AGS Grants 2026 Now Open

Applications for the 2026 AGS grants are now open! Support for any alpine-related project, including educational travel, conservation and local alpine activities, is available. Open to members and non-members to apply. Full details can be found on the AGS website. Applications close at the end of February.

The Merlin Trust has granted a bursary for the Tour we will be doing next year to Val D’Isere/Mt Cenis. Please visit the Merlin Trust website for more details and to apply for the grant.

Here are the Tour details

Val D’Isere/Mt Cenis

This tour is an excellent introduction to Alpine flora, covering a range of habitats in florally rich areas. We hope to see the largest flowered Orchid in Europe, the Lady’s Slipper Cypripedium calceolus, a wonderful form of Edelweiss Leontopodium nivale ssp. alpinum, Campanulas C. cenisia, C. alpestris, C. spicata, C. thyrsoides, Androsaces A. alpina and A. pubescens, and the incredibly rare Saxifraga valdensis. And of course, many more!

This grant is for young horticulturalists between the ages of 18-34. The deadline for applications is 2nd February 2026.

Any questions regarding this tour can be via e mail to digital@alpiegardensociety.com.