The Garden Club of America

The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany

The Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany was established in 1997 to protect, preserve, and expand knowledge about the medicinal use of plants, thus preventing the disappearance of plants with therapeutic potential. The fellowship provides research opportunities for botanists that can assist medical science to develop therapies that improve the quality of life of patients and develop life-saving medicines. The fellowship provides one annual grant award of $4,500, intended to enable a student to pursue an avenue of research that might otherwise prove closed. The funds may be used to cover direct costs associated with travel, field studies, or laboratory research. The fellowship is open to doctoral candidates currently and actively enrolled in PhD programs at recognized universities and PhD graduates who have received their degrees in the last five years. Selection is by a panel of botanists appointed by the Missouri Botanical Garden and is approved by the GCA Scholarship Committee. Applications must be submitted through the Missouri Botanical Garden and are due by January 31 of the year preceding study. Eligibility is restricted to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are enrolled in a U.S.-based institution.