The Garden Club of America Fellowship in Tropical Botany aims to promote the preservation of tropical forests by enlarging the body of botanists with field experience. This fellowship is open to students who anticipate completing the requirements for a Ph.D. in Botany within two years at a US university. Two or more grants are available annually to enable field study in tropical botany. There is no formal application form. Candidates should submit an application packet including the following: a personal letter; a two-page statement of the proposed research; one letter of recommendation from the student's graduate advisor; evidence of foreign language capability, if necessary for the country of research; and a brief curriculum vitae. Please submit all information as one PDF document. Please visit the fellowship's website for more information.