2027 Herb Society of America Research Grant
Offered by The Herb Society of America
About this scholarship
The 2027 Herb Society of America Research Grant provides up to $10,000 for a small, self-contained project that advances knowledge and use of herbs. Eligible proposals may investigate horticultural, scientific, medicinal, or historical dimensions of herbs, but the project must define an herb as useful for flavoring, medicine, economic, industrial, or cosmetic purposes and show potential to add significant knowledge to the field. The Society accepts applications only from January 1 through January 31, 2027; this corrects the later date shown in commercial directories. Applicants create a single PDF proposal following the official instructions and email it to research.grants@herbsociety.org. The package includes a project title, specific aims, background and significance, preliminary studies, detailed research design and methods, an itemized budget with justification, a one-year timeline, a dissemination plan, citations, and a current curriculum vitae of no more than two pages for each principal investigator. Permitted costs include investigator compensation, professional or technical help, and research supplies. Tuition, textbooks, conference costs, durable equipment, private garden development, research-site travel, and indirect costs are not allowed. Awardees must include midterm and final reports in the timeline, prepare a report for an HSA publication, and write an 800-word blog post sharing results.
Eligibility
- Propose research that advances knowledge or use of herbs in a horticultural, scientific, medicinal, or historical context
- Define the herb studied as useful for flavoring, medicine, economic, industrial, or cosmetic purposes
- Design a small, self-contained project that can be completed within one calendar year
- Prepare one PDF proposal containing every section required by the official application instructions
- Provide a current curriculum vitae of no more than two pages for each principal investigator
- Exclude tuition, textbooks, conference expenses, durable equipment, private garden development, research-site travel, and indirect costs from the requested budget
- Include midterm and final reports, publication reporting, and an 800-word HSA blog post in the dissemination plan
- Email the complete application to research.grants@herbsociety.org between January 1 and January 31, 2027