Capacity-Building Grants
ABRS National Taxonomy Research Grant Program
The 2010/2011 ABRS grants round is NOW OPEN
Applications close 20 November 2009
In line with the National Taxonomy Forum recommendation for improved support for early career researchers, the National Taxonomy Research Grant Program features a capacity-building focus. ABRS offers Capacity-Building Grants in the form of Honours and Masters scholarships as well as more Ph.D. awards. In addition, non-salaried researcher grants are offered on an annual basis to allow the completion of projects by non-salaried researchers. A particular priority for these grants is to capture knowledge from senior, retired professionals and allow mentoring of junior researchers.
Capacity-Building Grants do not have a cash co-funding requirement. That is, applicants do not need to obtain a commitment of cash co-funding for their application to be considered.
New in the 2010/2011 round, ABRS is offering applicants beginning a Ph.D. on an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) in 2010 the opportunity to top up the existing APA rate ($22 500 in 2010) by $10 000 per year. The Ph.D. research project of applicants must be focused on taxonomy or systematics analysis and address the ABRS Research Priorities. At least $5000 of the Top-Up must be used to supplement research costs, with up to $5000 of the Top-Up used to supplement living costs. Evidence of an APA and enrolment will be required to be provided to ABRS by 31 January 2010.
Table 1 below outlines the grants available for capacity-building in the 2010/2011 grants round.
| Type of grant & amount (per annum) |
ABRS contribution (per annum) |
Duration (years) |
|---|---|---|
| Honours/Masters Scholarship — $10 000 | 10 000 | 1 (or 2 part-time) |
| APA Top-Up — $10 000 | 10 000 | 3 |
| Non-salaried researcher — $5 000 | 5 000 | 1 |
Application Form and Guidelines
- Capacity-Building Grants Application Form and Guidelines (Doc - 280 KB)
This form should be used in applying for Honours/Masters Scholarships, APA Top-Ups and non-salaried researcher grants.
All grant recipients are subject to the terms of the ABRS Grants Conditions of Award.
Please send applications to:
Business Manager
ABRS
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Email: abrs.grants@environment.gov.au
Assessment Criteria and Process
All Capacity-Building Grant applications are assessed by the independent ABRS Advisory Committee according to the evidence provided in the application. The criteria used by the Advisory Committee to select successful Capacity-Building Grant applications are:
| Academic merit of applicant |
| Feasibility of proposed research |
| Suitability of supervisor (applicable to scholarships only) and research environment, including physical and intellectual resources available in the institution |
| Relevance of proposed research to ABRS Research Priorities |
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