Horticultural bursaries Grant

Horticultural bursaries Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Royal Horticultural Society
Last Updated: February 13, 2026

Summary

The Horticultural Bursaries, offered by the Royal Horticultural Society, provide financial assistance for projects related to horticulture. With limited funds, priority will be given to lower-cost initiatives for the upcoming deadline on September 30. Eligible applicants include professional and student horticulturists, botanists, and serious amateur gardeners. The bursaries cover costs such as travel, accommodation, and conference fees, but not salaries or course fees. Applications must comply with specific eligibility criteria.

Overview

NOTE: Applications involving international travel must take place at least 3 months after the application closing date for which the application is being submitted. Horticultural bursaries Our bursaries scheme supports a passion for horticulture by providing financial support for a wide range of projects Bursary funds are now limited due to the success of the scheme this year. Therefore, for the next Bursary deadline (30 September), priority will be given to lower cost projects to enable the funds to be distributed as widely as possible. Projects That Can Receive Funding Projects with a very clear relevance to horticulture. They include, but are not limited to: Study tours, which may include seeing plants in their native habitat, visits to gardens, plant nurseries and horticultural institutionsVoluntary work placements (short-term or spread over a longer period) in leading botanic and historic gardensConference attendance and participationTaxonomy where this has direct relevance to horticultural nomenclature Research where the project involves gathering data that are of direct relevance to an important horticultural question (funding to cover travel and consumables only, excluding course fees, equipment and publication costs) Funding can be used to cover, or contribute towards the costs of: Travel, including visas and insuranceAccommodationFoodConference feesHigh quality plant labelling and recording collections

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Who can apply?Professional and student gardeners/horticulturistsPlant and soil scientistsBotanistsArboriculturistsGrowers/NurseriesLandscapersBotanical artistsOther related professionalsSerious amateur gardenersHigher/further education establishments, British and Irish institutions, charities and gardens open to the public Please note: you must be over 18 years old to apply as an individual for a bursary. Those under 18 can be included in an Organisation application where the organisation applying is responsible for their safeguarding.Where can the project take place?Anywhere in the world if you are:A British or Irish citizen (i.e. holder of either a British or Irish passport)Other passport holder resident or in employment in Britain or Ireland for minimum of 2 yearsStudents enrolled on a British horticulture course of a minimum 2-year durationA British or Irish institution, charity or garden open to the publicUK or Ireland only if you do not meet the criteria above.Please note: The reference to Britain/British encompasses: England, Scotland, Wales, N. Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey and the British Overseas Territories.

Ineligibility

Funding cannot be given for the following: To cover salaries Paying of household expenses (e.g. utility bills) Infrastructure (e.g. polytunnels, pergolas, buildings) Commercial enterprises Course fees Costs related to undertaking a course (e.g. purchasing of books and materials