[Plsugs] 2019 SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY - $4000 Garden Club of America 'Award in Desert Studies'

[Quist, Tanya M - (tquist)]

Any student with interest in public gardens and arid studies should consider the opportunity described below to define and obtain a paid internship with a local public garden or arboretum for summer 2019.

See below and attached for more information on this internship opportunity.

I am the Assistant Director of for Landscape Design and Care at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.  I am also the administrator for the Garden Club of America (GCA) annual Award in Desert Studies  https://www.dbg.org/scholarships .This $4,000 annual award is in the form of a summer internship or research funding for advanced undergraduates as well as graduate students, to promote the study of horticulture, conservation and design in arid landscapes.   The awards purpose is to give students an opportunity to apply their course study knowledge in a public garden setting while working with garden professionals at a public garden of their choice.  This is the seventh year that I have helped administer the award, and the first six years have been tremendously successful for the DBG, other public gardens, and for the students involved.  However, our challenge has been how to effectively get the word out that this opportunity exists, and can exist for students in public gardens other than the Desert Botanical Garden community.  So far we have had the most success recruiting local students from our nearby university, but our hope is to make sure that this opportunity is available to any student interested in the study of horticulture, conservation and design in arid landscapes, not just the local students in Phoenix.   I have identified your organization as a possible fit for student participation and would love to have your help in promoting this opportunity in connecting students and public gardens with a focus on arid studies.

I can tell you from my experience that this is a wonderful opportunity to recruit emerging talent to your institution and I hope that you are able to help with recruitment.   The key is to connect interested students with public gardens to create an internship opportunity that is both beneficial for the student and the garden.  This requires the pairing up of a university student with a public garden in proximity to one another.  If your institution or garden already have these connections then simply making the parties aware of this opportunity is what I am asking for your assistance with.

The deadline for student applications this year is two months away on January 15, 2019, so I am hoping that you can get back with me as soon as possible so that we can work together to generate interest for this year.  Please feel free to forward this information to other interested gardens, universities, or students.  If there is a more appropriate person to contact within your organization please let me know.  Establishing these contacts this year will help me, as well as your garden, to ensure that this award gets the attention that it needs now and for the future.  Additional information is enclosed.

I look forward to hearing back from you and welcome any and all questions

Thanks again!

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Kenny Zelov
Assistant  Director for Landscape Design and Care

P: 480.481.8162 | m: 480.384.0475 | kzelov at dbg.org<mailto:kzelov at dbg.org>

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