Vernon I. Cheadle Student Travel Award Grant

The Vernon I. Cheadle Student Travel Award honors Dr. Vernon I. Cheadle's legacy as a distinguished botanical researcher and educator. Offered by the Botanical Society of America, this award supports undergraduate and graduate students attending the Botany 2025 conference, where they can present their research. With a focus on promoting participation in the Developmental and Structural Section, the award emphasizes the importance of academic contributions to the field of botany.

Dr. Vernon I. Cheadle is remembered as a great teacher for the courses he taught at the University of Rhode Island and the University of California at Davis. However, he is most noted for his work as a botanical research scientist. Much of his anatomical collection remains a significant part of botanical history as "The Vernon I. Cheadle and Katherine Esau Structural Botanical Collections", which is now housed at the Vernon and Mary Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Cheadles contributions span 60 years and include over 6,000 preserved (pickled) plant specimens, 64,000 microscope slides supporting the specimens, field collection information including photographs, herbarium voucher sheets, tracheary cell measurements, and general anatomical information is contained in the extensive data card files.
The Botanical Society of America, in conjunction with the Developmental & Structural Section offers 3 student registration and travel awards for Botany 2026 - Biodiversity at the Boundaries conference in Tucson, Arizona, August 1-5, 2026.

Eligibility

Awards are available to undergraduate and graduate students who will be attending and presenting a paper or poster at the annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America.