he Bartram Trail Conference is now accepting applications for its Fothergill Research Award. One or more fellowships of $500 are awarded annually to an advanced graduate student or recent Ph.D. whose research promises to lead to publication, book, article, dissertation, or other substantive product in studies related to William Bartram. Appropriate areas of scholarship include but are not limited to the natural sciences, history of science, literary studies, journalism, history, biography, archaeology, art, photography and ethnohistory. Recipients are asked to make a informal report on work to be published in BTC newsletter, The Traveller and/or presented at biennial meeting of the BTC (at discretion of program committee). Deadline for receipt of applications is February 28, 2006. The award is for use in 2006. For more information, contact Dr. Kathryn H. Braund, Dept. of History, 310 Thach Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849. Phone: 334-844-6649.; email braunkh@auburn.edu. Please see the link below for an application form.