2025 - BSA Public Policy Award

The BSA Public Policy Committee invites applications annually for the BSA Public Policy Award. This award supports early-career botanical scientists to attend a Virtual Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC.

This award covers registration expenses for two early-career botanists to attend the Congressional Advocacy Event, held April 28-30, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Award winners will also be featured in the Plant Science Bulletin and on the BSA web page.

For more information on the award, and what to include in the application, click here.

Eligibility

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