RHS Bursary opportunity study in USA
There is a terrific opportunity for a student or graduate horticulturist, plant scientist or environmentalist, to undertake a fully funded RHS internship in the USA, starting in September 2016.
The RHS/GCA Interchange Fellowship Programme, applications for which are due by the end of October, is a fully funded programme open to high-calibre British university graduates, (or final-year students), with a degree in horticulture, landscape architecture, botany, plant sciences or environmental studies, and to exceptional British student horticulturists looking for an opportunity to learn about American horticultural practices.
The programme offers a fantastic opportunity to undertake either:
12-month highly structured, stimulating and exciting practical internship in ornamental horticulture at Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania, or
The first year of a post-graduate course in any field related to horticulture, landscape architecture, plant sciences or environmental studies at an American university.
Student horticulturists without a degree may only apply for the Longwood option.
The deadline for applications is 31 October 2015, with interviews carried out at our HQ in London in mid-November. The successful candidate would be expected to start his/her programme in September 2016.
A previous Interchange Fellow, Alex Summers (a former Kew Diploma Trainee), on finishing his internship at Longwood, secured a job as Glasshouse Supervisor at Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Alex, who is also now a Member of the RHS Tender Ornamental Plant Committee, said:
The opportunity to work in the USA and experience horticulture as an international industry has proved to be both personally and professionally rewarding. It provided a different perspective to the training gained in the UK and this has been of great benefit in my current position.
Full details are on the RHS website:
www.rhs.org.uk/education-learning/bursaries-grants/rhs-and-gca-interchange-fellowshipor please telephone Rowena Wilson, RHS Bursaries Administrator on 01483 479719 for more information. If you know of anyone suitable for the Interchange Fellowship, please also ask them to telephone Rowena or email rowenawilson@rhs.org.uk.
N. B RHS Bursaries fund horticultural projects both abroad and in the UK and are aimed at broadening skills, increasing knowledge and enhancing career opportunities.
Full details about how to apply for a bursary, which projects can receive funding, and reports from past recipients are all available on the RHS website at
www.rhs.org.uk/Education-Learning/Bursaries-grants/Applying-for-a-bursary and the RHS welcomes applications the next deadline for a Bursary Application is 15th December 2015.
