Sponsored by the Garden Club of America (GCA), the Douglas Dockery Thomas Fellowship in Garden History and Design will be awarded to an exceptional graduate student to assist with study and research at a leading American institution. Eligible applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (also called permanent resident aliens). Project study should have wide scope, such as investigating new techniques of garden restoration; studying how small gardens created by community groups have impacted public gardens; exploring and documenting physical, emotional and spiritual healing properties of the garden; and instigating the development of gardens that use ecological and regenerative concepts, to name but a few possibilities. Two letters of recommendation are required, one must be a letter of endorsement from the applicant's faculty advisor that also certifies enrollment. Please visit the fellowship's website or contact the Garden Club of America for more information.