Bursary

THE KENNETH BLACK BURSARY SCHEME

The Hardy Plant Society exists to stimulate interest in growing hardy herbaceous plants and to provide a deeper understanding of such plants. As part of our response to a generous legacy from Mr Kenneth Black, a one-time council gardener, we have made provision for a number of small bursaries for students studying horticultural subjects in the UK. These are essentially ancillary support for students during either project work or study modules upon topics broadly related to the aims and objectives of the society. In this sense the term ‘hardy’ is not necessarily limited to cold hardiness but given the consensus of opinion on climate change, drought hardiness may also be applicable. Conservation and propagation of hardy plants are also an appropriate focus.

Notes for applicants

  1. These grants are designed to provide a small element of financial support for college and university students, or during project work as a post-graduate.
  2. The application must be supported by a supervising member of academic staff.
  3. The Hardy Plant Society is aware that much project and study, at any academic level, will be enriched by greater access for students to herbaria, specialist institutions/gardens/libraries and possibly National Collections and overseas study areas. Therefore one of its targets is the provision of funds to support travel and subsistence to locations away from their home institutions. The value of these grants will normally be between £200 and £500 per applicant, exceptionally £700.
  4. The Hardy Plant Society would normally expect materials and equipment for project work to be available within the college but where there are good reasons where this is not the case an application for funding for materials and equipment can be made. The value of these grants will normally be £500, exceptionally £700, but this can be supplemented by funds from other sources.
  5. For Project work, the successful applicant will be expected to send a short report to the HPS. This may simply be a copy of the college report after grading, or a separate document. In appropriate cases the HPS may wish to publish the outcomes of the project work which it supports by, for example, including a suitable report in ‘The Hardy Plant’, the journal of the HPS. Please note that the application form allows institutions to accept this or to decline it.
  6. The successful applicant will be given free membership of the HPS for the year in which the work takes place, (depending upon the calendar this may be longer than one year).
  7. Given the multiple variations upon the traditional college year and the diversity of modular schemes now available the Kenneth Black Bursary Scheme does not have submission deadlines. Applications will be considered at any time during the year and on their own merit. A decision will normally be made within four weeks of application.
  8. An application form (which can be photocopied) is available from The Administrator, Mrs Pam Adams, The Hardy Plant Society, Little Orchard, Great Comberton, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 3DP, or by following the link below.
Application Form
Word format

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