Jack Kimmel International Grant Program
Jack Kimmel International Grant Program supports researchers working primarily outside the United States, funding arboriculture and urban forestry research to address the arboriculture community’s needs.
Funder: Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund
Due Dates: September 1, 2026 (LOI) | October 15, 2026 (Full submission) | Mid-to-late December 2026 (Award notification)
Funding Amounts: Up to $10,000 per project, completed within one to two years
Summary: Supports arboriculture and urban forestry research conducted primarily outside the United States to address the arboriculture community’s needs.
Key Information: Only applicants with an approved Letter of Intent may submit a full application.
Description
The Jack Kimmel International Grant Program supports arboriculture and urban forestry researchers whose work is primarily outside the United States. TREE Fund administers the program, with the Canadian TREE Fund participating in proposal evaluation. It honors Jack Kimmel, former Director of Parks for the City of Toronto, and his 46 years of leadership to the International Society of Arboriculture and its Ontario chapter.
The program welcomes qualitative and quantitative research across a broad range of academic and technical disciplines. Projects are assessed for their value to the arboriculture community. Recent awards have supported urban tree health and climate resilience, urban mangrove health indicators, termite effects on tree growth and pathogen resilience, plant hydraulic systems, and mature trees’ responses to root pruning.
