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.
Biogeography and evolutionary history of the Lejeuneaceae subtribe Cyclolejeuneinae (Marchantiophyta)
Project summary:
This project investigates the biogeography and evolutionary history of the liverwort subtribe Cyclolejeuneinae. The requested grant will support essential fieldwork in Colombia, a key but under-sampled center of diversity for the group, enabling the collection of critical material necessary for phylogenetic, biogeographic, and evolutionary analyses.
First Name:
Ananda
Highest degree:
Master of Science
Year obtained:
2022
Applicant Status:
Current student
Brazil
Bryophytes
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Sousa-Pereira, A.K.; Takashima, T.T.G.; Macedo, L.P.C.; Ilkiu-Borges, A.L. (2024) Exploring the diversity of bryophytes in different forests in the eastern Amazonia. Cryptogamie, Bryologie 45: 1-22.
Sousa-Pereira, A.K.; Costa, J.M. (2022) Flora de briófitas de praças da zona urbana da cidade de Abaetetuba, estado do Pará, Brasil. Research, Society and Development, 11: 1-12.
Scoring Rubric
Your name:
c1. Scientific Merit
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Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points
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Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points
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Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points
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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
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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
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Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points
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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
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The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits – up to 10 points
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The proposal involves outreach, mentoring, and mobility exchange – up to 10 points
This proposal scores:
/40
Applicant Details
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Country:
Target organism/s:
Previous publications
Budget (USD):
2000
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA)/Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG)
Affiliation:
Grant Assessment
Last Name:
Sousa-Pereira
Yes, but it was unsuccessful
Has the applicant applied for an IAPT Research Grant previously?
Year of previous application:
2025