Annual Grant  GRANT MONIES AVAILABLE
The Rhode Island Wild Plant Society offers an annual grant to aid individuals in the study of wild plants and their habitats. To
qualify you must be an educator, a member of a Rhode Island botanical or environmental association or a student in a field related to botany or environmental studies.
The grant is for up to $1000 and includes a one year membership to RIWPS. The project goal must involve environmental
activities or research in any area of study related to wild plants and/or their habitats. These activities may involve such things
as installation of gardens, invasive removal, or support for extracurricular activities. It can also be used for project materials,
workshops or courses. The award is open to Rhode Island residents or non-residents at a Rhode Island educational institution. APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Applications must be received by February 29, 2012.
Grant Application
Application Guidelines
PAST RECIPIENTS
Former recipients of the RIWPS Annual Grant are advancing in their careers and staying in touch with us. Shannon Donovan,
now a Science teacher at Scituate High School, told us RIWPS holds a special place in her heart because we gave her a small
grant to do one of her first independent research projects on mycorrhizal fungi in lady slippers. Ailene Kane
received the RIWPS Annual Grant in 2000 and now works for the New England Wildflower Society and coordinates
the Plant Conservation Volunteer (PCV) Program. She used her RIWPS grant to further her research on preservation of Northern
Blazing Star on Block Island. She told us the grant helped her to pursue scientific studies of rare flora in Rhode Island, and this work fueled her interest in plant conservation.
Winner of 2008 Educational Grant
The Rhode Island Wild Plant Society is pleased to award the annual $500 grant to Doris E. Lawson, a nationally board certified
teacher at the Potter-Burns Elementary School on Newport Avenue, Pawtucket.
The Potter-Burns School is in the process of building an outdoor classroom in front of the school to maximize learning
experiences for students in the Life Science curriculum, grades K-6. With the grant money, Potter-Burns will plant indigenous
vegetation in the outdoor classroom in order to immerse students in the study of native and wild plant life. The funds will
provide plants designated to attract butterflies, birds, to study insects, pollination, spores, native biomes and plant cells.
Students, parents and the community are engaged in the maintenance of the school garden. The PTO organizes students and parents to clean the garden in the spring.
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