The American Public Gardens Association Annual Conference is an excellent forum for scholarly development. Attendance at the APGA Annual Conference will enable you to disseminate information about your teaching, research, and/or extension programs in public horticulture; to learn from the conference seminars, workshops, and tours; and to network with other professionals from universities and public gardens. APGA and Longwood Gardens are committed to the scholarship and the profession of public horticulture and, thus, have partnered to offer six University Faculty Travel Grants this year. An application form is available here as well as on the Awards page of the website.

The Grant
The Travel Grant is for attendance at the 2008 APGA Annual Conference in Pasadena, California, June 22-26, 2008. The Travel Grant covers the conference registration fee (a $525 value), in-conference tours and dinners (a $150 value), one year's individual membership in APGA (a $60 value), and up to $1500 of eligible travel, lodging, meal, and pre-conference expenses for a total value of $2235.

Selection
The selection process is competitive, and a selection committee will review all complete application packets received by the deadline. Grant recipients will be notified by April 15, 2008.

Application Packet
Any full-time college/university faculty member is eligible to apply. The application packet must include:

1. Completed and signed application form
2. Personal responses to the questions at the bottom of the form
3. Letter of support from your department head or dean (limited to one page on letterhead)
4. Photo of applicant (B/W or color head shot)
5. Biographical sketch (250 words or less)

Deadline
Application packet must be received no later than March 15, 2008, via one of the following modes:
Email: dneedham@longwoodgardens.org
Fax: 610-388-2908
Mail: Dr. Douglas Needham
Education Department Head
Longwood Gardens
PO Box 501
Kennett Square, PA 19348-0501 USA

Questions
Call Madeline Quigley at APGA, 302-655-7100 x 17.