Grants/Scholarships


Information for Grant and Scholarship Seekers

The Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund) is an international philanthropic organization that identifies projects and programs to advance knowledge in the field of arboriculture and urban forestry for the benefit of people, trees and the environment. We promote research-based tree care for current and future generations.
To this end, the foundation seeks to address the broad needs of arboriculture through grants in support of the following program categories:

  • Root and Soil Management
  • Planting and Establishment
  • Plant Health Care
  • Risk Assessment and Worker Safety
  • Technology Transfer
  • Urban Forestry
  • Arboriculture Education
  • Scholarships

Request for proposals:
The TREE Fund is pleased to announce the following application deadlines for its 2008 Grant Program

2008 Winter/Spring Cycle

May 1, 2008 – Applications for the following grants and scholarships are due in the TREE Fund office (711 E. Roosevelt Rd., Wheaton, IL 60187) by 5:00 p.m. Central Time.

The Hyland R. Johns Grant Program
Arboriculture Education Program Grant
Robert Felix Memorial Scholarship

2008 Summer/Fall Cycle

November 1, 2008 – Applications for “seed funding” through the John Z. Duling Grant Program are due in the TREE Fund office (711 E. Roosevelt Rd., Wheaton, IL 60187) by 5:00 p.m. Central Time.

Applications received after the above mentioned deadlines will not be accepted. Additionally, applicants should note that only one application per organization may be submitted to the TREE Fund within a calendar year.

Application Information and Eligibility

  • Before applying for a grant, carefully read Grant Guidelines on our website at www.treefund.org.
  • Grant Guidelines and an application are available on the www.treefund.org website.
  • Applications that do not contain all the requested information may be denied.

Application Questions: Please contact M. Janet Bornancin, Executive Director, with questions concerning the grant programs, the application process, as well as program category selection at (630) 221-8127 (ext. 256) or jbornancin@treefund.org.