mpg bursary report guidelines
BURSARIES AWARDED FOR TRIPS/EVENTS
MPG Bursary reports are usually for publication on the MPG website following the recipient’s trip/event.
This type of report needs to be factual and interesting to a broad spectrum of readers and contain eye catching visuals.
This type of report needs to be factual and interesting to a broad spectrum of readers and contain eye catching visuals.
Reports should contain:
• Trip/ event title, date, location, name of Bursary recipient (report author)
• Bulleted aims and objectives of the bursary recipient
• Reports should be at least 1500 – 2500 words and may include plant lists. Reports on the website written by horticulturists such as Crete 2014 can be referred to as an example.
• Photographs, diagrams, maps, links to video clips (any/all that are relevant to trip/event) – captions
• Bulleted aims and objectives of the bursary recipient
• Reports should be at least 1500 – 2500 words and may include plant lists. Reports on the website written by horticulturists such as Crete 2014 can be referred to as an example.
• Photographs, diagrams, maps, links to video clips (any/all that are relevant to trip/event) – captions
Reports should be:
• Carefully checked and edited before submission and follow botanical nomenclature protocol
• Created as a Word document or if using another word processor saved in RTF or TXT format
• Should not use any special formatting such as bullets, bold or italic unless required for accurate plant naming - just simple text divided into paragraphs
• Photos/maps etc should be attached , separately, in JPG format with captions - don't include them in the text except perhaps as thumbnails to indicate where you would like them placed - although note that the position may change during the subsequent editing process to make the document suitable for the web
• Submitted no later than 1 calendar month after returning from the trip/event by e-mail to mpag.website@gmail.com with a copy to the bursary committee chairman, Cathy Rollinson
• A printed copy will not be required
• Created as a Word document or if using another word processor saved in RTF or TXT format
• Should not use any special formatting such as bullets, bold or italic unless required for accurate plant naming - just simple text divided into paragraphs
• Photos/maps etc should be attached , separately, in JPG format with captions - don't include them in the text except perhaps as thumbnails to indicate where you would like them placed - although note that the position may change during the subsequent editing process to make the document suitable for the web
• Submitted no later than 1 calendar month after returning from the trip/event by e-mail to mpag.website@gmail.com with a copy to the bursary committee chairman, Cathy Rollinson
• A printed copy will not be required
Please note that:
• if a bursary report is used or published elsewhere in part, or as a whole, MPG should be credited with granting the bursary and a link to the report on the MPG website should be added
• Extracts from the report may also be used on Social Media with a link to the full report on the web
• A separate note should be provided for the committee stating whether the bursary recipient felt his/her aims and objectives were achieved and whether there were extra/surprising outcomes
• An educational element in the report will be particularly appreciated
• Extracts from the report may also be used on Social Media with a link to the full report on the web
• A separate note should be provided for the committee stating whether the bursary recipient felt his/her aims and objectives were achieved and whether there were extra/surprising outcomes
• An educational element in the report will be particularly appreciated