News IAPT Grants Programs for 2021 - Supporting global taxonomy and systematics of algae, fungi, and plants

IAPT, the International Association for Plant Taxonomy announces the 2021 round of their two competitive grants programs:

1) Small Collections Support

2) Research Support

Applications for both programs are submitted online through the IAPT website. See below for details.

Concerned URL https://www.iaptglobal.org/single-post/2020/09/14/iapt-grants-programs-for-2021
Source IAPT
Release date 05/11/2020
Geographical coverage World

1) Small Collections Grants

IAPT provides competitive grants for the improvement and/or maintenance of botanical collections (herbaria) of algae, fungi, and/or plants. Collection improvements include projects involving digitization, processing a specimen backlog, shipping an endangered collection to another herbarium, or other similar tasks. In unique cases they will also consider requests for materials associated with mounting herbarium specimens. Applications are particularly welcome from herbaria in developing countries, but the grants are open to small herbaria worldwide. In general, a small herbarium is recognized as one with fewer than 100,000 specimens. Herbaria must be listed in Index Herbariorum (a free online listing of herbaria).

Visit this page for further details on proposal guidelines and requirements and instructions on how to submit proposals visit the IAPT website.

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: 30 November 2020

2) Research Grants

IAPT provides competitive grants to support research in plant systematics, with emphasis on funding students and young investigators in developing countries, but open to applicants world-wide. For guidance, candidates who obtained their Ph.D. degree more than 3 years ago will not be considered. The award should be preferably used for supporting travel to institutions, laboratory investigations, or fieldwork. We particularly encourage travel to visit major herbarium collections, and interactions with specialists in a particular group to build taxonomic linkages, spur future work, and build taxonomic capacity.

Visit this page for further details on proposal guidelines and requirements and instructions on how to submit proposals visit the IAPT website.

PROPOSAL DEADLINE: 28 February 2021

Please note that this information has expired.