Botany in Action Fellowship Program 2026 (Funded) – YOA

Deadline: January 9, 2026

Applications are open for the Botany in Action Fellowship Program 2026. The Botany in Action Fellowship program at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens fosters the event of the subsequent technology of plant-based mostly scientists who’re dedicated, first, to wonderful analysis, and second, to instructional outreach. A BIA Fellowship consists of 1 12 months of assist for analysis funding and academic outreach, in addition to life-lengthy membership in a rising community of plant-based mostly scientists connecting their analysis with the general public. 

The following subjects are precedence areas:

• Ethnobotany, with particular curiosity in plant use for bodily and/or psychological nicely-being
• Diversity and biocultural conservation and/or plant-based mostly conservation, significantly in regional (southwest Pennsylvania and adjoining states) and tropical forests
• Landscape and brownfield restoration, significantly in plant-based mostly ecosystem companies
• Sustainable landscapes
• Interdisciplinary plant-based mostly analysis on the intersection of human and environmental well being
• Food methods science associated to regenerative agriculture, conventional data of numerous meals vegetation, or underutilized crops for meals safety

Benefits

The program offers every fellow with:

• $6,000 to be used in the direction of analysis and outreach associated bills at websites in the US or overseas*,
• An all-bills paid journey to Phipps, to interact in science outreach coaching and alternatives to translate and talk their analysis to public audiences via written, visible and/or oral means, and
• Subsequent alternatives to attach their analysis with the general public via packages, reveals, and different outreach venues.

Eligibility

All candidates have to be:

• Enrolled in a PhD program at a US graduate establishment (US citizenship will not be required)
• Conducting plant-based mostly analysis
• Able to journey to Pittsburgh, PA from a location throughout the US (prices might be reimbursed) all through the Botany in Action Science Engagement Week, which might be September 24-27, 2026.
• Able to decide to month-to-month on-line outreach (e.g. podcast, running a blog, vlogging, and so forth.) after Science Engagement Week.
• For earlier fellows making use of for renewed funding: clear, tangible outreach targets and outcomes in addition to analysis accomplishments from the earlier 12 months.

Application

The Proposal and CV have to be saved collectively as a single WORD or PDF file, with the proposal showing first. The file identify ought to begin with the applicant’s final identify, adopted by the time period ‘BIA’, funding 12 months pursued, and ‘App’ (e.g. Smith_BIA_2026_App.pdf). If submitting a PDF, embody an extra WORD file with Applicant Contact Information, University, Research Site, Recommender Information, Proposal Title and Two Abstracts. All application supplies ought to be emailed to [email protected] with topic line ‘BIA 2026 application’ adopted by applicant’s final identify.

Each suggestion letter have to be despatched straight from the recommender. The letter ought to be saved as a PDF file and named as follows, with underscores between every part: applicant’s final identify, ‘BIA’, funding 12 months pursued, ‘Rec’, ‘R’ if supporting analysis or ‘O’ if supporting outreach, and recommender’s final identify (e.g. Smith_BIA_2026_Rec_O_McGuire.pdf). These ought to be emailed to [email protected].

All proposal supplies have to be acquired by 11:59 p.m. EST on January 9, 2026. 

For extra data, go to Botany in Action.