A Cooperative Association of Federal, State, Academic, Consulting, and Other Botanists in the Northern California Region  
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Research Scholarships

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Northern California Botanists

Northern California Botanists (NCB) is an organization with the purpose of increasing communication about botanical issues in Northern California among agency, consulting, academic, and other botanists. Our primary objectives are to establish a communication forum via occasional meetings, an internet list-serv, a scholarship fund for students working on botanical problems in Northern California, a job forum, and an annual symposium that focuses on the botany of Northern California.

Botany Research Scholarship Program

NCB provides competitive botany and plant ecology research scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students who are studying botany and/or plant ecology.  Research scholarships will be funded by NCB with the goals of:

  • encouraging undergraduate students to pursue academic endeavors toward a career in botany;
  • promoting undergraduate and graduate botany and plant ecology research; and
  • implementing objectives of the NCB mission.

Scholarship Awards

Research scholarships will consist of $1,000 awards, designed to support basic undergraduate and graduate research.  Students may reapply and receive a scholarship award up to a maximum of two years for undergraduates and graduates pursuing a Masters degree and up to a maximum of four years for graduate students pursuing a Doctorate degree.  Awardees must demonstrate satisfactory research and academic progress.

Eligibility and Awards Process

Eligibility:  The scholarship program is open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a botany, plant ecology, or other plant-focused program as a full-time student at one of northern California’s colleges or universities.  Junior and senior undergraduates and MS and PhD graduate students are eligible.  Projects must be part of Independent Study, Thesis, or Dissertation coursework.

Application Review Process:  Applications must be received by NCB by March 15, 2008.  Awards will be announced in May 2008, with funding provided to students for the 2008-2009 academic year in August 2008.

Scholarship Recipient Requirements:  Scholarship award recipients may be required to participate in the annual NCB Symposium held in January.  Participation may include a talk or poster to present the methods and results of the recipient’s research project.  The type of participation will be mutually agreed upon by NCB and each award recipient.

Application Guidelines

An application form must be filled out and submitted to NCB by March 15, 2008 with the following attachments:

  • Cover letter with a description of Proposed Research, including a timeline for significant milestones;
  • Two letters of recommendation (one must be from an academic advisor);  and
  • One unofficial copy of college transcripts.

Questions concerning the preparation and submission of scholarship research proposal forms and the administration of this scholarship program should be directed to Northern California Botanists, c/o Biological Sciences Herbarium, CSU Chico, Chico, CA 95929-0515 or email: ncbotanists@gmail.com

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