The Torrey Botanical Society provides an annual grant to fund a symposium that advances the dissemination of botanical knowledge.
Number of Awards: 1
Amount: $1,000
Eligibility: Individuals who are members of the Society
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Application Deadline: January 15, 2026
Application Requirements:
A description of the symposium and its importance,
A list of proposed speakers and their topics
Current C.V.s of the symposium organizers
Formatting Guidelines:
Times New Roman, 12-point font
1.5 line-spaced
1-inch margins
For inquiries about the awards or application process, please contact grants@torreybotanical.org.
Previous awardees:
2025
“Field Botany Training Symposium.” Society for Ecological Restoration World Conference in Denver, CO. Maggie Gaddis (Colorado Native Plant Society)
2024
“Recent advances in the megadiverse legume subfamily Papilionoideae – Parts I and II” Rafaela Trad (Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh)
2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
no awards given
2019
“Celebrating 15 years of SERNEC: Where we’ve been, where we are, & where we are going.” Botany 2019 in Tucson, Arizona. Zack E. Murrell and Michael W. Denslow (Appalachian State University)
2018
“The big trees of the Neotropics: Evolution and diversity in the Chrysobalanaceae” XII Congreso Latinoamericano de Botánica in Quito, Ecuador. Ghillean Prance, and Cynthia Sothers (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
2017, 2016, 2015
no awards given
2014
“On models and methods pertaining to plant reproduction” Botany 2014 in Boise, Idaho. Jordan Sinclair (Hokkaido University)
2013
“Speaking of food: connecting basic and applied science” Botany 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Allison Miller, St. Louis University and Toby Kellogg, (University of Missouri-St. Louis)
2012
“Ecological interactions affecting the evolution of plant mating systems: Current research and future directions” Botany 2012, Columbus Ohio. Jordan Sinclair (Wayne State University), Rupesh Kariyat (Pennsylvania State University)
2011
“Advances in plant systematics and population genomics: Applications of next generation techniques” Botany 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri. Ashley Egan (East Carolina University)
2010, 2009, 2008
no award given
2007
“Evolution and diversification in the Sapindales” Botany 2007 in Chicago, Illinois. Susan Pell (Brooklyn Botanic Garden), Allison Miller (St. Louis University)
2006
“Medicinal plants of Southeast Asia: contributions and potential contributions to medicine” Society of Economic Botany meeting, Chiang Mai, Thailand. David Lentz (University of Cincinnati)
2005
“The New England invasive plant summit” , Farmington, MA. Nava M. Tabak.
2004
“Migration, markets, and changing systems of plant use.” the Society of Economic Botany meeting, Canterbury, England. Valerie Imbruce, Angela Steward, and Christine Padoch.
2003
no award given
2002
“Origins, evolution, and conservation of crop plants: A molecular approach” the Society of Economic Botany in Bronx, NY. Timothy Motley, Hugh Cross, and Nyree Zerega (the New York Botanical Garden)
2001
“Asheville Plus 1. How have you implemented the international agenda for botanical gardens in conservation at your Garden? ” American Association of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta Conference in Denver, CO. Steven Clemants (Brooklyn Botanic Garden) and Nicola Ripley (Betty Ford Alpine Garden, Vail, Colorado).
2000
no award given
1999
Biology of the Amaranthaceae-Chenopodiaceae-alliance, held at the 16th International Botanical Congress, St. Louis, MO. Thomas Borsch (Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn), Stephen Clemants (Brooklyn Botanic Garden), and Sergei Mosyakin (M. G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, Ukraine).