Research Funding

Grant Name	Student Level	Funding Amount	Deadline	Requirements	Website
Fresno State College of Science and Mathematics Faculty-Sponsored Student Research Awards	UG/G	Up to $1000	Around 9/26 and 2/28 (two calls per year)	Materials and supplies for research	Announcement emailed to advisor
Torrey Botanical Society Undergraduate Student Research Fellowship	UG	$1000 to $2500	Opens October 15, closes January 15	3 awards/year to members, for lab and/or field work	https://www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/torrey-botanical-society-undergraduate-student-research-fellowship/
Torrey Botanical Society Graduate Student Research Fellowship	G	$1000 to $2500	Opens October 15, closes January 15	3 awards/year to members, for field work	https://www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/torrey-botanical-society-grad-student-research-fellowship/
California Native Grasslands Association Research Awards for Student Scholarship	UG/G	$500	Opens November 1, closes January 31	Native grasslands; 4 awards/year for field work, small equipment, materials/supplies, visits to herbaria	https://cnga.org/GRASSgrants
The Nature Conservancy Oren Pollak Memorial Student Research Grant for Grassland Science	UG/G	$5000 to $13,000	March 1	Research on grassland management, habitat value for rare species, and community ecology in CA or OR	https://www.scienceforconservation.org/assets/downloads/Pollak_2022_RFP.pdf
Garden Club of America Scholarships	UG/G	Up to $4500	Deadlines range from January 15 to February 5	Field botany, medicinal botany, tropical botany, coastal wetland studies, conservation and ecological restoration, desert studies, garden history and design, horticulture, international study, native bird habitat, pollinator research, summer environmental study, OR urban forestry	https://www.gcamerica.org/scholarships
Explorers Club Grants	UG/G	Up to $5000	Opens September 6, closes November 15	Scientific fieldwork, including science communication	https://www.explorers.org/grants/
Society of Systematic Biologists Graduate Student Research Awards	G (1st two years)	$1000-$3000	November 15	Collection of systematic data, visit field sites or museums	https://www.systbio.org/graduate-student-research-awards.html
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Graduate Researchers Award	G	5000 euros	May 19	Innovative research and discovery in biodiversity informatics by graduate students whose master’s studies rely on GBIF-mediated data	https://www.gbif.org/news/6gyLOum00YsYc4OtVGK33Y/call-for-nominations-to-the-2023-gbif-graduate-researchers-award
Society of Systematic Biologists Mini-ARTS Awards	UG/G	Up to $4000	Mid-September	Spend a summer or semester apprenticed to an expert in a taxonomic group or to enhance taxonomic and systematics research in novel ways	https://www.systbio.org/mini-arts-awards.html
The Systematics Association/The Linnean Society of London: LinnéSys Systematics Research Fund	UG/G	500-1500 British pounds	Mid-March	Supports member’s fieldwork, small equipment, specimen preparation, pub costs	https://www.linnean.org/the-society/medals-awards-prizes-grants/linnesys-fund
International Association for Plant Taxonomy Research Grants	UG/G	Up to $2000	Opens December 1, closes February 23	Travel to herbaria, lab work, or field work	https://www.iaptglobal.org/grants
Nevada Native Plant Society Margaret Williams Research Grants	UG/G	Up to $1000	February 1	Travel/field work for basic botanical research on Nevada’s native and naturalized flora: conservation, landscape analysis, ecology, biogeography, or taxonomy	https://www.nvnps.org/grants
Native Plant Society of Oregon Field Research Grant	UG/G	Up to $1000	March 1 (by mail)	Field research into biology, distribution, and conservation of Oregon’s native and naturalized flora	https://www.npsoregon.org/grants.html
Society of Herbarium Curators Student Research Awards	UG/G	$500 (G) or $250 (UG)	February 1	Research that contributes to or uses herbarium resources in ways that augment the collections, e.g. fieldwork for floristics or revisions, making or measuring specimens, or traveling to herbaria	https://www.herbariumcurators.org/awards
American Society of Plant Taxonomists Research Grants for Graduate Students	G	Up to $1500	Deadline late February-early March	Conduct fieldwork, herbarium studies, and/or lab research in any area of plant systematics	https://www.aspt.net/awards
Western North American Naturalist Research Grant	UG/G	Up to $2000	Deadline late February-early March	Natural history research, publish results in WNAN journal	https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/grant_individual.html
Botanical Society of America Graduate Student Research Awards	G	$1500	March 1	Research in botany	https://botany.org/home/awards/awards-for-students/bsagraduatestudentresearchawards.html
Botanical Society of America Undergraduate Student Research Awards	UG	$500	March 1	Research in botany	https://botany.org/home/awards/awards-for-students/bsaundergraduatestudentresearchawards.html
Northern California Botanists Botany Research Scholarship Program	UG/G	Up to $1000	March 15	Basic research north of the Tehachapi Mountains	https://norcalbotanists.org/scholarships/botany-research-scholarship-program/
California Botanical Society Paul Silva Student Research Grant	UG/G	Up to $600	May 15	Research that advances Western American botany	https://calbotsoc.org/grants/
California Botanical Society Annetta Carter Memorial Fund Grants	UG/G	Up to $1000	December 31	Research on the plants of Baja California for travel, supplies, or minor equipment	https://calbotsoc.org/grants/
California Native Plant Society Student Research Grants	UG/G	$300-$1000	October 31	Variety of different grants	https://www.cnps.org/education/students/grants
California Native Plant Society Marin County Scholarships	UG/G	Up to $1000 (three micro-grants), up to $3000 (one Howard-Kohn grant)	Mid-December (micro-grants) or March 31 (Howard-Kohn)	Research in plant systematics, plant ecology, plant physiology, plant community restoration or other related botanical studies of native plants that grow in habitats in Marin County or other local habitats in Central and Northern California	https://www.cnpsmarin.org/experiencing-natives/scholarships
California Native Plant Society Alta Peak Chapter Grants	UG/G	$250-$500	March 31 (by mail)	Research on native plants of Tulare County, the Central Valley, and the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains and Foothills	https://altapeakcnps.org/grant-program/
California Native Plant Society Mary DeDecker Botanical Grant Program	UG/G	Up to $1000	Around January 19	Research relevant to the native plants of the northern Mojave, Sierra Nevada, and Great Basin portions of eastern CA	http://bristleconecnps.org/dedecker/grant/index.php
California Native Plant Society Chapter Scholarships	UG/G	Variable amounts	Variable deadlines	*Some only available to students in those CA regions	https://www.cnps.org/education/students/chapter-scholarships
Southern California Botanists Grants	UG/G	Up to $1000	Mid-November	5 different grants: taxonomy/floristics, field research, desert botany, conservation. Preference for Southern CA native species	https://www.socalbot.org/grants.php
California Weed Science Society Scholarships	UG/G	$1000-$2000	End of May	Demonstrate a strong interest in weed or invasive plant management; present at CWSS annual conference	Announcement emailed to advisor https://files.constantcontact.com/64da7ecc001/2ec7a18f-07a2-4fd9-8c5f-5885cf3960a8.pdf
Fresno State DRGS Graduate Student Research and Creative Activities Support Award (GRACAS)	G	Up to $2000	Mid-November	Support quality scholarship of graduate student research and creative activities associated with the thesis or project requirement	https://academics.fresnostate.edu/drgs/gssc/financial/funding-opportunities.html
CSUPERB Presidents’ Commission Scholarship Program	UG	$2000 for research, $6000-8000 for student expenses	Mid-February	1st or 2nd-year undergrads with no previous research experience, summer support for biotechnology-related project started and completed in the summer	https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/research/csuperb/Pages/grants-and-awards-programs.aspx
Fresno State DRGS Undergraduate Research Grants	UG	Up to $1500	Late April for whole year, October 1 for just spring semester	Research supplies, software, travel, etc. Can have two co-applicants	https://academics.fresnostate.edu/drgs/grants/students/index.html

Travel Funding

Grant Name	Student Level	Grant Amount	Deadline	Requirements	Website
Fresno State DRGS Graduate Student Travel Grant	G	Up to $1000?	30 days before conference	Paper or poster accepted at conference, intended to cover conference travel	https://academics.fresnostate.edu/drgs/gssc/financial/travel.html
Fresno State DRGS California Pre-Doctoral Program for Undergraduate and Grad Students	UG/G	$3000	December	Travel to doctoral institutions and national conferences to enhance ability to get into PhD programs; summer internships also available. Email Ronald Dzerigian before applying	https://academics.fresnostate.edu/drgs/gssc/financial/funding-opportunities.html https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/faculty-staff/predoc/
Torrey Botanical Society Student Training Fellowship	UG/G	$1000	Opens October 15, closes January 15	Helps pay cost of taking courses at a biological field station	https://www.torreybotanical.org/grants-awards/
Botanical Society of America PLANTS Travel Grant	UG	Full travel funding including per diem	March 1	Attend Botany annual conference, with mentorship: underrepresented groups in STEM	https://botany.org/home/awards/travel-awards-for-students/plants-grants.html
Root and Shoot (NSF RCN) Travel Award	UG/G	Up to $3000 per student/mentor pair	January 9	Student member of SACNAS or MANRRS and mentor attend a selected plant biology conference	https://rootandshoot.org/root-shoot-nsf-rcn-travel-award-application-for-members-of-sacnas-or-manrrs/
Botanical Society of America Student Travel Award	UG/G	Varies	April 15	Attend and present at Botany annual conference	https://botany.org/home/awards.html
American Society of Plant Taxonomists Student Travel Grant Lottery	UG/G	$500	Mid-March	ASPT members attend and present at Botany annual conference	Announcement emailed to advisor
American Society of Plant Biologists Travel Awards	UG/G	$575, portion of registration fee may be waived	Beginning of January	ASPB members attend and present at Plant Biology annual conference, includes abstract	https://aspb-travelgrants.secure-platform.com/a/
SSE/BEACON Undergraduate Diversity at Evolution Travel Award	UG	Covers travel, registration, and lodging	Late March	Underrepresented groups in STEM, mentoring and poster presentation at the Evolution annual conference	https://www.evolutionsociety.org/content/education/undergraduate-diversity-at-evolution.html
SSE Graduate Student and Postdoc Travel Supplements	G	$500	Late March	Presentation at Evolution annual conference	https://www.evolutionsociety.org/content/society-awards-and-prizes/travel-awards.html#gradtravelsupp
SACNAS Travel Scholarship	UG/G	Travel and lodging	April 15 for spring, July 8 for summer	Presentation at SACNAS annual conference	https://www.sacnas.org/conference/travel-scholarships
CSUPERB Student Travel Grants	UG/G	$1500	Early October or early March	Travel to biotechnology-related professional meetings and workshops or to collect biotechnology-related data at shared instrumentation facilities or research sites.	https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/research/csuperb/Pages/grants-and-awards-programs.aspx
California Weed Science Society Student Travel Award/Poster Competition	UG/G	$500 and free registration	Mid-November	Submit presentation abstract for the CWSS annual conference	https://www.cwss.org/conferences/ Announcement emailed to advisor
International Weed Genomics Consortium Travel Award	G	Covers travel and lodging	Mid-December	Register for meeting (free), submit presentation abstract, and register for ECS workshop	https://events.anr.msu.edu/event.cfm?eventID=8A6633CAA4A63965ED3A7668F592AD2EF7446D84806DFD55B8ABA184749FD146 Announcement emailed to advisor
CSUPERB Student Travel to Symposium	UG/G	Up to $150 travel reimbursement	Early December	Must pay $100 registration fee separately; CSUPERB symposium abstract must be accepted	https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/research/csuperb/symposium/Pages/registration.aspx
Northern California Botanists Symposium Student Stipends	UG/G	$200 reimbursement	Early December	To attend NCB Symposium, covers registration with extra for travel, should be a presenting student NCB member	Check symposium website for that year; Announcement emailed to advisor

Awards and Prizes

Award Name	Student Level	Award Amount	Deadline	Requirements	Website
CSUPERB Don Eden Grad Student Research Award	G	$1000 cash prize, up to $1000 to attend a national conference	Mid-September	Prize for outstanding biotechnology-related research, must present a poster at CSUPERB conference	https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/research/csuperb/Pages/grants-and-awards-programs.aspx
CSUPERB Crellin Pauling Student Teaching Award	G	$2000	Mid-October	Prize for outstanding student teaching achievement in biotechnology-related courses, must attend CSUPERB conference to accept award	https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/research/csuperb/Pages/grants-and-awards-programs.aspx
CSUPERB Glenn Nagel Undergrad Research Award	UG	$1000 cash prize, up to $1000 to attend a national conference	Mid-September	Prize for outstanding biotechnology-related research, must present a poster at CSUPERB conference	https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/research/csuperb/Pages/grants-and-awards-programs.aspx
American Society of Plant Taxonomists Undergraduate Research Prize	UG	$300	End of February	Outstanding independent research project in plant systematics completed by an undergrad within the last two years	https://www.aspt.net/undergrad-prize
Botanical Society of America Young Botanist Award	UG	No money	March 1	Outstanding graduating seniors in the plant sciences	https://botany.org/home/awards/awards-for-students/bsayoungbotanistawards.html