TREE Fund spring grant and scholarship cycle opens

Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund’s (TREE Fund) spring 2024 grant and scholarship application cycle is now open. Three grants (two research and one education) and six scholarships are accepting applications until March 15.

The two research grants, the Utility Arborists Research Fund Grant Program and the Barborinas Family Fund Grant Program, require letters of intent to be submitted by researchers by March 1, with applications due by March 15. The Utility Arborists Research Grant Program focuses on research that is beneficial to utility tree care professionals. The Barborinas Family Fund Grant Program focuses on research within the processes of the nursery industry.

The Ohio Chapter ISA Education Grant Program is an education grant focusing on arboricultural education programs or projects within the state of Ohio. Applications for this grant must be submitted by March 15.

TREE Fund has six scholarships available for undergraduate or high school seniors to apply for students that are interested in pursuing studies and careers in arboriculture. The six scholarships – Bonnie Appleton Memorial Scholarship, Robert Felix Memorial Scholarship, Larry R. Hall Memorial Scholarship, Will Nutter Memorial Scholarship, Fran Ward Women in Arboriculture Scholarship and John Wright Memorial Scholarship, all offer $5000 scholarships to students. Applications for these must be submitted by March 15.

TREE Fund is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support scientific discovery and dissemination of new knowledge in the fields of arboriculture and urban forestry. TREE Fund promotes scientific inquiry designed to benefit commercial, residential, utility and consulting arborists, urban foresters, and other professionals in related fields in their shared work to create, support and sustain vibrant urban canopies. TREE Fund offers nine grants and six scholarships each year.

More information can be found at www.treefund.org.