The Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund) has opened its Fall 2025 Grant Application Cycle. Starting August 1, the application period closes on October 1 with Letters of Inquiry due by September 15. Full descriptions for each of these grant programs and the application process are available on TREE Fund’s website or by going directly to www.treefund.org/researchgrants.
Fall 2025's total potential grant dollars from this cycle add up to $80,000. TREE Fund passed the $6 Million level for grant making and scholarships after the spring 2025 application period.
“We are looking forward to this round of applications and seeing what new, cutting-edge research is being investigated,” said Dr. Paul Putman, President and CEO of TREE Fund.
Dr. Putman continues:
We have seen an uptick in grant applications over the last few years, which has included some great projects that will provide useful information to arborists and others in the field. While we can’t fund all submitted applications, we know that the volunteers on our Research and Education Committee are tuned in to the needs of the industry and will recommend outstanding projects for funding.
Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund
Grant Programs
- The John Z. Duling Grant Program provides start up or seed funding to support innovative research and technology transfer projects and awards up to $15,000.
- The Jack Kimmel International Grant Program, funded in cooperation with Canadian TREE Fund, provides funding for arboriculture research by applicants working primarily outside the United States and awards up to $10,000.
- The Safe Arborist Techniques Fund Grant Program supports original research that creates a safer work environment for people working in the tree care industry and the general public they serve and awards up to $15,000.
- The Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative and John P. White Grant Program support projects which help arborists and urban foresters communicate the value of trees and urban forests on a global basis through technology transfer and engagement with developers, builders, civil engineers, city planners, elected officials, and other policy makers and awards up to $30,000.
- The Tree and Soil Research Fund Grant Program supports projects with research of interest to the landscape architecture community with a special focus in the area of trees and soils that support them and awards up to $10,000.
