Capacity-building grants
ABRS National Taxonomy Research Grant Program
In line with the National Taxonomy Forum recommendation for improved support for early career researchers, the National Taxonomy Research Grant Program now features a capacity-building focus. ABRS now offers Capacity-Building Grants in the form of Honours and Masters (by coursework) scholarships as well as more Ph.D. scholarships. In addition, non-salaried researcher grants will be 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. In the 2009/2010 grants round, there are two sets of grants available within the Capacity-Building Grants stream: General Capacity-Building Grants and ABRS/CReefs Capacity-Building Grants. Table 1 below outlines the grants available for general capacity-building. Table 2 outlines the ABRS/CReefs capacity-building grants available for tropical marine researchers.
| Type of grant & amount (per annum) |
ABRS contribution (per annum) |
Duration (years) |
|---|---|---|
| Honours/Masters (by coursework) Scholarship — $10 000 | 10 000 | 1 (or 2 part-time) |
| Ph.D. Scholarship — $30,000 | 30 000 | 3 |
| Non-salaried researcher — $5 000 | 5 000 | 1 |
| Type of grant & amount (per annum) |
ABRS contribution (per annum) |
CReefs contribution (per annum) |
Duration (years) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. Scholarship — $30 000 | 15 000 | 15 000 | 3 |
Application Form and Guidelines
- Capacity-building Application Form and Guidelines (Doc - 280 KB)
This form should be used in applying for Honours/Masters (by coursework) and Ph.D. Scholarships and non-salaried researcher grants.
All grant recipients are subject to the terms of the ABRS Grants Conditions of Award. ABRS is currently reviewing the Conditions of Award for 2009/2010. These will be made available online by December 2008.
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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