2025 Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship
Each year, The Garden Club of America (GCA) and the Center for Plant Conservation together award the Catherine H. Beattie Fellowship to graduate students in biology, horticulture, or a related field with the purpose “to promote conservation of rare and endangered flora in the United States, with preference given to students whose projects focus on the endangered flora of the Carolinas and southeastern United States.” This prestigious fellowship was established to honor Catherine H. Beattie who served as a director and board member of the Garden Club of America — and served as president from 1981 to 1983.
The fellowship provides one annual research grant of up to $4,500, regarded as compensation for work at a botanical garden by the student, who jointly serves the mission of the Center for Plant Conservation and his/her/their curricular studies through the study and conservation of rare and endangered plants.
We are now accepting applications for 2025 fellowships. Please visit CPC’s website for more information about the Beattie Fellowship and detailed application instructions. Applications are due January 31, 2025. Learn more and apply.
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Meet the 2024 Beattie Fellows
Katie Loughran, Appalachian State University
Project: “Data from the Swamp: Uncovering the Genetic Diversity of a Federally Threatened Wetland Species, Swamp Pink (Helonias bullata)”
Data from Loughran’s study of this species will be utilized to inform future management decisions in habitat conservation.
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Anna Wyngaarden, University of Georgia
Project: “Range-wide Population Dynamics of the Federally Endangered Granite Outcrop Endemic, Plantagenaceae Gratiola amphiantha”
Wyngaarden’s work will inform future habitat creation and enhancement for the tiny plant Gratiola amphiantha, commonly known as snorkelwort.
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Zachary Maggard, Eastern Kentucky University
Project: “Microsatellite Development and Population Genetics of Harrisia aboriginum”
Maggard will identify a genetic profile of this endangered native cactus that will provide important information for re-establishment and breeding.
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Please visit CPC’s website for more information about the Beattie Fellowship and detailed application instructions. Applications are due January 31, 2025. Learn more and apply.
