Botany Travel Awards: Cuatrecasas / Smith/ Robinson/ Funk
Funding Amount
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Deadline
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Grant Type
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- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/botany/opportunities)._
Overview
Department of Botany Travel Awards are presented annually to support the study of collections in the United States National Herbarium. Typically, about four awards are made, each with an allowance up to $5000. Successful applicants are expected to visit the U.S. National Herbarium within a year of receiving an award.
José Cuatrecasas Award
This award commemorates the late Dr. José Cuatrecasas, who was associated with the U.S. National Herbarium for over fifty years. He dedicated his career to the study of the high elevation flora of northern South America, and he monographed or revised a number of Neotropical angiosperm families.
Lyman B. & Ruth C. Smith Award
This award is intended to provide career development opportunities for young scientists. The fellowship was created to honor the legacy of the late Dr. Lyman B. Smith and his wife Ruth C. Smith. Dr. Smith, former Curator of Botany at the U.S. National Herbarium, monographed a number of Neotropical angiosperm families and his wife’s support was instrumental in his success.
Harold E. Robinson and Vicki A. Funk Award
This award is restricted to the study of Asteraceae. It honors Dr. Harold E. Robinson and Dr. Vicki A. Funk, who devoted the majority of their careers to understanding the systematics and phylogeny of this large and diverse family, especially in the Neotropics.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
What Smithsonian Institution actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 11
- Total given
- $609K
- Median grant
- $64K
- Range
- $5,100–$100K
- By dollars: Florida 27%, Massachusetts 16%, Alabama 14%. Top recipient cities: Tallahassee, FL; Boston, MA; Tuskegee Institute, AL.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 55% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL
Academic appt. stipends
$100K
Harvard College · Boston, MA
Academic appt. stipends
$99K
Tuskegee University · Tuskegee Institute, AL
Academic appt. stipends
$86K
Clark Atlanta Univ · Atlanta, GA
Academic appt. stipends
$64K
Jackson State Univ · Jackson, MS
Academic appt. stipends
$64K
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- Science research
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