Research Grants
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Ecological niche evolution, speciation and population genetics of Indian endemic Nymphoides species (Menyanthaceae)
Project summary:
This proposal seeks funding to intensify the knowledge on the evolutionary relationships, selection pressures affecting the restricted populations, and the changes in allele frequency with in the Indian endemic Nymphoides in order to cover all aspects.
First Name:
Vishnu Mohan
Highest degree:
PHD
Year obtained:
2024
Applicant Status:
Early-career researcher (PhD obtained within last three years)
India
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Mohan VISHNU, Divya K. VENUGOPAL, Dani FRANCIS, Santhosh NAMPY 2020; Two new scapigerous species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae) from southern Western Ghats, India. Taiwania 65(2): 187‒194. DOI: 10.6165/tai.2020.65.187
VISHNU MOHAN, DANI FRANCIS, SANTHOSH NAMPY, AND DIVYA K VENUGOPAL 2021. Impatiens raktakesara (Balsaminaceae), a new species from the southern Western Ghats, India. Brittonia, 73(3):316–322. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12228-021-09676-7
Mohan VISHNU, Santhosh NAMPY 2022. Polygala idukkiana (Polygalaceae), a new species from the southern Western Ghats, India. Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid 79 (2): e129 https://doi.org/10.3989/ajbm.2641
DANI FRANCIS1, VISHNU MOHAN, DIVYA K. VENUGOPAL & SANTHOSH NAMPY 2021. Burmannia munnarensis (Burmanniaceae) a new species and rediscovery of B. indica after 110 years from southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India. Phytotaxa 507 (1): 105–112. DOI: https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/
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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Previous publications
Budget (USD):
2000
UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
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