Research Grants
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Taxonomic Studies of Dicot Phyto-diversity in Northern Baluchistan, Pakistan
Project summary:
The purpose of the proposed research study is to collect data on the dicot flora of the remote areas of Baluchistan including national parks. For finding the scientific status of wild flora is the hot and demanding research topic of the scholars belonging to this area because in the tribal system accessibility to the collection from the field is challenging. The research will be important in terms of enlisting of wild flora, documentation of the current status of flora in the selected sites, morphological revisions based on light, scanning and transmission electron microscopy.
First Name:
Wajia Noor
Highest degree:
MPhil
Year obtained:
2019
Applicant Status:
Current student
Pakistan
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
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Applicant Details
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Previous publications
Budget (USD):
2000
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
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Grant Assessment
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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