Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust 2024
| To: | Chairs and Administrators; Departments in the Biological Sciences; Associate Deans for Research; College/School Research Administrators |
| From: | Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Education |
| Date: | March 13, 2023 |
| Subject: | Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust 2024 |
Deadline
| Deadline for Internal Review: | April 13, 2023 |
Project Description
This announcement has been archived and replaced by Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust 2025
The Trust supports education and research in ornamental horticulture, and the development and maintenance of public gardens and arboreta that offer educational experiences to their visitors. Grants are awarded for projects in North America, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Australia, and New Zealand.
The Trust seeks to fund projects that will further ornamental horticulture at organizations pursuing the following activities:
- The advancement of research in ornamental horticulture and the publication of the results of such research
- Assisting in the creation, development, preservation, and maintenance of gardens accessible to the public for educational purposes
- Promotion of the environmentally responsible introduction, cultivation, and distribution of plants which have ornamental horticultural value
- Assisting in the publication of books or other works relating to ornamental horticulture
- Informal and/or formal educational activities that further ornamental horticulture
Examples of such projects include:
- Development of programs and projects
- Physical improvements
- Signage
- Access
- Equipment
- Publications
- and, under some circumstances, general operations and/or salaries
The Trust does not fund endowments. The Trust also does not fund projects concerned primarily with agriculture, environmental issues, science education, or horticultural therapy.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 and 2021, the Trust considered requests for general operating support in amounts up to $10,000 from organizations whose activities normally are well-aligned with the Trust’s interests. This policy has been extended through the 2023 application cycle. An application for general operating support may comprise the entire amount requested, or it may supplement a request for project-based funding. Additional instructions will be provided in the Trust’s online grants portal if a proposal is invited.
The Trust recognizes the hardships gardens and other horticultural organizations experience due to damages caused by natural disasters (storms, fires, earthquakes, flooding, etc.), and welcomes requests from qualified organizations to support damage remediation.
Amount per Award: up to $25,000
Duration of Award: 1 Year
Number of Awards: approximately 50
Eligibility
UW-Madison is allowed to submit 1 proposal.
Website
The following link contains additional information on the program and specific application instructions:
https://smithht.org/
Internal Competition Application Instructions
Applications for Internal Review
To submit your application, please email a single PDF to grants@research.wisc.edu:
- Cover page – Project Title, Name and Department of PI, (1 page)
- CV
- Research project summary of no more than 4 pages providing a description of how the proposed project aligns with the Trust’s Funding Interests
Sponsor Deadlines
Letters of Intent are due to Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust by June 15, 2023. Applications are due to Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust by July 14, 2023.
Questions?
Contact grants@research.wisc.edu.