The Trust awards grants from £100 to around £4,000.
Grants are available for projects in the areas of:
o Botany with a strong horticultural element.
o Gardening, and/or
o Horticulture.
Please note that the Trust (which shouldn't be confused with the Staley Smith Horticultural Trust in the United States) does not maintain a website for UK applicants. Further information is, however, available on the Charity Commission website.
The first step in the application process is a letter of application, followed by a full proposal if invited to apply.
Further information is available on the Trust’s website.
Application deadlines for 2021 are:
1. Monday 15 February for the April meeting of the Trust, and
2. Sunday 15 August for the October meeting of the Trust.
Contact details for the Trust are:
Dr David Rae
The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
Royal Botanic Garden
20 Inverleith Row
Edinburgh
EH3 5LR
Tel: 0131 248 2844
Email: d.rae(at)rbge.org.uk