Society for Economic Botany

Student Network

2007 - Chicago

Student Network Representative
Laura Shiels
Ph.D. Candidate - University of Hawaii

Student Network Objectives

Listserv subscription is restricted to students actively enrolled in a
University and conducting research related to the mission of SEB.
Students DO NOT have to be SEB members.

Past-Student Representatives - Arika Virapongse, Heather McMillan, Nat Bletter, and Michael Causaus

There are currently 5 projects:

1.SEB Student Network Discussion Listserv \ 343 subscribers
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2. Student Theses and Dissertations Abstract Archive
Submit Your Abstract | Abstracts
This database presents current research abstracts and recently completed Master's Theses and PhD. dissertation abstracts. The database helps to identify current graduate student research, and assists student communication regarding related research topics or in similar regions of the world.

3. Useful Information for Student Economic Botanists
(from 2004 ICE SEB Student Roundtable)

4. Directory of Ethnobotany Courses and Programs

5. Student Awards & Previous Recipients
Morton Award | Fulling Award | Schultes Award

2006 - Thailand

2004 - Canterbury, UK

2003 - Tucson, Arizona

2002 - Bronx, NY

Other Awards

Deadline	Name	Organization	Amount
	Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany	Garden Club of America
	Kleinhans Fellowship	Rainforest Alliance
	Ebi Kimanani Fellowship	ISE
	Darrell Posey Fellowship	ISE
	Lawrence Memorial Fund	Hunt Institute
	Timothy C. Plowman Latin American Research Award	Chicago Field Museum
	Fulbright Program		variable
	STAR Fellowship	Environmental Protection Agency	variable
	Doctoral Dissertation Improvement	National Science Foundation	variable
January 15th.	Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany	Garden Club of America	$4,000
January 31st	The Herb Society of America. Supports research on the horticultural, scientific, and social applications or use of herbs throughout history.		$5,000
February 1st.	Zeller Summer Scholarship in Medicinal Botany	Garden Club of America	$1,500
February 1st.	The Katherine M. Grosscup Scholarship. Supports research in the field of horticulture.		$3,000
February 1st.	GCA Summer Scholarship in Field Botany. Supports undergraduate and Masters students' summer research in field botany.	Garden Club of America	$1,500
February 1st.	The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany. Supports undergraduate and Masters students' summer research in field botany and horticulture.		$1,500
February 10th.	GCA Award in Coastal Wetland Studies. Supports botanical field research in coastal wetlands areas.	Garden Club of America	$5,000
February 15th (by nomination)	Graduate Student Research Awards. Supports graduate students' research in the botanical sciences.	Botanical Society of America	$500
February 28th	Richard E. Schultes Award Supports graduate students' field work in botany, ecology, and ethnobotany.	Society for Economic Botany	$2500
Dec. 31st (by nomination)	Botany in Action Supports Ph.D. candidates' field research in the tropics.	Phipps Conservatory	$3,000
Dec. 31st.	GCA Awards in Tropical Botany. Supports graduate students' field research on the endangered flora of SE USA.		$5,500
Dec. 31st.	The Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship.Supports field or lab research on medicinal plants.		$4,000