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CNPS Student Research Grant

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Overview

CNPS Student Research Grant

Overview: A scholarship program for undergraduate and graduate students across California pursuing research related to California native plants.

Geographic Scope: California

Focus Areas:

  • Native plant research

  • Conservation genetics

  • Plant ecology

  • Rare plant conservation

  • Climate change impacts on native plants

    • Eligibility:

  • Undergraduate and graduate students

  • Students across California

  • Research focused on California native plants

    • Purpose: CNPS awards research grants to increase ways for people of all backgrounds to deepen their relationships with California native plants through research and conservation work.

    Example Recipients:

  • Selena Vengco (2023 award recipient) - Master's student at California Botanic Garden with Claremont Graduate University, researching conservation genetics of Erythranthe discolor (party-colored monkeyflower)

  • Rachel Friesen - Graduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, researching climate change impacts on alpine plants in the Sierra Nevada

    • Support Provided:

  • Research funding

  • Field work supplies

  • Housing and travel costs during field season

  • Student assistant compensation

    • Related Named Awards:

  • Natalie Hopkins Award (for women students and researchers pursuing native plant studies)

  • Mary DeDecker Botanical Grant (from Bristlecone Chapter)

  • Malcolm McLeod Scholarship (from CNPS-SLO Chapter)

    • Organization: California Native Plant Society (CNPS)
    Website: cnps.org

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    Fields of Work

    science-researchplantseducation

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