[PCA] FELLOWSHIP: The Garden Club of America Board of Associates Centennial Pollinator Fellowship (fwd)

[Olivia Kwong]

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Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 21:06:57 +0000
From: Pollinator Partnership <Pollinator_Partnership at mail.vresp.com>

Graduate Student Fellowship

Award: $4,000
Deadline: February 1, 2014

Purpose and History
The Garden Club of America (GCA) Board of Associates Centennial
Pollinator Fellowship provides funding to a current graduate student
to study the causes of pollinator decline, in particular bees, bats,
butterflies and moths, which could lead to potential solutions for
their conservation and sustainability. The selection criteria are
based on the technical merit of the proposed work and the degree to
which the work is relevant to this objective.

Pollinators--bees, bats, butterflies and moths--help our prairies,
gardens, orchards, blueberry barrens, farmers' fields and desert
cacti reproduce and maintain genetic diversity. One-third of the food
we eat has been fertilized by pollinators. An alarming decline in the
number of pollinators in recent decades--through chemicals, diseases,
mites, loss of habitat, and global climate change-- has international
repercussions.

The GCA Board of Associates Centennial Pollinator Fellowship was
established in spring 2013 to facilitate independent research in this
field. This fellowship was made possible by generous gifts given in
honor of the GCA Centennial by members of the Board of Associates.

Provisions
The GCA Board of Associates Centennial Pollinator Fellowship annually
funds one or more graduate students enrolled in U.S. institutions.
Funding may vary in amount, but normally will be in the range of
$4,000 for study and research that will advance the knowledge of
pollinator science and increase the number of scientists in the
field. A recipient may reapply for an additional year of funding.

Research Categories
The categories under which applicants may apply are:
1. Effects of nutrition, genetics, pesticides, pathogens, parasites
and disease on pollinators
2. Pollinator habitat development, assessment or monitoring
3. Plant-pollinator interactions and pollination biology
4. Research that examines other aspects of pollinator health,
including cutting-edge, original concepts

Terms
1. Only one GCA scholarship may be applied for annually.
2. GCA fellow will provide an interim 250-word report, two high
quality photos, and an expense summary to GCA and P2 by September
1st. A final report and final expense summary will be due February
1st.
3. Research excerpts (text and photos) may be published in GCA's and
P2's publications and websites.
4. GCA fellow agrees to share research with members of the Garden
Club of America.

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