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.
Taxonomy of the Cuban Lepanthes Radiation: Field Collections, Type Studies, and a Conservation-Focused Monograph
Project summary:
This project proposes a comprehensive systematic revision of Cuban Lepanthes through fieldwork, herbarium studies, and phylogenomic data. It aims to resolve taxonomic uncertainty, elucidate evolutionary history, and produce a conservation-oriented monograph with updated identification keys and species-level assessments to support effective biodiversity conservation.
First Name:
Claudia
Highest degree:
Master degree
Year obtained:
2025
Applicant Status:
Current student
Mexico
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Sánchez, J. A., I. M. Fuentes, M. Pernús, C. Vega-Catalá, R. Rosa and Terry, M. 2023. Descubrimiento de Pseudosamanea cubana (Fabaceae) en Punta Guanos, Matanzas, norte del occidente de Cuba. Acta Botánica Cubana 222. https://revistasgeotech.com/index.php/abc/article/view/493
Gómez-Hechavarría, J. L., P. A. González Gutiérrez, O. Leyva, A. Matos, W. Carmenate, C. Vega and Fuentes-Marrero, I. M. 2022. Atopoglossum excentricum - Hoja de taxón. Bissea 16(NE 1): 29-31.
Vega-Catalá, C., A. Morales and Gómez-Hechavarría, J. L. 2022. Epidendrum umbelliferum, familia Orchidaceae. Pp 87, in: Mancina, C, C. Vega-Catalá, S. Del Castillo and Fuentes, I. M. (eds.) El Cambio climático y la biodiversidad en Cuba: impacto, adaptación y áreas prioritarias para la conservación. Agencia de Medio Ambiente, La Habana. 208 pp.
Mancina, C, C. Vega-Catalá, S. Del Castillo and Fuentes, I. M. (eds.). 2022. El Cambio climático y la biodiversidad en Cuba: impacto, adaptación y áreas prioritarias para la conservación. Agencia de Medio Ambiente, La Habana. 208 pp.
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
-
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
email:
Country:
Target organism/s:
Previous publications
Budget (USD):
1994
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos
Affiliation:
Grant Assessment
Last Name:
Vega
No
Has the applicant applied for an IAPT Research Grant previously?
Year of previous application:
0