Audrey Eagle Publishing Fund

The AEP Fund is held in trust by the Botanical Society of Otago (BSO).

The Fund originated in 2006 from a donation of $7,000 given to Audrey Eagle CNZM, from various sources, to publish supplementary notes to accompany her notable contribution to New Zealand botanical publications, Eagle's Complete Trees and Shrubs of New Zealand. The Supplement, published by BSO, came out in October 2006 and profits from this were the basis of this self-perpetuating fund. The Fund was considerably enhanced in 2014 when the first recipient, Allison Knight, not only paid back the loan but also contributed all profits from her publication Lichens of New Zealand - an introductory illustrated guide.

The aim of the Fund is to promote the dissemination of New Zealand botanical literature by contributing to publication costs. Any group interested in applying to the fund should refer to the rules below.

Fund rules and list of applications as at July 2019.