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Research on Colorado Native Plants
Apply by February 15
Dr. John W. Marr, Professor of Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder, founded the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Ecology at that institution and was the first president of the Colorado Native Plant Society. Marr grants support research on Colorado native plants.
Education on Colorado Native Plants
Apply by February 1 or August 1
CoNPS Mission grants support the development of educational materials, programs, projects or events to inform people about Colorado native plants. Mission grants may also be awarded for native plant research that does not overlap with work funded by Marr and Steinkamp grants.
Work on Rare Colorado Native Plants
Apply by February 15
Myrna Steinkamp was a founding CoNPS member whose years of work on behalf of the Society included helping with both editions of the Society’s publication, Rare Plants of Colorado. Steinkamp grants support work on Colorado native plants that are rare or of conservation concern.
Undergraduate Research on Colorado Native Plants
Apply by October 1
Alice Eastwood was a pioneering Canadian American botanist who taught at Denver’s East High School for over a decade. One or two scholarships for $475 (her annual salary as a teacher at East High School) support research by undergraduates on Colorado native plants.