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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.

Filling gaps in the Taxonomic Study of the Miconia strigillosa and Miconia octona clades (Melastomataceae, Miconieae)

Project summary:

I am requesting $2,000 to support my PhD research on the Miconia octona and Miconia strigillosa clades. The funds will be used for important fieldwork and herbarium studies in Brazil. The grant will support visits to key herbaria with important collections of these clades. Additionally, fieldwork in the Amazon biome, where many of these species occur, will help us photograph and document important morphological traits, as well as collect samples of species that have not been studied enough and lack enough DNA and morphological data.

First Name:

Rodolfo Ferreira Alves

rodolfoalvesbio@gmail.com

Highest degree:

Master's degree in Plant Biology

Year obtained:

2022

Applicant Status:

Current student

Brazil

Flowering plants

Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):

BFG – The Brazilian Flora Group, Alves, R.F. 2021. Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collections scientific network. TAXON. 71: 178–198.

Ferreira-Alves, R. & Romero, R. 2020. Microlicia rubra (Melastomataceae), a remarkable new species from Goiás, Brazil. Phytotaxa. 458: 294–300.

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Applicant Details

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Country:

Target organism/s:

Previous publications

Budget (USD):

2000

Universidade Federal do Paraná

Affiliation:

Grant Assessment

Last Name:

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Has the applicant applied for an IAPT Research Grant previously?

2024

Year of previous application:

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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