Careers in the Plant Sciences

Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany

Missouri Botanical Garden - St. Louis, MO, United States

Position Title: Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany
Position Type: Research Fellow
Application Review Begins: Monday, October 21, 2024
Application Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025
Institution: Missouri Botanical Garden
Department/Division: William L. Brown Center
Field (e.g., systematics): Any field so long as medicinal plants are studied
City: St. Louis, MO, United States
General Information: The Garden Club of America’s Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany provides awards of $4,500 to PhD students or recent graduates to support direct costs of a one-year research project related to medicinal plants. In recent years, at least three awards have been made per year. The fellowship is administered by the Missouri Botanical Garden on behalf of the Garden Club of America. Fellowship recipients will be selected by a panel of botanists with expertise in economic botany or ethnobotany, subject to approval by the Garden Club of America Scholarship Committee.
Qualifications/Requirements: Eligible candidates include U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are currently enrolled in PhD programs in U.S.-based institutions or who have received a doctoral degree within the last five years. Research proposals may involve any field of study (e.g., ethnobotany, botany, evolution, conservation, ecology, phytochemistry, or bioactivity) provided that the plant(s) to be studied have medicinal use. An applicant may only apply to one GCA scholarship, fellowship, or award per year.
Responsibilities: The Chatham Fellowship is intended to enable a student to pursue an avenue of research that might otherwise prove closed. Accordingly, fellowship funds may be used to cover direct costs associated with travel, field work, or laboratory research. However, they may not cover indirect costs, overhead, or student stipends and should not be used to pay for lab space or supplies normally provided by universities.
Application Instructions (submission methods, etc.): Following instructions on the fellowship website, please submit the following by email or mail:
a brief application letter;
an abstract of 200 words or less;
a one- to two-page research proposal, set in 12 pt type (proposals should be detailed and will be treated as confidential; proposals longer than two pages will be considered ineligible);
a one-page budget that explains how funds would be used;
a current curriculum vitae;
for graduate students, a letter from a major advisor certifying enrollment in a PhD program;
copies of permits for field work or studies including animals, research clearances, and permission from governmental agencies for foreign research (if permits are being applied for but have not yet been obtained, please ensure that the proposal explains the situation).
Compensation Range: $4500 for direct costs
Contact Name: Wendy L. Applequist, wendy.applequist@mobot.org