Please find below opportunities for awards and partnerships for North American Botanic Gardens

Priority US Trees Conservation Awards

Purpose

The Morton Arboretum, ArbNet, United States Botanic Garden, NatureServe, and BGCI-US, are offering conservation funding support for US-based institutions to collect and propagate priority US tree species.

We invite collaborators to complete a proposal in the form linked below to be considered for funding to support their tree conservation collections. The awards will range from US$3,000 – $5,000.

To Apply

Proposals will be accepted in two rounds, with deadlines on June 15, 2025 and August 15, 2025. Recipients will be notified within 4 to 6 weeks of each application due date.

Please contact Raakel Toppila with any questions.

The Keller Scholarship in Conservation Horticulture

Purpose

To promote plant conservation capacity and coordination among botanic gardens, and/or public gardens, in the United States through programs of Botanic Gardens Conservation International-US (BGCI-US) in collaboration with The Garden Club of America (GCA).

To Apply

Applications must be submitted electronically or sent by mail to be received at GCA Headquarters in New York City by January 15 of each year. Please note: only one GCA scholarship, fellowship or award may be applied for annually.

NAFANT CWR Conservation Partnership Awards

Purpose

BGCI-US and the United States Botanic Garden are delighted to announce the North American Fruit and Nut Tree Crop Wild Relative (NAFANT CWR) Conservation Partnership Awards. We invite proposals from US-based institutions undertaking conservation work—such as plant exploration, ex situ collections, in situ management, and research—focused on priority fruit and nut tree CWR taxa. Award amounts range from US$4,000-$5,000.

To Apply

Proposals will be accepted until July 15, 2025.