (pending deadlines)

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 

Student Grant recipients may be filmed, interviewed and/or photographed in connection with their Eco-Program proposal and/or Grant selection. Student Grant recipients grant Program Sponsor permission to use his/her name, image, voice, likeness in connection with promoting their Eco-Program and/or the Program and any of Program Sponsor’s advertising or promotional activities, including online announcements, without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Each Eco-Program proposal submitted must include the student’s (i) full name, (ii) date of birth, (iii) telephone number, (iv) email address, (v) hometown state and city, (vi) his/her campus address, (vii) the name, city and state of the educational institution attending, (viii) the name, title and telephone number of at least one (1) administration or educational school faculty member (“School Representative”) who will support the student’s commitment to execute his/her Eco-Program proposal within the time and budget outlined (should it be selected) and (ix) Eco-Program proposal (description must be no more than 4,000 characters in length - with spaces), accompanied by an Eco-Program budget (no more than 3,000 characters in length - with spaces) and an Eco-Program timeline (no more than 3,000 characters in length - with spaces), all required submission materials collectively comprising your, “Submission”.  Submissions must be submitted either a) online through the www.filterforgood.com web site using the form provided or b) by mail using typed, double-spaced format, in an envelope with proper postage.

Fund Usage: 
Program for campus sustainability
Funding Restrictions: 

All Grants must be used in connection with initiating and making significant progress towards completing the Eco-Program as set forth in its proposal. Student Grant recipients may be required to provide written or oral status reports, including budget reports and receipts to Program Sponsor to evidence appropriate use of the Grant. Student Grant recipients may additionally be asked to capture and document their work once monthly using video and or camera images and to provide these images to the Program Sponsor and/or Program Administrator upon request. Failure of any Student Grant recipient to provide Program Sponsor and/or Program Administrator with Eco-Program status updates as requested may result in suspension or termination of Grant disbursements, in Program Sponsor’s sole discretion.

Fields of Study: 
Behavior, Education and Communication
Environmental Informatics
Environmental Justice
Environmental Policy and Planning
Sustainable Systems
Landscape Architecture

Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship in Conservation Horticulture

Typical application deadline: 
November
Page last updated: 
09/21/2010
Application Deadline: 
November 30, 2010
weblinks: 
Fellowship information, including application instructions
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Preference is given to students focusing on the endangered flora of the Carolinas or the southeastern United States.

Selection will be based on the excellence of the student’s personal and academic qualifications, and on the anticipated contribution of the project to the conservation of rare and endangered plants.

Funding source home page: 
Center for Plant Conservation
Keywords: 
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Endangered Species
Landscape Architecture
Plants
Research/field research
Amount: 
$1,000 to $4,000
Funding Abstract: 

Each year, the grant enables a graduate student in biology, horticulture, or a related field to conduct research on a rare or endangered U.S. plant. Preference is given to students focusing on the endangered flora of the Carolinas or the southeastern United States. Fellowships may vary from $1,000 to $4,000, and will serve as compensation for work done by a graduate student.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Application Process and Required Materials: 

Applications should be submitted to the Center for Plant Conservation. They should include the following:

  • a 2-3 page proposal, which includes a description of the research project, and how it relates to the student’s academic and professional development
  • an itemized budget for the funds requested
  • a current resume
  • a letter of endorsement by an academic advisor from the institution where the student is pursuing graduate studies
  • the names of three additional persons qualified to describe the student’s character and ability
  • official transcripts for both undergraduate and graduate academic records.
Fund Usage: 
Research
Funding Restrictions: 

Fellowships serve as compensation for work done by graduate student. 

Fields of Study: 
Landscape Architecture

Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarship

Typical application deadline: 
January
Contact Name: 
Grosscup Scholarship Committee
Page last updated: 
10/14/2010
Application Deadline: 
January 15, 2011
Contact Phone: 
(212) 753-8287
weblinks: 
Scholarship information
Application
Funding source home page: 
Garden Club of America
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

Applications must be current college sophomores, juniors seniors or Master's degree candidates majoring in horticulture or related field in IN, KY, MI, OH, PA and WV.

Keywords: 
Agriculture
General support
Great Lakes
Landscape Architecture
Plants
Restoration
Amount: 
$3,000
Funding Abstract: 

Established to encourage the study of horticulture and related fields by providing financial assistance to students who wish to pursue these academic endeavors. Preference is given to young men and women who are college juniors, seniors, or graduate students from Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. Selection is by the Grosscup Scholarship Committee.

Type of Funding: 
Fellowship
Application Process and Required Materials: 
  • Application form
  • On a separate sheet of paper state your career goals and why they are important to you. Also include how your proposed course of study will support you in your endeavor. The Committee views this essay as a critical component of your application.
  • One letter of recommendation from your advisor or professor of the department of your major
  • One letter of recommendation from current and/or former employer
  • Official college transcript
  • Personal interviews with selected applicants will be held in Cleveland. Notice will be sent.
Fund Usage: 
General support
Fields of Study: 
Landscape Architecture

HSA Research Grant

Typical application deadline: 
January
Contact Name: 
Herb Society of America
Page last updated: 
04/05/2011
Application Deadline: 
January 31, 2012
Contact Phone: 
440-256-0514
weblinks: 
Grant information
Funding source home page: 
The Herb Society of America
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Masters
Master's Project
Ph.D.
Other
Keywords: 
Agriculture
Ecosystem
Landscape Architecture
Plants
Research/field research
Amount: 
$5,000
Funding Abstract: 

The Herb Society of America, Inc. (HSA) offers annual research grants to students, professionals, and individuals engaged in research on the horticultural, scientific, and/or social applications or use of herbs throughout history. The HSA Research Grant is intended to support small, self-contained research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time.

Type of Funding: 
Grant
Funding Comments: 
  • The grant is for a one-year period of work.
  • The maximum amount available is $5,000. The amount may be divided among projects, at the discretion of the Research Grants Committee.
  • One-half of the grant is paid at the outset of research. 
  • Every four (4) months, grantees must submit a brief progress report on work completed. When sufficient progress is demonstrated, succeeding grant payments can be made. 
  • A final report must be sent to the Research Grants Committee chairperson. Upon receipt of that report, the final payment can be made. Reports of research not yet accepted for publication are considered confidential. 
    • Application Process and Required Materials: 

    The original and 6 copies must be submitted.
    Applications should include the following:

    • Application form
    • Professional vita, listing qualifications for this project, academic degrees and honors. Not to exceed two pages.
    • Methodology: an explanation of how you plan to complete the project, where the work will be done, what facilities and equipment are available. Not to exceed 500 words.
    • Budget: a detailed listing of all anticipated costs.
    • Schedule: a specific timeline for the project.
    Fund Usage: 
    Short-term research
    Funding Restrictions: 

    Non-allowable costs include: indirect costs, purchase of equipment, tuition, textbooks, conference attendance, private garden development, or travel. Funding is for a one-year period of time.

    Fields of Study: 
    Landscape Architecture

    A. Stanley Rand Fellowship

    Typical application deadline: 
    November
    Page last updated: 
    09/09/2010
    Contact Phone: 
    (507) 212-8031
    Application Deadline: 
    November 15, 2010
    Funding source home page: 
    Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
    Applicant Eligibility: 
    Graduate
    Applicant Eligibility Comments: 

    Applicants should contract STRI scientific staff prior to application to identify potential supervisors.

    weblinks: 
    Fellowship information
    Application guide
    Keywords: 
    Animals
    Behavior
    Biodiversity
    Ecological studies
    Latin America
    Plants
    Research/field research
    Tropical
    Amount: 
    $800/month; plus up to $2,000 for research, and roundtrip coach airfare
    Funding Abstract: 

    Support is provided for short-term research in the tropics focused on animal behavior, natural history, evolutionary biology, plant and animal ecology and environmental monitoring.

    Support is provided to carry out short-term research projects in the tropics in areas of STRI research, under the supervision of STRI Staff Scientists. STRI research associates, STRI postdoctoral fellows and STRI Senior Lab Managers may also serve as consultants, in collaboration with a staff scientist.

    Type of Funding: 
    Fellowship
    Application Process and Required Materials: 

    Completed application consists of application form, non-technical abstract, research proposal including narrative and bibliography, three-month timetable for research, budget with justification, CV, and academic transcripts.

    Fund Usage: 
    Research, stipend, travel
    Funding Restrictions: 

    Must complete research in three-month period.

    Fields of Study: 
    Behavior, Education and Communication
    Environmental Informatics
    Environmental Justice
    Environmental Policy and Planning
    Sustainable Systems
    Landscape Architecture

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