Capacity-Building Grants
ABRS National Taxonomy Research Grant Program
The 2010/2011 grants round is NOW CLOSED.
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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