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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.

Taxonomic advances in the genus Souroubea (Marcgraviaceae): review of collections and new collections in the Colombian Amazon

Project summary:

This project aims to advance the taxonomic revision of Souroubea (Marcgraviaceae) through the critical study of Colombian herbarium collections and targeted fieldwork in the Colombian Amazon. By integrating morphological, anatomical, morphometric, and spectral data, the project will update nomenclature, expand collections, and reduce taxonomic and geographic knowledge gaps in a poorly studied Neotropical lineage.

First Name:

Thales

thales.carvalho@ufpe.br

Highest degree:

undergraduate

Year obtained:

2025

Applicant Status:

Current student

Brazil

Flowering plants

Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):

Carvalho, T.; Souza e Silva, D. V.; Matzenauer, W.; Couceiro, Y., Alves, M. Taxonomy and diversity of Marcgraviaceae, north of the São Francisco river, northeast Brazil. Nordic Journal of Botany. (Accepted for publication, mid-Jan/Feb 2026) DOI: 10.1002/njb.05092.

Carvalho, T.; Silva, D. V. S. E.; Matzenauer, W.; M. Alves. Exploring Schwartzia brasiliensis (Marcgraviaceae) in the Eastern Northeast seminar. In: Maria Helena Alves; Ivanilza Moreira de Andrade; Jesus Rodrigues Lemos; Ruanna Thaimires Brandão Souza; Davi Nascimento Costa. (Org.). Collection of Studies Presented at the VI Regional Meeting of the Caatinga and III National Symposium of the Semi-Arid Region. 1st ed. Parnaíba: EPublicar, 2024, v. , p. 1-351.

Bochorny, T.; Alves-Araujo, A.; Azevedo, I. H. F.; Biral, L.; Cantuaria, P.; Cardoso, D.; Carvalho, T. A. S.; Castello, A. C. D.; Colli-Silva, M.; Daly, D.; Filardi, F.; Fortes, E.; Giacomin, L. L.; Goldenberg, R.; Guabiraba-Ribeiro, G.; Guimaraes, E. F.; Jardim, J. G.; Kaehler, M.; Labiak, P.; Lima, H. C.; et.al. List of Plant Species in the Tumucumaque Mountains National Park. 2025. (Catalog).

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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

Applicant Details

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Country:

Target organism/s:

Previous publications

Budget (USD):

2000

Federal University of Pernambuco

Affiliation:

Grant Assessment

Last Name:

Carvalho

No

Has the applicant applied for an IAPT Research Grant previously?

Year of previous application:

0

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