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Research Grants

This page is used to provide your assessment scores for each application. Please use the rubric below the application details to enter your name, your scores, and any notes on the application.

Polyphyly within Abronia villosa: untangling the evolutionary history of the species and its allies

Project summary:

Morphological taxonomy suggests that A. villosa var. aurita and A. villosa var. villosa are two varieties of the same species. However, a recent phylogenetic analysis indicates that A. villosa var. aurita and A. villosa var. villosa form a polyphyletic group, and the relationships within their clade need restructuring and delimiting.

First Name:

Eli Allen

eja56@humboldt.edu

Highest degree:

Bachelor of Sciences

Year obtained:

2021

Applicant Status:

Current student

United States

Flowering plants

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Applicant Details

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Previous publications

Budget (USD):

1999

Cal Poly Humboldt

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Grant Assessment

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Has the applicant applied for an IAPT Research Grant previously?

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Scoring Rubric

Your name:

c1. Scientific Merit

 

  • Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points

  • Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points

  • Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points

  • Adequacy of methods for testing the research question (data collection/analysis/use of different tools) – up to 10 points

This proposal scores:

/35

C2. Community Building

 

  • Applicant’s potential for completing goals of the proposal within the time frame, and of professional success (based on CV, considering career stage) – up to 10 points

  • Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points

  • Perceived need where more points are given for applicants from low- or middle-income countries – up to 5 points

This proposal scores:

/25

C3. Broader Impacts

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  • The proposal will yield durable benefits and be disseminated through publications (e.g., taxonomic revisions, checklists, new data provided for existing databases, websites) – up to 20 points

  • The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits  – up to 10 points

  • The proposal involves outreach, mentoring, and mobility exchange  – up to 10 points

This proposal scores:

/40

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