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Administration => Notice Board => Topic started by: Maggi Young on January 22, 2015, 02:50:46 PM
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SRGC EXPLORATION AWARDS
SRGC Exploration Awards were set up in 1985 to award grants to help finance projects or trips pertaining to rock garden plants. Feedback in the form of articles, talks, photographs etc., is appreciated. Recipients of grants need not necessarily be members of the SRGC.
Anyone wishing to apply to the SRGC for an Exploration grant for an expedition in 2015 or early 2016 should submit their application prior to 1st March 2015.
Application forms are available by email : findhorncarol@icloud.com
Criteria for Award of SRGC Exploration Grants: download HERE (http://files.srgc.net/fund/SRGCExplorationAwardCriteriaOctober2017.pdf) - updated October 2017
Contributions to the Fund are always welcome and would enable us to offer more support.
Any donations should be sent to the Treasurer, Mr Richard Green,
Cedar Cottage, Balfron Station, Glasgow G63 0SQ
On this page (http://www.srgc.net/site/index.php/extensions/grants) you will find details of the SRGC Exploration Fund Grants and also a note about the SRGC's association with the British Exploring Society for student bursaries.
That page also has all details of the SRGC Diana Aitchison Student Study Grants
Exploration Grant recipient's report:
For a report on his trip to the Baglung, Rukum and Dolpa regionsdistricts of North-west Nepal in 2014 by by Alan Elliott, who received an exploration grant from the SRGC click HERE (http://files.srgc.net/fund/AlanElliottBRDExplorationreport2014.pdf)
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News from the Exploration Fund Committee :
SRGC Exploration Grants
in 2017 there are two application deadlines - 28 February and 15 NovemberApplication forms are available by clicking HERE (http://files.srgc.net/fund/SRGC-ExpAwardsAppForm2019.pdf)
Completed Forms should be sent to
Carol Shaw : findhorncarol@icloud.com
or, by post, to Carol Shaw Delft Cottage, Dyke, Forres IV36 2TF
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Exploration Fund Grants awarded 2016 :
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Donations to this fund are always welcome - please send to SRGC Treasurer, Richard Green, Cedar Cottage, Balfron Station, Glasgow G63 0SQ
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It is not likely that too many members - at least in Europe - will be growing Proteas but of course others have more amenable climates for such plants. Robbie Blackhall-Miles FLS is working in Wales on the study of such plants and hopes to discover in time that more are able to be grown in the UK than was previously imagined.
Robbie was in receipt of an SRGC Exploration Grant to help with an expedition to South Africa - you can read his article in the International Rock Gardener (IRG) #80 of August 2016 - HERE (http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2016Aug251472126130IRG_August_80.pdf) - also contains much more, of course !
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It is not likely that too many members - at least in Europe - will be growing Proteas but of course others have more amenable climates for such plants. Robbie Blackhall-Miles FLS is working in Wales on the study of such plants and hopes to discover in time that more are able to be grown in the UK than was previously imagined.
Robbie was in receipt of an SRGC Exploration Grant to help with an expedition to South Africa - you can read his article in the International Rock Gardener (IRG) #80 of August 2016 - HERE (http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2016Aug251472126130IRG_August_80.pdf) - also contains much more, of course !
See a compilation of South African Protaceae 2015 from Robbie Here :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PL-wc2jD2U&feature=share (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PL-wc2jD2U&feature=share)
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SRGC EXPLORATION AWARDS
The Exploration Fund was set up in 1985 to award grants to help finance projects or trips pertaining to rock garden plants. Feedback in the form of articles, talks, photographs etc., is appreciated. Recipients of grants need not necessarily be members of the SRGC.
SRGC Exploration Grants
In 2017 there will be 2 application deadlines - 28 February and 15 November.
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Sarah Rose Carlton is on a plant exploration trip, helped by an Scottish Rock Garden Club grant : "#Kyrgyzstan #plantexpedition looking for bulbs and having the time of my life! Thank you #SRGC #St Andrews Botanic Garden"
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More photos from Sarah Rose Carlton from Kyrgyzstan -
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Fritillaria sewerzowii
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variation in Iris kolpakowskiana
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From Sarah Rose Carlton "Spent 5 days lacerating my arms and legs climbing mountain sides to find this guy. Here he is, Fritillaria ferganensis, in Kyrgyzstan!"
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See a compilation of South African Protaceae 2015 from Robbie Here :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PL-wc2jD2U&feature=share (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PL-wc2jD2U&feature=share)
An update from Robbie Blackhall-Miles - "Very pleased to say Ben & I have been awarded the The Royal Horticultural Society Bursaries prize for our trip report from our #SouthAfrica adventure in 2015. The trip was made with RHS and SRGC grant funding. "
http://www.blackhalls.co.uk/rhs-bursaries-award-prize-winner-2016/ (http://www.blackhalls.co.uk/rhs-bursaries-award-prize-winner-2016/)
Congratulations!
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SRGC exploration grants made Spring 2017
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Criteria for Award of SRGC Exploration Grants: download HERE (http://files.srgc.net/fund/SRGCExplorationAwardCriteriaOctober2017.pdf) - updated October 2017
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From Liz Mills :
2018 Applications for Exploration Awards
Please note that the deadlines for applications in 2018 are 15 March and 15 November. The Committee Secretary, Carol Shaw, is currently in hospital with poor internet access. My recent e-mails have been returned as undeliverable so I suspect her Inbox is now full.
Carol’s husband, David, has been forwarding applications to me and I have acknowledged all those that I have received. If you have not received an acknowledgment from me, please send your application again to: liz.saline@hotmail.co.uk And if you have not yet sent in your application please send it to this address before 15 March.
Please accept my apologies for any confusion and any problems this has caused you.
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Exploration Awards made by SRGC in 2018
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There's more help out there than is sometimes imagined.....RHS funding News - via HortNews ( https://mailchi.mp/actpub/hortnews-your-horticulture-update-nbusszxy47-1223653 (https://mailchi.mp/actpub/hortnews-your-horticulture-update-nbusszxy47-1223653) )
RHS funding available to modern day plant hunters
The RHS has made more than £100,000 available to gardening professionals and keen amateurs who want to combine worldwide travel and horticultural learning this year.
The funding, which comprises a series of bursaries and will see around 100 applicants receive amounts ranging between £200 to £3,000, is intended to grow the UK’s horticultural skills and knowledge. This might include – at home or abroad – the study of a particular plant or growing technique, conference attendance or help funding a voluntary work placement.
A fellowship programme also offers one applicant an all-expenses paid opportunity to study at an American University or gain practical experience at Pennsylvania’s botanical Longwood Gardens.
Previous recipients of RHS funding have investigated unique flora in Korea’s Demilitarised Zone, researched plants in the Caucasus Mountains and followed in the footsteps of famed horticulturist Harold Comber in Tasmania.
Chris Moncrieff, Head of Horticultural Relations, said: “Hundreds of people have already benefitted from RHS funding; supporting their professional careers, confirming their passion for gardening and bolstering the UK’s horticultural know how. There’s still much to be explored so we’re encouraging anyone with a passion for plants to apply.”
The next round of funding applications closes on 30th September. More information is available at www.rhs.org.uk/bursaries (http://www.rhs.org.uk/bursaries)
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SRGC Exploration Awards - new application form .....
Application forms are available by clicking HERE (http://files.srgc.net/fund/SRGC-ExpAwardsAppForm2019.pdf)
Completed Forms should be sent to
Carol Shaw : findhorncarol@icloud.com
or, by post, to Carol Shaw Delft Cottage, Dyke, Forres IV36 2TF
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Next deadline to apply for a grant from the SRGC Exploration Fund is 15th November 2019.
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EXPLORATION AWARDS
The following awards have been made so far this year:
• Craig Huggan to study the autumn flower of South West China - £1250
• Matt Edwards to study the autumn flowers of South West China - £1250
• Garry Mentanko to explore the flora and habitats in the Lofoten Island, Norway - £350
• Jens Nielsen to retrace Farrer’s 1915 expedition at the boundary of the Chinese provinces of Qinghai and Gansu - £1,250
The deadline for applications for awards in the next financial year is 15 November 2019 and 31 March 2020. The application form and award criteria can be found at srgc.net/site/index.php/extensions/grants or by contacting the Award Committee Secretary (findhorncarol@icloud.com 01309 641405).
Contributions for awards are always welcome as they enable us to offer more support. Donations should be sent to the Treasurer: Richard Green (Cedar Cottage, Balfron Station, Glasgow G63 0SQ, United Kingdom treasurer@srgc.net).
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EXPLORATION AWARDS - AUTUMN 2019
The SRGC set up Exploration Awards in 1985 to give grants to help finance projects or trips pertaining to rock garden plants. Feedback from recipients such as articles, talks, and photographs is appreciated. Recipients of grants need not necessarily be members of the SRGC.
The latest recipients of Exploration Awards are as follows: Sarah CARLTON for a botanical exploration to Tajikistan £1,000 Petra PALKOVA for a botanical exploration to Tajikistan £1,000
Application form and awards criteria can be downloaded from srgc.net/site/index.php/extensions/grants or by contacting the Fund Secretary: Carol SHAW, 01309 641405, findhorncarol@icloud.com.
Donations for awards are always welcome. Contributions should be sent to the Treasurer: Richard GREEN, Cedar Cottage, Balfron Station, Glasgow, G63 OSQ, 01360 440701, treasurer@srgc.net.
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Please note that during the Coronavirus crisis no applications will be considered until future notice.
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EXPLORATION AWARDS - SPRING 2020
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the subsequent lockdown the committee didn’t
feel able to make any awards in April. The two applications we received will be
considered at our November meeting.
The next deadline for receipt of applications for Exploration Awards is Sunday
15th November 2020. Application form and awards criteria can be downloaded
from srgc.net/site/index.php/extensions/grants or by contacting the Fund
Secretary: Carol SHAW, 01309 641405, findhorncarol@icloud.com.
Donations for awards are always welcome. Contributions should be sent to the
Treasurer: Richard GREEN, Cedar Cottage, Balfron Station, Glasgow, G63 OSQ,
01360 440701, treasurer@srgc.net.