Internship in Garden History & Design

Contact Name: 
Ms. Judy Smith
Typical application deadline: 
February
Page last updated: 
11/30/2010
Contact Phone: 
(212) 753-8287
Application Deadline: 
February 15, 2011
Applicant Eligibility: 
Graduate
Keywords: 
Ecological studies
General support
Landscape Architecture
Plants
Research/field research
Amount: 
$2,000
Funding Abstract: 

The GCA Internship in Garden History & Design was established to encourage the study of garden history and design and, if possible, aid in cataloging the Garden Club of America Collection in the Archives of American Gardens (AAG) at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Preference is given to an undergraduate or graduate student wishing to work and pursue independent research at the AAG, but is also available to a student at any facility approved by the Scholarship Committee that provides adequate supervision and structure. The GCA award of $2,000 supplements any internship stipend provided by the AAG or other facility.

Type of Funding: 
Other
Funding Comments: 

$2,000 award supplements additional internship stipends. 

Application Process and Required Materials: 

Application form; short essay outlining experience relevant to project, career goals, and how the project will help you with them; two letters of reference (one from advisor, one from professor in major); transcripts. 

Fund Usage: 
Research
Fields of Study: