Bursaries
ABRS National Taxonomy Research Grant Program
The 2008 ABRS bursaries round is NOW OPEN
Applications close 30 September 2008
Please note: applicants that have already submitted applications using the forms previously available on this site need not reapply. These applications will be considered as part of the 2008 ABRS bursaries round.
Please also note: the 2009 bursaries round will be advertised in April 2009. Students who wish to apply for a bursary for travel that will occur prior to 30 May 2009 should apply in the 2008 bursaries round.
ABRS offers small grants to postgraduate students in Australian institutions who wish to travel to national or international conferences relevant to both the student’s research program in taxonomy or systematics and ABRS Research Priorities. A maximum of $1000 is available for an international conference and $500 for travel within Australia. Up to $10 000 in total is available each year for these awards. From 2009, ABRS will invite bursary applications in April each year.
Application form and guidelines
- Bursary Application Form and Guidelines (Doc - 250 KB)
This form should be used by students in applying for an ABRS bursary.
Assessment Criteria and Process
All bursary applications are assessed by the independent ABRS Advisory Committee according to the evidence provided in the application. The criteria used by the ABRS Advisory Committee to select successful bursary applications are:
| Relevance of postgraduate research to ABRS Research Priorities |
| Relevance of proposed conference to the applicant’s research and ABRS research priorities |
| Amount of matching funding from home institution or other source obtained by applicant |
Reporting
ABRS bursary recipients are required to report to ABRS on the outcome of their conference attendance. Bursary recipients must submit:
- a one-page report on the outcomes and benefits of the conference to their study. This report is to be supplied to ABRS within 30 days of attending the conference.
- evidence of registration at the conference and evidence that a poster or oral paper presentation was submitted to the organisers of the conference. This information may be provided with the application and must be provided to ABRS with the final report, if it has not been provided at an earlier date.
- a Financial Expenditure Statement Form (Doc - 30 KB) signed by the recipient’s host institution verifying that the funds have been spent. This is to be provided within two months of the applicant attending the conference. Bursary recipients must acknowledge ABRS support in any published extract, poster or paper.
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