The Marin Chapter of the California Native Plant Society is pleased to offer the Howard-Kohn Memorial Scholarship for the 2022-2023 Academic Year
The Marin Chapter of the California Native Plant Society is pleased to offer scholarships to students doing research on plant systematics, plant ecology, plant physiology, plant community restoration or other related botanical studies of native plants that grow in habitats in Marin County or other local habitats in Central and Northern California. Students researching topics related to native plant and native habitat conservation are especially encouraged to apply.
This year, one Howard-Kohn scholarship for the amount of $3000 will be available. Evaluation of student applications will focus on the stated purpose of the research, research plan, and overall impression of the research project. Extra consideration will be given to proposals for work on one or more species that grow in Marin County, work to be carried out in Marin County, and work having special potential for improving conservation of California native plants or educating the public about them. Additional smaller scholarships may also become available throughout the year; please check the Marin CNPS website for details.
Additional smaller scholarships may also become available throughout the year; please continue to check the website for details.
Application Deadline: Sunday, April 15, 2022
More Details and Application Form
Note that during the shelter-in-place order, documents may be submitted electronically to pdasilva@marin.edu.”
2021 Howard-Kohn Scholarship – awarded !
The Marin Chapter of CNPS is pleased to announce the results of its 2021 scholarship competition. Emma Fryer of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo will receive the Howard-Kohn Memorial Scholarship for the proposal titled “Vertic Clay Endemic Desert Annuals of the San Joaquin Desert.” Sushmita Poudelof UC Santa Cruz, will receive a Special Award of Merit for the proposal titled “Study of blue oak ecotypes across mesic and xeric sites in California.” Nicole Ibanez of the University of San Francisco will receive a Special Award of Merit for the proposal “Climate as a driver of divergence in soil specialist plants.” We wish all of the winners great success in their work and look forward to learning of the results of their research.
Joe Kohn