Congratulations to our members receiving support from the APS Foundation​​

Additional names will be added throughout the year once finalized. Funding opportunities are made possible through the generous donations from our members. ​

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2024 Foundation Grantees

Books for the World

Helps scientists, educators, extension personnel, and other agriculturalists in developing countries acquire educational materials from APS PRESS. 

Browning Plant Medicine & Health Grant

Provides travel support to APS graduate student members majoring in the Doctor of Plant Medicine or the Doctor of Plant Health to attend and present at a professional society meeting.

• Samodya Jayasinghe, Washington State University
  

French-Monar Latin American Grant

Provides financial support to an APS Student or Early Career Member to attend the 2024 APS Caribbean Division Meeting.

• Andrea Muñoz-Ramirez, University of Puerto Rico

Global Experience Program​

This fund provides support to APS members working with scientists and extension personnel in developing countries in training and outreach efforts. ​

• To be announced

John & Ann Niederhauser Endowment (JANE) International Cooperation Research Grant​

Supports international cooperation related to research on and management of plant diseases between a person or institution in the U.S. and a person or institution outside the U.S. with funding priority to developing economy countries. ​

• Alfredo Diaz-Lara, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico

The APS Office of Private Sector Relations (OPSR), with support from APS Foundation, sponsors two Plant Pathology Experiential grants to promote career and research de​​velopment experience and opportunities​ with organizations classified within industry and/or government. ​

• Megan Buland, University of Kentucky
  

• Department of Plant Pathology & Crop Physiology (PPCP), Louisiana State University 
  

Raymond J. Tarleton Student Fellowship

This fund provides support to plant pathology graduate students for expenses related to their research, equipment, education, and skills development.

• Dhirendra Niroula, Montana State University

Steven C. Nelson Early Career Development Fellowship​
Fellowship​ provides support of activities that enhance the educational and professional development of APS members how are either MS and PhD students and postdoctoral scholars ​in plant pathology.​​

Ashley C. Nelson​
Graduate Student Researcher
North Dakota State University
Friesen Lab, Plant Pathology Dept.

Plant Health 2024 Symposia for APS Student and Early Career Members

I.E. Melhus Graduate Student Symposium

This fund supports up to five APS Graduate Student members to present at the Melhus student symposium at Plant Health 2024​.

• ​Vinicius Castelli Garnica, North Carolina State University
  
• Kathleen Kanaley, Cornell University
• Isabella Magna Yannuzzi, Cornell University
• Brenden Lane, Purdue University
• Jacobo Robledo Buritica, Univeristy of Florida
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Schroth Faces of the Future Symposium 

This fund supports four APS Early Career members to present in a specific area of plant pathology research in the "Faces of the Future" symposium held at Plant Health 2024.

Student Travel Grants to Plant Health 2024

Student Travel Grants 
Fund supports 30 APS student members to present and attend Plant Health 2024.​

To be announced

The Indian P​hytopathology​​ Society Student Travel Grant​

​This fund encourages plant pathology students residing in India, who are members of The Indian Phytopathology Society, to attend the APS Annual Meeting or other APS sanctioned meeting if deemed appropriate by IPS and APS Foundation Board.​

Irtifa Lateef

SKUAST-Kashmir, India

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