Education: Garden Club Scholarship Instructions
There are no special forms or required formats, but the three items listed below should be submitted electronically to gcawetlands@wetlan.vims.edu by February 1, 2010. Please include the name of the applicant and “GCA” in the subject line. To assist us in tracking all applications, please also include your advisor's name, your advisor's email address, as well as your own email address in your cover email during the time of application submission. Please also include the applicant’s name on the statement of work.
1. Vita
At a minimum this should contain:
- mail and email addresses;
- educational background, including dates of matriculation and anticipated graduation (month & year);
- relevant educational, work, or volunteer experiences;
- publications; and
- names and contact information for three references.
2. Statement of work
This should be a short (no more than 3 pages) description of the work that would be undertaken while receiving GCA scholarship support. The statement of work should:
- identify the research question and how it relates to current knowledge in the subject area;
- describe the study methodology;
- explain the project's significance to wetlands conservation;
- specify what portion of the work has already been completed, if any; and
- specify what portion of the work this scholarship would fund.
3. Letter of endorsement from applicant's major advisor
The advisor should email this letter directly to the GCA Award Committee at gcawetlands@wetlan.vims.edu by February 1 with the name of the applicant and “GCA reference letter ” in the subject line and the email address of the advisor in the cover email to assist in tracking. The letter should:
- identify the student;
- indicate the status of the student in the graduate degree program; and
- evaluate the student's ability as an independent researcher.
The selection committee will consider all complete applications received on or before February 1, 2010. An application packet is not considered complete until the letter of endorsement is received.
The committee forwards its selections to the Garden Club of America by the end of February. The Garden Club makes final decisions regarding the number of awards to be made each year and officially notifies the award recipients. All applicants are typically notified of the selection process outcome in early April. |
