General Eligibility Requirements for Applicants and Projects.

Anyone may apply whose project meets the following criteria:

• The project must concern Maryland native vascular plants, bryophytes, and/or their habitats.
• The project may concern plants or habitats outside Maryland if:
• • The applicant demonstrates that the results of the project will add to the body of knowledge about plants and habitats in Maryland; and
    
  • An appreciable portion of the plant specimens or research sites come from or are located in Maryland.
• The project may concern the effects of invasive non-native plants on Maryland native plants. 
• Following these criteria, projects in a number of different fields and disciplines may be appropriate, for example: botany, ecology, genetics, education, environmental restoration, horticulture, and silviculture.