Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (Pittsburgh, PA) is currently accepting proposals for its 2016 Botany in Action Fellowship program, which fosters the development of the next generation of plant-based scientists who are committed, first, to excellent research, and second, to educational outreach.
Open to PhD students enrolled at US graduate institutions and conducting plant-based scientific field research, the BIA program provides each Fellow with: 1) $5,000 for use towards research-related expenses at sites in the US or abroad; 2) an all-expenses paid trip to Phipps, to engage in science outreach training and opportunities to translate and communicate his or her research to non-scientific, public audiences through written, visual and/or oral means; and 3) subsequent opportunities to connect his or her research with the public through programs, exhibits, and other outreach venues. BIA Fellowship research priorities (listed in no particular order):* - Ethnobotany, with special interest in plant use for physical and/or psychological well-being; - Diversity and conservation, particularly in regional (southwest Pennsylvania and tri-state area) and tropical forests; - Landscape and brownfield restoration, particularly in plant-based ecosystem services; Sustainable landscapes; - Interdisciplinary plant-based research at the intersection of human and environmental health. *For 2016, special consideration will be given to research in the following areas (listed in no particular order): - Ethnobotany and/or plant-based conservation in central Africa or Cuba; - Plant-based ecosystem services for landscape and brownfield restoration; - Sustainable landscapes in the US, particularly applicable to the southwest Pennsylvania and tri-state area. - Interdisciplinary plant-based research at the intersection of human and environmental health. Learn more about Phipps, the BIA fellowship program, and how to apply HERE <https://phipps.conservatory.org/green-innovation/for-the-world/botany-in-action/> *APPLICATION DEADLINE: Jan 15, 2016* *Emily A. Kalnicky, Ph.D.* Director of Science Education and Research Desk: 412-315-0630 / Cell: 412-689-0058 ekalni...@phipps.conservatory.org *Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens* One Schenley Park Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213 phipps.conservatory.org <https://www.phipps.conservatory.org/>facebook.com/phippsconservatory <https://www.facebook.com/phippsconservatory> twitter.com/phippsnews <http://www.twitter.com/phippsnews>
