Category: Grants

2024 INPS Research & Survey Grant Applications are now live!

Students, citizen scientists, and conservation groups are invited to consider applying for an INPS Research Grant for up to $3000 to fund one-year projects.  This grant is for research studies on Illinois native plants such as life history, reproductive biology, demography, genetics, comparative site inventories, or habitat ecology; research on threats to native plants and…
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2023 Research and Survey Grant Awards Announced

We are excited to announce the six recipients of research grants and three recipients of survey grants. Read more about the awardees and their projects.

2023 INPS Research Grant and Survey Grant Applications Now Open!

INPS invites students, independent researchers, and community scientists to consider applying for a $3000 Research Grant. Studies on Illinois native plants, their ecosystems, their pollinators, or impact of threats they face are among the topics that may be scientifically and rigorously pursued. Application deadline is January 31, 2023. Experienced field botanists are invited to apply for…
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2022 Research Grant Awards Announced

The Illinois Native Plant Society is excited to announce its 2022 roster of Research Grant recipients. An interesting variety of projects from different parts of the State will conduct research on Illinois native plants in the field or the lab.

2018 Grant Recipient Publication Announced

Illinois Native Plant Society grant recipients are encouraged to submit their grant-awarded research to scientific peer reviewed publications. We are pleased to announce that 2018 recipient Emily Dangremond, Assistant Professor at Roosevelt University and current President of INPS, will publish her research on Starflower (Trientalis borealis) in Plant Ecology.

Illinois Native Plant Society 2022 Grants Announced

Students, citizen scientists, and conservation groups are invited to consider applying for an INPS Research Grant for up to $2500 to fund one-year projects. The grant is for research-focused studies on Illinois native plants

2021 INPS Research Grants and Survey Grants Announced!

The Illinois Native Plant Society is excited to announce its 2021 roster of Research and Survey Grant recipients. An interesting variety of projects from different parts of the State will conduct research on Illinois native plants in the field or the lab, or will implement field surveys of very rare listed species to provide data to the Illinois Natural Heritage Database.

2021 Grant Awards to be Announced April 2021

2021 Research and Survey Grant Applications are now closed; however, the Program Explanation and Guidelines for both grants are still available for viewing in the Grants section for future reference and for submission of final reports by 2021 grantees.

Illinois Native Plant Society Grant Program Applications Are Now Open

Students, citizen scientists, conservation groups and institutions are alerted to consider applying for an INPS Research Grant for up to $2500 to fund one-year projects. Also, INPS is also excited to continue its new second grant for 2021: the Survey Grant. This grant is for up to $5000.

2020 Research Grant Awards Announced

The Illinois Native Plant Society offers sincere congratulations to the awardees of the 2020 Research Grant Program…