Funds, Grants & Scholarships
Shinn Grant
The Native Plant Society sponsors two Tom & Bruce Shinn Grants (in the amount of $100.00 - $1000.00 each) for the purpose of supporting basic or applied research on native plants in botanical or horticultural areas that fulfill the mission and/or objectives of the North Carolina Native Plant Society.
These grants will be awarded to United States citizens attending North Carolina schools who are:
- graduate students
- qualified undergraduate students working on projects with an advisor
2011 Shinn Grant Awards
Robert Thornhill, NCSU
The Vascular Flora and Soils of Shaken Creek Savannas (Pender County, NC)
Advisor: Dr. Alexander Krings, NCSU
Aline M. Waguespack Claytor, Duke
Plant defense research using Passiflora incarnata
Advisor: Dr. William F. Morris, Duke
Lindsay D. Leverett, ECU
Seed ecology of the native species Packera tomentosa (Asteraceae)
Advisor: Dr. Claudia L. Jolls, ECU
Grant Application Review Committee
Mr. David McAdoo, Chairman
Kernersville, NC
Ms. Lisa Gould
Winston-Salem, NC
Col. Tom Harville
Cary, NC
Dr. Paul Hoiser
UNCW
Dr. Larry Mellichamp
UNCC
Dr. Zack Murrell
ASU
Mr. Mark Rose
Greensboro, NC
Dr. Jon Stucky
NCSU
Dr. Alan Weakley
UNCCH
