We are pleased to announce the PLANTS program, funded by the National
Science Foundation and Botanical Society of America, which is designed
to bring talented and diverse undergraduates to the BOTANY 2014 meeting
on July 25-30, 2014 in Boise, Idaho.
The PLANTS program (Preparing Leaders and Nurturing Tomorrow's
Scientists: Increasing the diversity of plant scientists) will fund up
to 12 undergraduates from throughout the US to attend the meeting,
receive individual mentoring from graduate students, postdocs and
faculty, and participate in networking events including the Diversity
Luncheon and career-oriented activities. Topics range across all
levels of botany and include talks on conservation, biodiversity, plant
genomics, ecology, evolution, plant systematics, and botanical
education. There are also a number of social functions, specifically
targeted at students. The meetings are a great way to understand the
breadth of botanical research and education, to meet undergraduate and
graduate students with similar interests, and to network with
professionals in your area of interest. Now in its fourth year, the
program covers the normal costs of travel, registration, and food and
accommodation at the meeting. An overview of the scientific conference
is available at: www.botanyconference.org
Application period: February 1 - deadline March 15, 2014.
Applications are welcome from all undergraduates who have interest in
the plant sciences. Students will be selected so that as a group, they
will help to diversify the pool of undergraduates who attend the
meetings and are interested in continuing in botanical studies. The
application form is located online at
http://botany.org/awards_grants/detail/PLANTS.php
For further inquiries, please contact one of the organizers:
Ann Sakai -- [email protected] Ann Hirsch -- [email protected]
Heather Cacanindin -- [email protected]
