James R. Jewett Prize 2026 for Researchers (up to $10,000) – YOA

Deadline: February 1, 2026

Applications are open for the James R. Jewett Prize 2026. The James R. Jewett Prize is awarded to researchers learning the biology of flowers and/or fruits. Preference is given to visiting students who plan to make the most of the residing assortment of the Arnold Arboretum.

The Arnold Arboretum gives distinctive sources for woody plant analysis. The residing assortment, numbering some 15,000 vegetation, is distinguished as one of the crucial completely documented collections of temperate woody vegetation on the planet. Taxonomic range and breadth inside the assortment are noteworthy, and the floras of China, Japan, and Korea are significantly properly represented. The Harvard Botanical Library accommodates 250,000 volumes, whereas the Harvard University Herbaria holds over 5,000,000 specimens.

The Jewett Prize permits the Arnold Arboretum to help unique analysis by visiting students, foster collegial exchanges and partnerships, and exhibit the analysis worth of the Arboretum’s collections.

Award

• Awards of up to $10,000 are granted to help analysis bills and/or journey bills related to the proposed analysis.

Eligibility

• Open to researchers learning the biology of flowers and/or fruits.
• Preference is given to visiting students who plan to make the most of the residing assortment of the Arnold Arboretum.

Application

To be thought-about for an award, on-line functions ought to embody the next:

• Cover letter.
• Research assertion. The assertion must be 1 to 2-pages and describes your analysis mission and the way further funding by way of the Jewett Prize would additional your analysis goals. Include how the residing assortment of the Arnold Arboretum will probably be utilized. References must be included however don’t depend as part of the web page restrict.
• Research finances. Applicants ought to submit a easy, 1-web page finances that itemizes the analysis and journey prices related to the proposed mission. Award funds should not meant to complement or change departmental salaries or stipends, however they could be used for the stipend/wage of an undergraduate intern appointed by your home establishment.
• Project timeline. Applicants ought to submit a timeline of the mission and anticipated begin and finish dates.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Two letters of advice for candidates that aren’t Faculty or Principal Investigators. As part of the web submission, you could ship a request to the 2 referees to submit a letter of advice (by way of the request part). The referee will probably be robotically despatched an e-mail with a hyperlink to an internet submission kind the place they are going to add a letter of advice. It is very really helpful that you just contact your referee prior to sending the request. Inform the referee to anticipate an e-mail from [email protected] with directions for submitting a advice letter. Each referee should add his/her letter of advice by way of the hyperlink by February 1.

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For extra data, go to James R. Jewett Prize.