GCA Award in Coastal Wetland Studies

GCA Award in Coastal Wetland Studies is a grant from the Garden Club of America that funds graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in coastal wetland science. The award supports field-based wetlands research within tidal and non-tidal coastal areas, including the Great Lakes, to promote and expand the body of scientific knowledge about coastal ecosystems.

Applications are reviewed by a panel appointed by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Eligible applicants are U.S. citizens and permanent residents currently enrolled in a U.S.-based graduate institution; international students are ineligible. The award is $5,000 annually with a deadline of March 31, 2026.

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies Coastal Wetlands Studies The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies Application deadline: January 10 To promote, expand, and enrich the body of research concerning the coast by actively supporting graduate students in the field of coastal wetlands science. Open to graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in coastal wetlands science.

Open to graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in coastal wetlands science. Open to U.S. Citizens and permanent residents who are currently and actively enrolled in a U.S.-based institution. Due to IRS restrictions, the GCA is unable to fund awards for international applicants.

$5,000 annually to one or more graduate student(s) in field-based wetlands research. This coastal wetlands focus is defined as those tidal or nontidal wetlands found within coastal states, including the Great Lakes. All applications will be reviewed by a panel appointed by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and approved by the GCA Scholarship Committee.

Begun in 1966 by Mrs. Robert D. Sterling with Mrs. Avery Rockefeller, The Anne M. Rockefeller Fund was established to support Mrs. Rockefeller's work on the environmental education packet entitled The World Around You.

The fund also co-underwrote Scientists on Biodiversity, with the American Museum of Natural History. In 1999, Mrs. Edward S. Elliman, daughter of Mrs. Rockefeller decided to sharpen the fund’s focus to concentrate on coastal wetlands research, which was approved by the Garden Club of America Executive Board.

See how to apply. Applications must be received by January 10. PLEASE NOTE: ONLY ONE GCA SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, OR AWARD MAY BE APPLIED FOR ANNUALLY.

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