GCA Fellowship in Ecological Restoration Grant

The Garden Club of America offers the GCA Fellowship in Ecological Restoration to support graduate students conducting research in ecological restoration. Established in 2000, this annual $8,000 fellowship emphasizes projects that include field research in the U.S. The fellowship aims to enhance knowledge and increase the number of scientists in this vital field, ensuring the sustainable recovery and management of ecological integrity.

The Garden Club of America (GCA) offers an annual Fellowship in Ecological Restoration.
Young Charitable Trust as well as GCA
members and clubs, the fellowship’s goal is to support research that will advance knowledge and
increase the number of scientists in the important field of ecological restoration, the active
healing of the land. The $8,000 grant is awarded annually to exceptional graduate students to
support specialized study in ecological restoration at an accredited U.S. university. Preference
will be given to projects that include field research conducted in the United States. A panel of
experts associated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum reviews the
applications and makes recommendations to the GCA Scholarship Committee.
The purpose of The Garden Club of America is to stimulate the knowledge and love of
gardening, to share the advantages of association by means of educational meetings,
conferences, correspondence and publications, and to restore, improve, and protect the quality
of the environment through educational programs and action in the fields of conservation and
civic improvement.
Purpose of Fellowship
The Fellowship in Ecological restoration supports specialized study and research in ecological restoration, the “active healing of the land.” Through study and research will assist the recovery and management of ecological integrity, through increased understanding ofa critical range of variability in biodiversity, ecological processes and structures, regional and historical context, and/or sustainable cultural practices. The goal of this fellowship is to support research that will advance knowledge and increase the numbers of scientists in this important field.

Eligibility

Open to graduate students for specialized study and research in ecological restoration at accredited U.S. university.Fields of study of past recipients have ranged from forestry to applied plant sciences to ecology and evolutionary biology. Examples of appropriate expenditures include: supplies
and equipment directly related to your researchtravel expenses hiring assistants tuition
costsOnly one GCA Scholarship, fellowship, or award may be applied for annually.