2026 The Charlie O’Neill Grant – Now accepting proposals

The Charlie O’Neill Grant was established in 1993 to honor the late Charlie O’Neill, OC-CNPS President from 1990-1992 and a highly inspirational member of the chapter.

CNPS OC is now accepting proposals for the 2026 Charlie O’Neill Grant. This grant is awarded annually to graduate and undergraduate students planning to conduct field research related to biology, ecology, floristics, taxonomy or ethnobotany of native plants. Applications must be submitted by Friday, February 13, to be considered for funding. 

Awards range from $500 to $1000+ (up to $3,000 total annually) based on the number of suitable applicants and the relative quality and merit of their proposals. Please visit our website HERE, for further details.

2025 Charlie O’Neill Grant Recipients

Mia Manfredi ($1,000) CalBG/Claremont Graduate University
An integrative study examining the disjunct distribution of Salvia funerea M.E. Jones (Death Valley Sage, Lamiaceae)

Charles Boissavy ($1,000) CalBG/Claremont Graduate University
Phylogeny, Taxonomy, Trait Evolution, and Biogeography of the Latifolia clade of Eriogonum

Mahima Dixit ($500) CalBG/Claremont Graduate University
Phylogeny, Phytochemistry, and Taxonomy of Eriogonum subgenus Ganysma with a Focus on the E. deflexum Complex (Polygonaceae)

Chloe Novak ($500) CalBG/Claremont Graduate
A Flora of the Amargosa River Headwaters, Nye County, Nevada