BSA Public Policy Award

The BSA Public Policy Award supports early-career botanical scientists to attend the Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC. The award covers registration expenses for two early-career botanists and includes policy and communications training, meetings with Congressional policymakers, and advocacy experience. Award winners are featured in the Plant Science Bulletin and on the BSA website. Congressional Visits Day is hosted by the Biological and Ecological Sciences Coalition and includes training provided by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS).

Registration expenses covered for two recipients; policy and communications training; meetings with Congressional policymakers; feature in the Plant Science Bulletin and on the BSA website.

The award is open to all BSA members, with preference for those in the first two years of a permanent position, postdocs, and students (graduate or undergraduate). Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

Annual application to the BSA Public Policy Committee.