The Native Plant Society of Texas, Big Bend Chapter, is now accepting applications for the 2025 Patricia Rose Manning Undergraduate Scholarship Award. Two scholarships will be awarded: one for $3,000 and another for $4,000.
The scholarship honors Patty Manning, a longtime grower of native plants in the Big Bend, field botanist, NPSOT member, and co-founder of Twin Sisters Nursery in Alpine.
Eligible applicants must be junior or senior full-time students at Sul Ross State University in Fall 2025, with majors in biology, botany, natural resource conservation, wildlife management, or related fields. Students should be planning a career in Texas native plants or habitat conservation and must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Application Deadline: October 31, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
- Award Date: November 15, 2025
- Application link: tinyurl.com/ymknhjch
- Questions: Email tkennedy071@gmail.com
