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Student Research Grants

The American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) is pleased to solicit applications for an AHS Student Research Grant from graduate or undergraduate students or faculty/staff using daylilies (plant genus Hemerocallis) as experimental organisms in original research project. A typical grant award to successful candidate(s) is no more than $5,000 for the calendar year; this figure might be increased for some projects. Two (2) renewals of the grant may be made for a total of three years of support, based on submission of a satisfactory annual report in September of each year. A contract will be written and an article for publication in The Daylily Journal will be required before the final installment is paid. The American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) does not cover indirect costs for research grant proposals. It is our intention that all money granted should go directly to the specific research project funded. AHS financial support must be cited in any publications resulting from the grant. All aspects of scientific research on Hemerocallis will be considered. Fundamental areas of investigation are encouraged; examples are:

Banded chromosome preparations
Gene mapping
Fine structural studies of vegetative or reproductive parts
Microscopic analysis of the ontogeny of flower scapes in the crown
Effect of various hormones on plant growth and formation of proliferations on scapes

Likewise, practical areas of study are encouraged, such as:

Hardiness of various cultivars in different climatic zones
Use of microtubule degradants (e.g., trifluralin, oryzalin, amiprophosmethyl) to produce polyploids
Seed dormancy factors
Pests and diseases (e.g., crown rot, spring sickness, bulb mites, gall midge, daylily rust).

Interested candidates should submit an outline of the research project describing background, goals, techniques and a budget. Students should send letters of recommendation from the candidate's departmental chairperson and his/her thesis adviser/supervisor. Student research will be given priority but all proposals will be given serious consideration.

Applications should be sent to:

Patricia Loveland, Scientific Studies Chair
7665 NW McDonald Circle
Corvallis, OR 97330 U.S.A.
541-745-5496
lovelanp@peak.org

Proposals received will be evaluated at one of two possible times each year, with deadlines for each period currently April 1 and September 1.

Recently Funded Research Grants

1. "Proposal for a project to investigate control measures for the Hemerocallis Gall Midge", Andrew Halstead of the Royal Horticultural Society. 2008-2010, $4,500. The project is more fully described on the RHS web site.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Science/Plant-pests/Projects/A-pesticide-control-for-the
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2."Dips, drenches and foliar applications of fungicides for management of daylily rust in field plantings", James W. Buck of the University of Georgia Horticulture Department. 2010, $3,000. Results from study were published in: Dong, W.B. and Buck, James W. 2011. Report on the AHS-funded study of dips, drenches and foliar applications of fungicides for management of daylily rust. The Daylily Journal 66:10-12.

3. “Characterization of daylily (Hemerocallis sp.) transcriptome using GS-FLX 454 pyrosequencing”, Neal Stewart (PI), Gisele Schoene and Yanhui Peng, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. 2011-2012, $3,000.00.

Mabel Matthews Scholarship

General Terms of the Mabel Matthews Scholarship
• The scholarship amount will be announced each year and will be based on the interest on the balance of funds in the endowment account, and donations that are made to the fund. For 2011, the amount available will be $2,500.
• The scholarship may be awarded to a maximum of two individuals each year.
• In the event a scholarship is not awarded in a given year, the funds will be eligible for the following year.
• Eligible to any AHS members (no age requirement) with three or more years of membership.
• Eligible for AHS members seeking a bachelor degree or postgraduate degree in any college or university to include on-line entities, provided it is accredited in the applicant’s chosen field.
• While the scholarship is without restriction to a specific field of study, preference will be given to horticulture, botany, chemistry, and landscape architecture.
• An applicant must demonstrate service to an AHS club or at an AHS regional level.
• The scholarship shall be given annually, subject to the selection of an eligible applicant.
• The recipient must maintain a grade point equivalent of 3.0 based on 4.0 system.
• The scholarship may be given to an individual recipient for up to a maximum of six years.

Download the application form HERE.

AHS Bertie Ferris Youth Scholarship Guidelines 2012

The year 2009, the AHS is offering two $1000 Scholarships.

1. Applicants will be AHS youth members in good standing and with two consecutive years in the AHS.

2. Applicants will be graduating seniors in High School with a 2.9 GPA entering colleges, universities or technical schools.

3. Their course of studies must be in Horticulture, Botany, Plant Physiology and other plant sciences.

4. Each applicant will fill out application available from the Youth Committee Chairman, and mail back to the chairman by or on March 31 of the year the scholarships are to be given.

5. The applicants are required to write a letter giving the reasons they are applying for the scholarship.

6. The AHS Youth Committee would review the applications and vote for the winning candidate(s). The AHS Youth Committee will make the final decision.

7. Before making a decision, the AHS Youth Committee would check on the validity of the Youth membership.

8. The names of the winner(s) will be announced at the National Convention and published in The Daylily Journal and the Youth News.

9. Money will be sent directly to the winner's college, university or technical school.

Contact the AHS Youth Chairman: Kathy D’Alessandro, 2076 Silo Lane, East Greenville, PA 18041 youth@daylilies.org if you need more information or have questions.

Click here to get the AHS Youth Scholarship Form in .pdf format

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