Awarded annually by the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, on the recommendation of the Chair of the Department of Biology, to a deserving graduate student enrolled in a Biology program who is studying in the area of plant biology or Botany and is in need of financial assistance to continue his/her studies. Recipients will demonstrate financial need, must be Canadian Citizens or permanent residents of Canada (landed immigrant or a protected person), and must meet OSAP’s Ontario Residency requirements. Donor: Department of Biology and friends of the Hibiscus Millennium Project. Endowed 1999. Revised 2009.