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

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 31, 2010.  Awards will be announced in May 2010, with funding provided to students for the 2010-2011 academic year in August 2010.

Scholarship Recipient Requirements:  Scholarship award recipients may be required to participate in the annual NCB Symposium held in January 2010.  Participation may include a talk or poster to present the methods and results of the recipient’s research project.

Application Guidelines

Applications for the 2010-2011 Northern California Botanists student research scholarships must be submitted to NCB by midnight March 31, 2010. A complete application must include the following :

  • An application form;
  • A cover letter with brief description and importance of the research;
  • A proposal not to exceed two typewritten pages (Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, 1" margins). The proposal must include the following sections: research summary, budget, timeline, and expected outcomes/products. A literature cited section may be added as an additional page if necessary; and
  • All materials should be submitted to ncbotanists@gmail.com or to the address below by midnight March 31, 2010. PDF format preferred.


Only proposals that involve research on some aspect of the northern California flora will be considered.  Those proposals that focus on conservation issues (including climate change) and applied problems will be favored.

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 The Chico State Herbarium, California State University Chico, Chico, CA 95929-0545 or email: ncbotanists@gmail.com

Download scholarship application materials here