Symposium Award
The Symposium Award supports Torrey Botanical Society members organizing conference symposia that share botanical science and advance the dissemination of knowledge about plants.
Funder: Torrey Botanical Society
Due Dates: January 15, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One $1,000 award annually
Summary: Supports a conference symposium that advances the dissemination of botanical knowledge.
Key Information: Applicants must be individual members of the Torrey Botanical Society; all career stages are eligible.
Description
The Torrey Botanical Society’s Symposium Award provides annual support for a scientific gathering that advances the dissemination of botanical knowledge. The award funds a conference symposium and is open to Society members at any career stage. Its focus is sharing botanical science through focused scientific gatherings.
Past supported symposia have covered plant diversity, evolution, reproduction, systematics, conservation, and plant use. Recent examples include fern diversity in Colombia, field botany training, and advances in the legume subfamily Papilionoideae. Earlier awards supported discussions of plant mating systems, population genomics, medicinal plants, invasive plants, and connections between basic and applied science. Supported events have taken place at botanical congresses and scientific conferences in the United States and internationally.
