The Missouri Native Plant Society announces the availability of funding for research projects conducted by college or university students under the supervision of a faculty member. This award honors the late
H. Stanton Hudson (1921–2002), a longtime member of the Missouri Native Plant Society whose passion for the flora of Missouri and its conservation inspired his friends and family to create a small grants program in his memory.
To qualify for the Stan Hudson Research Grant, research must involve Missouri native plants in some way, but may have as its primary focus any pertinent subject-area in plant biology, including conservation, ecology, physiology, systematics and evolution, etc. The grant may be used for any non-salary expenses relating to the proposed research, including travel, equipment, and supplies. For 2025, we anticipate awarding two grants in the amount of $1,000 each.
At the conclusion of the project, grant recipients will be expected to prepare research results for publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, Missouriensis (the peer-reviewed journal of the Missouri Native Plant Society), or the society’s newsletter The Petal Pusher. Alternatively, recipients can present their research at the Missouri Botanical Symposium as either a poster or oral presentation. The symposium is held each fall in Rolla, Missouri.
Proposals should not exceed 5 single-spaced typed pages and should include:
- Description of the project;
- How the project relates to native Missouri plants;
- Estimated completion date;
- Overall budget for the research;
- How an award from the Stan Hudson Research Fund would be used;
- A list of other funding received or applied for toward the project.
Applicants should also include a current curriculum vitae. In addition, two letters of reference must be included, one of these being from the student’s faculty advisor. Materials should be submitted electronically as e-mail attachments in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. Letters from the applicant’s references should also be be submitted as e-mail messages. Proposals will be reviewed by the MONPS grants committee. Deadline for submissions is 31 January 2025, and announcement of winners will be made by 1 March 2025, with funds to be awarded by 1 June 2024.
Application materials should be emailed to:
Steve Buback