Research grants
ABRS National Taxonomy Research Grant Program
The 2010/2011 ABRS grants round is NOW OPEN
Applications close 20 November 2009
All Research Grants have a co-funding requirement. That is, applicants must have obtained a commitment for the applicable amount of co-funding for their application to be considered. ABRS will place no restrictions on the source of this contribution, but applicants will need to be aware of the rules of other granting agencies, which may limit how funds contributed by them may be used. Salary may be included as co-funding. However, in an instance where two projects are of equal scientific merit but one has salary co-funding and the other cash co-funding, the project with cash co-funding will be ranked higher. In-kind contributions will be recognised but will not replace the requirement for additional co-funding input.
All Research Grants awarded in the 2010/2011 grants round will be of three years duration.
Table 1 below outlines the grants available and the amount of co-funding required to be sourced by applicants.
| Type of grant & amount (per annum) |
ABRS contribution (per annum) |
Minimum grant application contribution (per annum) |
|---|---|---|
| Research grant — $10 000 | 10 000 | 5 000 |
| Research grant — $45 000 | 45 000 | 22 500 |
| Research grant — $70 000 | 70 000 | 35 000 |
| Research grant — $90 000 | 90 000 | 45 000 |
| Postdoctoral fellowship grant — $75 000 | 75 000 | 37 500 |
Application Form and Guidelines
- Research Grant Application Form and Guidelines (Doc - 450 KB)
This form should be used in applying for all Research Grants (including Postdoctoral fellowship 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 research grant applications are assessed by the independent ABRS Advisory Committee, with input from external assessors and ABRS staff, according to the evidence provided in the application. The criteria used by the Advisory Committee to select successful research grant applications are:
| Application completed correctly | Yes/No |
| Host institution able to provide the required support | Yes/No |
| Value for money (e.g. justified expenses, substantial work output) | Yes/No |
| Relevance of the project to the specific objectives of the National Research Priorities and ABRS Research Priorities | 20% |
| Feasibility of the project or merit of the proposed product (including the breadth of the likely client user group) | 40% |
| Ability to carry out the project, or capacity in the case of early career researchers to do the project, as demonstrated in the application | 40% |
| (If required) Cash co-funding or salary co-funding |
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