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BOTANY 2026 - Economic Botany Section Student Travel Award
The Economic Botany Section of the BSA will provide
one $500 student travel award
to assist with the travel and registration costs to attend and present at the upcoming
Botany 2026 -
Biodiversity at the Boundaries
conference in Tucson, Arizona, August 1-5, 2026
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 27, 2026
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2026
2026 - Samuel Noel Postlethwait Award - Teaching
This Teaching Section award honors the work of Samuel Postlethwait, who was a botany professor at Purdue University from 1949-1984. His most notable achievement was the development of the audio-tutorial teaching system in the early 1970s. This learner-centered system was a competency-based program based on students achieving specific learning objectives. For each learning module, students listened to botany content with headphones from a cassette player, performed simple labs, and sought help from teaching assistant tutors.
Nominations deadline is May 1, 2026
Impact Award Nomination Open Date:
Feb 21, 2026
Impact Award Nomination Close Date:
May 1, 2026
2026 - BSA Impact Award
The Botanical Society of America Impact Award aims to honor a BSA member, group of members, and/or institution for their impactful work that demonstrates a commitment to building a more inclusive community of engaged scholars in the field of botanical research and education. This can include, but is not limited to, influencing practices and policies and/or increasing access to knowledge and resources through research, teaching or outreach.
The Impact Award will be presented at the BSA’s Award Ceremony during the Society’s Annual meeting. The recognition also includes a plaque and award of $1000. BSA members are encouraged to apply directly or nominate another BSA member or external group affiliated with the Society.
Nominations deadline is May 1, 2026
The award recipient or group will be invited to share insights into the contributions/accomplishments leading to their Impact with the botanical community. BSA will work with the award recipient to determine the best mechanism and to provide logistic and organizational support; some examples are a recorded and published video interview, a written profile in the Plant Science Bulletin, hosting an online discussion session, or presenting a seminar during the annual conference or as an advertised Botany360 webinar. The BSA DEI committee looks forward to working with the award winner after the summer conference season to develop an event or activity that centers their Impact.
Click here
for more information.
Impact Award Nomination Open Date:
Feb 21, 2026
Impact Award Nomination Close Date:
May 1, 2026
Botany 2026 - Vernon I. Cheadle Student Travel Awards
The
Botanical Society of America
, in conjunction with the
Developmental & Structural Section
will be giving
3 student
registration and travel awards,
totaling
$1000
, in 2026. Awardees receive both
complimentary Botany 2026 registration
and the
rest of the award total in travel awards
. These awards are in support of attendance at
Botany 2026 -
Biodiversity at the Boundaries
conference in Tucson, Arizona, August 1-5, 2026.
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 20, 2026
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2026
BOTANY 2026 - Developmental and Structural Section Student Registration and Travel Award
The
Developmental & Structural Section
of the Botanical Society of America is pleased to announce
2 student registration and travel awards
, in the amount of
$750
each. Awardees receive both
complimentary Botany 2026 registration
and
the remaining amount of the award total in travel awards
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 20, 2026
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2026
BOTANY 2026 - Systematics Section Student Travel Award
The
Systematics Section
will be providing
three $500 travel awards
by lottery to students that submit an abstract to the Systematics Section for the
Botany 2026 -
Biodiversity at the Boundaries
conference in Tucson, Arizona, August 1-5, 2026
. The purpose of this award is to support students' attendance and their presentations at the conference.
Deadline to apply is April 1, 2026.
Checks for the travel award will be distributed in US dollars on site at the meeting in Tucson to the winner. If international wire is required, it will be made once the attendee has confirmed their presence at the conference.
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 13, 2026
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2026
BOTANY 2026 - Historical Section Student Travel Award
The
Historical Section
of the BSA will provide
one $200 student travel award
to assist with the travel and registration costs to attend and present at the upcoming
Botany 2026 -
Biodiversity at the Boundaries
conference in Tucson, Arizona, August 1-5, 2026
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 10, 2026
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2026
BOTANY 2026 - Bryological & Lichenological Section Student Travel Award
For 2026, the
BSA Bryological & Lichenological Section
and the
American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS)
are
each giving out one $700 student travel award
to assist with the travel and registration costs to attend and present at Botany 2026 in Tucson, Arizona, August 1-5, 2026.
Applicants will be able to choose whether they are applying for the BSA section award or the ABLS award. If a current member at both organizations, applicants can apply for both awards, but will only be able to receive one if selected.
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 9, 2026
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 13, 2026
BOTANY 2026 - BSA Pteridological Section and AFS Student Travel Award
The
BSA Pteridological Section
and the
American Fern Society
will be providing
six $350 travel awards
to students that submit an abstract to the Pteridology Section for the
Botany 2026 -
Biodiversity at the Boundaries
conference in Tucson, Arizona, August 1-5, 2026
. The purpose of these awards is to support students' attendance and their presentations at the conference.
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 9, 2026
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2026
BOTANY 2026 - Genetics and Genomics Section Student Travel Awards
The
Genetics and Genomics Section
of the BSA will provide
2 $550 student travel awards
to assist with the travel and registration costs to attend and present at the upcoming
Botany 2026 -
Biodiversity at the Boundaries
conference in Tucson, Arizona, August 1-5, 2026
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 9, 2026
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2026
BOTANY 2026 - Ecological Section Student Travel Awards
This year the
Ecological Section
will be providing
3 travel awards in the amount of $650
to students that submit an abstract under any of the Ecological topics. The purpose of these awards is to support students' attendance and their presentations at
Botany 2026 –
Biodiversity at the Boundaries
conference in Tucson, Arizona, August 1-5, 2026.
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 9, 2026
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2026
2026 - Charles Edwin Bessey Teaching Award
This award is in honor of Dr. Charles Edwin Bessey, and recognizes individuals whose work has impacted botanical education at a regional, national and/or international level.
This award is given annually by the
Education Committee
, in conjunction with the
Teaching Section
at the BSA Awards Ceremony. It recognizes outstanding contributions made to Botanical instruction. This award recognizes individuals whose work has improved the quality of botanical education at a regional, national, or international level.
Nomination Open Date:
Feb 6, 2026
Nomination Close Date:
Apr 13, 2026
2026 - Young Botanist Award
The purpose of this award is to offer individual recognition to outstanding graduating seniors in the plant sciences and to encourage their participation in the Botanical Society of America.
The top 25 nominees, whose selection will be based primarily on their accomplishments described in recommendation letters and any supporting materials, will receive a "Certificate of Special Achievement" from the Society, complimentary student membership for the rest of the calendar year and have their names published in the
Plant Science Bulletin
Nomination Open Date:
Feb 6, 2026
Nomination Close Date:
Apr 1, 2026
2026 - PLANTS Grant
The PLANTS program (Preparing Leaders and Nurturing Tomorrow’s Scientists)
continues the tradition of the Botanical Society of America to encourage the participation of undergraduates at the annual meetings of the BSA and affiliated organizations. The PLANTS program will pay the expenses of up to 12 undergraduates annually to participate in the meetings and to receive mentoring from both peer (advanced undergraduate and graduate students) and senior mentors (postdocs, faculty, and other professionals) in the plant sciences.
You do not need to be a current BSA member to apply.
Do not forget to upload your transcript and have your letter of recommendation sent via email to complete your application.
PLANTS Grant Open Date:
Feb 1, 2026
PLANTS Grant Close Date:
Mar 15, 2026
2026 - BSA Public Policy Award
The
BSA Public Policy Committee
invites applications annually for the BSA Public Policy Award. This award supports early-career botanical scientists to attend a Virtual Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC.
This award covers registration expenses for two early-career botanists to attend the
Congressional Advocacy Event, held April 20-22, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Award winners will also be featured in the
Plant Science Bulletin
and on the BSA web page.
For more information on the award, and what to include in the application,
click here
Application Open Date:
Dec 15, 2025
Application Close Date:
Feb 20, 2026
2026 - BSA / ASPT Botanical Advocacy and Service Grant
The Botanical Society of America (BSA) and the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT) are pleased to invite applications for the annual
Botanical Advocacy and Service Grant
. This grant supports efforts to shape public policy, make broader impacts, and connect the public, and/or policy makers to the botanical sciences in a meaningful way.
The grant recipient will receive $1000 to be used in the proposed project and will be recognized at the annual Botany meeting during the awards ceremony.
Grant recipients will be required to submit a brief summary of their activities with an image to the
Plant Science Bulletin
PSB
) by August 15th of the following year. This synopsis will appear in the Fall issue of the
PSB
and is intended to highlight the impact of the recipient’s efforts in shaping public policy and awareness of plant-related issues.
To learn more about the award, what a successful proposal should include, and things that previously awarded projects have supported
click here
Application Open Date:
Dec 15, 2025
Application Close Date:
Mar 1, 2026
2026 - Distinguished Fellow
The "Distinguished Fellow of the Botanical Society of America" is the highest honor our Society can bestow. Each year, the Distinguished Fellow Committee solicits nominations, evaluates candidates, and selects those to receive an award. Awardees are chosen based on their outstanding contributions to the mission of our scientific Society.
Click here
for more information and to see past winners.
Nomination Open Date:
Dec 9, 2025
Nomination Close Date:
Mar 15, 2026
2026 - Undergraduate Student Research Award
This award is designed to promote undergraduate student research in the botanical sciences in conjunction with our efforts to highlight the plant sciences as a study and/or career option. We see this as a simple and effective way of promoting your research, your lab, your university and your passion for the botanical sciences. It is meant to be a fun and informative activity. Applicants must be
current student members
of the Botanical Society of America.
Click here
for more information and to see past winners.
Application Open Date:
Dec 9, 2025
Application Close Date:
Mar 15, 2026
BOTANY 2026 - Professional Member Travel Award
The Botanical Society of America is pleased to offer several $500 travel awards for BOTANY 2026, August 1-5, in Tucson, AZ.
This award aims to increase attendance of scientists who lack grant or institutional support for registration to attend the annual BSA meeting as well as to increase diversity among the annual meeting attendees. Applicants must be
current members
of the Botanical Society of America.
The application deadline is March 15, 2026.
Click here
for more information.
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Dec 9, 2025
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Mar 18, 2026
BOTANY 2026 - Developing Nations' Member Travel Award
The Botanical Society of America is pleased to offer several $1000 travel awards for BOTANY 2026 –
Biodiversity at the Boundaries
, August 1-5, 2026, Tucson, AZ
It is our goal to encourage international collaboration and foster connections within our international botanical community by extending financial help to those in need of assistance to attend this important conference. Applicants must be
current members
of the Botanical Society of America. Applications are to be made through the BSA awards portal and
will not be accepted after March 15
Click here
for more information.
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Dec 9, 2025
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Mar 17, 2026
BOTANY 2026 - BSA Student and PostDoc Travel Award
BSA will be providing
10 travel awards
to
students and postdocs
to attend
BOTANY 2026 –
Biodiversity at the Boundaries
, August 1-5, 2026, Tucson, AZ
, in the amount of $595 USD. For more information,
click here
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Dec 9, 2025
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Mar 15, 2026
2026 - Corresponding Members
Corresponding members are distinguished senior scientists who have made outstanding contributions to plant science and who live and work outside of the United States of America. Corresponding members are nominated by the Council, which reviews recommendations and credentials submitted by members, and elected by the membership at the annual BSA business meeting. Corresponding members have all the privileges of life-time members.
Click here
for more information and to see past winners.
Nomination Open Date:
Nov 21, 2025
Nomination Close Date:
Feb 2, 2026
2026 - Graduate Student Research Award
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA'S BILL DAHL GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS
including the
J. S. KARLING GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD
The purpose of these awards is to promote graduate student research in the botanical sciences. The award provides $1500 to support each recipient’s research proposal. Applicants must be
current members
of the Botanical Society of America.
Click here
for more information and to see past winners.
In 2023 a new graduate student research award was established in memory of AJ Harris.
AJ was a long-time member of BSA and and the leading organizer of the Beringia symposium at Botany 2022 in Anchorage, has led Colloquia at Botany Conferences, and was a staunch supporter and promoter of women in botany and diversity at all levels. Her research endeavors were highly integrative, spanning traditional specimen-based science, paleobotany, phylogenomics, biogeography, and computational biology. The new AJ Harris Graduate Student Research Award was given for the first time in 2024 to a GSRA applicant whose research aligned with AJ's and was in the amount of $1200 and has since been raised to $1500. If you would like to be considered for the AJ Harris award please click the checkbox in the award application.
Application Open Date:
Nov 21, 2025
Application Close Date:
Feb 17, 2026
2026 - Graduate Student Dissertation Award in Phylogenetic Comparative Plant Biology
The Botanical Society of America seeks applications for the Graduate Student Dissertation Award in Phylogenetic Comparative Plant Biology.
Thanks to an anonymous donor and long-time BSA member, the Society established an endowed fund to support the Ph.D. research of graduate students in the area of phylogenetic comparative plant biology, broadly speaking, from genome to whole organism. Research proposals for the award should have a strong focus on questions that address phylogeny of a group of organisms or trait evolution across one or more clades or biotic relationships between lineages that are phylogenetically patterned. Graduate students in other disciplines whose work may bring novel insights into comparative plant biology are also encouraged to apply.
The award of up to $10,000 may be used to support equipment and supplies, travel for research and to attend meetings, and for summer support. It is anticipated that the award will be made annually.
Click here
for more information.
Application Open Date:
Nov 21, 2025
Application Close Date:
Feb 2, 2026
2026 - Donald R. Kaplan Dissertation Award in Comparative Morphology
The Botanical Society of America is soliciting applications for the Donald R. Kaplan Award in Comparative Morphology. Donald R. Kaplan was a leading researcher in the area of plant form, where he sought to deduce fundamental principles from comparative developmental morphology. He spent most of his professional career at the University of California Berkeley. Through his own work and the work of the many graduate students he mentored, he had a profound effect on the fields of plant development and structure. Donald Kaplan always encouraged his students to work independently, often on projects unrelated to his own research. He believed that students should publish their work independently, and rarely coauthored his students’ papers. Applicants must be
current members
of the Botanical Society of America.
Click here
for more information.
Application Open Date:
Nov 21, 2025
Application Close Date:
Feb 2, 2026
BOTANY 2025 - Hardship Awards
Recent changes enacted by the US government have had an adverse effect on scientific funding and infrastructure. Some have lost jobs or their funding to travel to meetings is suddenly uncertain or unavailable. In addition, others may have caregiver duties that make it difficult to travel and attend conferences.
The BSA wants to make our conference as accessible as possible to those experiencing hardship due to these or other factors. BSA is offering a limited number of
ardship Travel Awards
to support attendance at
BOTANY 2025 –
Botany without Barriers
, held July 26-30, 2025, in Palm Springs, California.
These awards are intended to help cover costs including transportation, lodging, and conference registration. Awards may also cover caregiver costs for a dependent. Award amounts will be determined based on financial need as well as benefit of attendance to the applicant as expressed in their application. Funding will be distributed as equitably as possible to assist the greatest number of applicants.
Awards will range between $500-$1500.
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Mar 12, 2025
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 15, 2025
2025 - Darbaker Prize Nomination
Botanical Society of America
and the
Phycological Society of America
request
Nominations
for the 2025 Darbaker Prize in Phycology
The
Botanical Society of America
and the
Phycological Society of America
are pleased to join together in seeking nominations for the 2025 Darbaker Prize in Phycology. This award is presented for meritorious work in the study of microscopic algae, based on papers published by the nominee during the last two full calendar years (2023-2024). The award is limited to residents of North America, and only papers published in the English language are considered.
Nomination Open Date:
Feb 4, 2025
Nomination Close Date:
Nov 1, 2025
2025 - BSA Impact Award
The Botanical Society of America
Impact
Award recognizes a BSA member or group of members who have significantly contributed to advancing diversity, accessibility, equity, and/or inclusion in botanical scholarship, research and education. This award aims to honor an individual, group, and/or institution for their impactful work that demonstrates a commitment to building a more diverse and inclusive community of engaged scholars. This can include, but is not limited to, influencing practices and policies and/or increasing access to knowledge and resources through research, teaching or outreach.
The
Impact
Award will be presented at the BSA’s Award Ceremony during the Society’s Annual meeting. The recognition also includes a plaque and award of $1000. BSA members are encouraged to self-nominate or nominate another BSA member or external group affiliated with the Society.
Nominations deadline is May 1, 2025
The award recipient or group will be invited to share insights into the contributions/accomplishments leading to their
Impact
with the botanical community. BSA will work with the award recipient to determine the best mechanism and to provide logistic and organizational support; some examples are a recorded and published video interview, a written profile in the Plant Science Bulletin, hosting an online discussion session, or presenting a seminar during the annual conference or as an advertised Botany360 webinar. The BSA DEI committee looks forward to working with the award winner after the summer conference season to develop an event or activity that centers their
Impact
Click here
for more information.
Impact Award Nomination Open Date:
Feb 4, 2025
Impact Award Nomination Close Date:
May 5, 2025
BOTANY 2025 - Economic Botany Section Student Travel Award
The Economic Botany Section of the BSA will provide
one $500 student travel award
to assist with the travel and registration costs to attend and present at the upcoming
BOTANY 2025 -
Botany without Barriers
conference in Palm Springs, California, July 26-30
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 4, 2025
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 14, 2025
BOTANY 2025 - Ecological Section Student Travel Award
This year the
Ecological Section
will be providing
3 travel awards in the amount of $595
to students that submit an abstract under any of the Ecological topics. The purpose of these awards is to support students' attendance and their presentations at
BOTANY 2025 –
Botany without Barriers
conference in Palm Springs, California, July 26-30.
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 3, 2025
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2025
BOTANY 2025 - Bryological & Lichenological Section Student Travel Award
For 2025, the
Bryological & Lichenological Section
has chosen to give out
$500 travel awards
to assist with the travel and registration costs to attend and present at the upcoming
Botany 2025 in Palm Springs, California, July 26-30, 2025
. The American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS) has also agreed to give out travel awards for this conference (for more information on the ABLS award,
click here
).
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 1, 2025
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2025
Botany 2025 - Vernon I. Cheadle Student Travel Awards
The
Botanical Society of America
, in conjunction with the
Developmental & Structural Section
offers
3 student registration and travel awards
for Botany 2025, July 26-30, in Palm Springs, Calilfornia. Awardees receive
both complimentary Botany 2025 registration and $525 in travel awards
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 1, 2025
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2025
BOTANY 2025 - Developmental and Structural Section Student Registration and Travel Award
The
Developmental & Structural Section
of the Botanical Society of America is pleased to announce
2 student registration and travel awards
. Awardees receive both
complimentary Botany 2025 registration
and
$525 in travel awards
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 1, 2025
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2025
BOTANY 2025 - Genetics Section Student Travel Award
The
Genetics Section
of the BSA will provide
1 $500 student travel award
to assist with the travel and registration costs to attend and present at the upcoming
BOTANY 2025 -
Botany without Barriers
conference in Palm Springs, California, July 26-30
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 1, 2025
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2025
BOTANY 2025 - Systematics Section Student Travel Award
The
Systematics Section
will be providing
one $600 travel award
by lottery to a student that submits an abstract to the Systematics Section for the
BOTANY 2025 -
Botany without Barriers
conference in Palm Springs, California, July 26-30
. The purpose of this award is to support students' attendance and their presentations at the conference.
Deadline to apply is April 1, 2025.
Checks for the travel award will be distributed in US dollars on site at the meeting in Palm Springs to the winner. If international wire is required, it will be made once the attendee has confirmed their presence at the conference.
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Feb 1, 2025
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2025
2025 - Young Botanist Award
The purpose of this award is to offer individual recognition to outstanding graduating seniors in the plant sciences and to encourage their participation in the Botanical Society of America.
The top 25 nominees, whose selection will be based primarily on their accomplishments described in recommendation letters and any supporting materials, will receive a "Certificate of Special Achievement" from the Society, complimentary student membership for the rest of the calendar year and have their names published in the
Plant Science Bulletin
Nomination Open Date:
Jan 22, 2025
Nomination Close Date:
Apr 4, 2025
BOTANY 2025 - BSA Pteridological Section and AFS Student Travel Award
The
BSA
Pteridological Section
and the
American Fern Society
will be providing
six
$300 travel awards
to students that submit an abstract to the Pteridology Section for the
BOTANY 2025 -
Botany without Barriers
conference in Palm Springs, California, July 26-30
. The purpose of these awards is to support students' attendance and their presentations at the conference.
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Jan 14, 2025
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 1, 2025
2025 - PLANTS Grant
The PLANTS program (Preparing Leaders and Nurturing Tomorrow’s Scientists: Increasing the diversity of plant scientists)
continues the tradition of the Botanical Society of America to encourage the participation of undergraduates from underrepresented groups at the annual meetings of the BSA and affiliated organizations.  The PLANTS program (funded by the National Science Foundation and BSA) will pay the expenses of up to 20 undergraduates annually to participate in the meetings and to receive mentoring from both peer (advanced undergraduate and graduate students) and senior mentors (postdocs, faculty, and other professionals) in the plant sciences.
Click here
for more information and to see past winners.
You do not need to be a current BSA member to apply.
Do not forget to upload your transcript and have your letter of reference sent via email to complete your application.
PLANTS Grant Open Date:
Jan 8, 2025
PLANTS Grant Close Date:
Mar 1, 2025
2025 - Distinguished Fellow
The "Distinguished Fellow of the Botanical Society of America" is the highest honor our Society can bestow. Each year, the Distinguished Fellow Committee solicits nominations, evaluates candidates, and selects those to receive an award. Awardees are chosen based on their outstanding contributions to the mission of our scientific Society.
Click here
for more information and to see past winners.
Nomination Open Date:
Jan 3, 2025
Nomination Close Date:
Mar 18, 2025
2025 - BSA / ASPT Botanical Advocacy and Service Grant - DEADLINE EXTENDED!
The Botanical Society of America (BSA) and the American Society of Plant Taxonomists (ASPT) are pleased to invite applications for the annual
Botanical Advocacy and Service Grant
. This grant supports efforts to shape public policy, make broader impacts, and connect the public, and/or policy makers to the botanical sciences in a meaningful way.
The grant recipient will receive $1000 to be used in the proposed project and will be recognized at the annual Botany meeting during the awards ceremony.
Grant recipients will be required to submit a brief summary of their activities with an image to the
Plant Science Bulletin
PSB
) by August 15th of the following year. This synopsis will appear in the Fall issue of the
PSB
and is intended to highlight the impact of the recipient’s efforts in shaping public policy and awareness of plant-related issues.
To learn more about the award, what a successful proposal should include, and things that previously awarded projects have supported
click here
Application Open Date:
Jan 2, 2025
Application Close Date:
Apr 28, 2025
2025 - BSA Public Policy Award
The
BSA Public Policy Committee
invites applications annually for the BSA Public Policy Award. This award s
upports early-career botanical scientists to attend a Virtual Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC.
This award covers registration expenses for two early-career botanists to attend the Congressional Advocacy Event, held April 28-30, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Award winners will also be featured in the
Plant Science Bulletin
and on the BSA web page.
For more information on the award, and what to include in the application,
click here
Application Open Date:
Jan 2, 2025
Application Close Date:
Feb 21, 2025
2025 - Undergraduate Student Research Award
This award is designed to promote undergraduate student research in the botanical sciences in conjunction with our efforts to highlight the plant sciences as a study and/or career option. We see this as a simple and effective way of promoting your research, your lab, your university and your passion for the botanical sciences. It is meant to be a fun and informative activity. Applicants must be
current student members
of the Botanical Society of America.
Click here
for more information and to see past winners.
Application Open Date:
Dec 6, 2024
Application Close Date:
Mar 15, 2025
BOTANY 2025 - Developing Nations' Member Travel Award
The Botanical Society of America is pleased to offer several $1000 travel awards for BOTANY 2025 –
Botany without Barriers
, July 26-30, 2025, location TBD
www.botanyconference.org
It is our goal to encourage international collaboration and foster connections within our international botanical community by extending financial help to those in need of assistance to attend this important conference. Applicants must be
current members
of the Botanical Society of America. Applications are to be made through the BSA awards portal and
will not be accepted after March 15
Click here
for more information.
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Dec 1, 2024
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Mar 15, 2025
BOTANY 2025 - Professional Member Travel Award - EXTENDED!
The Botanical Society of America is pleased to offer several $500 travel awards for BOTANY 2025, July 26-30, Palm Springs, CA.
This award aims to increase attendance of scientists who lack grant or institutional support for registration to attend the annual BSA meeting as well as to increase diversity among the annual meeting attendees. Applicants must be
current members
of the Botanical Society of America.
The application deadline have been extended to April 15, 2025.
Click here
for more information.
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Dec 1, 2024
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Apr 15, 2025
BOTANY 2025 - BSA Student and PostDoc Travel Award
BSA will be providing
10 travel awards
to
students and postdocs
to attend
BOTANY 2025 –
Botany without Barriers
, July 26-30, Palm Springs, CA
, in the amount of $595 USD. For more information,
click here
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Dec 1, 2024
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Mar 15, 2025
2025 - Graduate Student Research Award
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA'S BILL DAHL GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS
including the
J. S. KARLING GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD
The purpose of these awards is to promote graduate student research in the botanical sciences. The award provides $1500 to support each recipient’s research proposal. Applicants must be
current members
of the Botanical Society of America.
Click here
for more information and to see past winners.
In 2023 a new graduate student research award was established in memory of AJ Harris.
AJ was a long-time member of BSA and and the leading organizer of the Beringia symposium at Botany 2022 in Anchorage, has led Colloquia at Botany Conferences, and was a staunch supporter and promoter of women in botany and diversity at all levels. Her research endeavors were highly integrative, spanning traditional specimen-based science, paleobotany, phylogenomics, biogeography, and computational biology. The new AJ Harris Graduate Student Research Award was given for the first time in 2024 to a GSRA applicant whose research aligned with AJ's and was in the amount of $1200. If you would like to be considered for the AJ Harris award please click the checkbox in the award application.
Application Open Date:
Nov 5, 2024
Application Close Date:
Feb 17, 2025
2025 - Corresponding Members
Corresponding members are distinguished senior scientists who have made outstanding contributions to plant science and who live and work outside of the United States of America. Corresponding members are nominated by the Council, which reviews recommendations and credentials submitted by members, and elected by the membership at the annual BSA business meeting. Corresponding members have all the privileges of life-time members.
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for more information and to see past winners.
Nomination Open Date:
Nov 5, 2024
Nomination Close Date:
Feb 3, 2025
2025 - Graduate Student Dissertation Award in Phylogenetic Comparative Plant Biology
The Botanical Society of America seeks applications for the Graduate Student Dissertation Award in Phylogenetic Comparative Plant Biology.
Thanks to an anonymous donor and long-time BSA member, the Society established an endowed fund to support the Ph.D. research of graduate students in the area of phylogenetic comparative plant biology, broadly speaking, from genome to whole organism. Research proposals for the award should have a strong focus on questions that address phylogeny of a group of organisms or trait evolution across one or more clades or biotic relationships between lineages that are phylogenetically patterned. Graduate students in other disciplines whose work may bring novel insights into comparative plant biology are also encouraged to apply.
The award of up to $10,000 may be used to support equipment and supplies, travel for research and to attend meetings, and for summer support. It is anticipated that the award will be made annually.
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for more information.
Application Open Date:
Nov 5, 2024
Application Close Date:
Feb 4, 2025
2025 - Donald R. Kaplan Dissertation Award in Comparative Morphology
The Botanical Society of America is soliciting applications for the Donald R. Kaplan Award in Comparative Morphology. Donald R. Kaplan was a leading researcher in the area of plant form, where he sought to deduce fundamental principles from comparative developmental morphology. He spent most of his professional career at the University of California Berkeley. Through his own work and the work of the many graduate students he mentored, he had a profound effect on the fields of plant development and structure. Donald Kaplan always encouraged his students to work independently, often on projects unrelated to his own research. He believed that students should publish their work independently, and rarely coauthored his students’ papers. Applicants must be
current members
of the Botanical Society of America.
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for more information.
Application Open Date:
Nov 5, 2024
Application Close Date:
Feb 4, 2025
BOTANY 2024 - Economic Botany Section Student Travel Award
The Economic Botany Section of the BSA will provide one $250 student travel award to assist with the travel and registration costs to attend and present at the upcoming BOTANY 2024, June 15-19, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Travel Award Application Open Date:
Mar 1, 2024
Travel Award Application Close Date:
Mar 15, 2024
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