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 Revision of the Aldama Genus and Its Implications for the Taxonomy of the Subtribe Helianthinae – Asteraceae
Project summary:
This project conducts an integrative taxonomic revision of Aldama (Asteraceae: Helianthinae) using morphology, anatomy, and phylogenomics. It resolves species limits, tests generic monophyly, reconstructs character evolution, and promotes international knowledge exchange by training students and researchers through herbarium work, mobility, and collaborative research across the Americas.
First Name:
Daniel
Highest degree:
Master
Year obtained:
2023
Applicant Status:
Current student
Brazil
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Morales DF.; LUCFRESIA, L. ; ROQUE, N. . Asteraceae from Barra da Estiva: the use of floristic inventories suggests two bioregions in the Chapada Diamantina - Brazil. ACTA BOTANICA BRASILICA, v. 39, p. 1-26, 2025.
D. Morales. A conquista do mundo pelas Asteraceae: diversidade, adaptação e dispersão. Botânica Pública, v. 6, p. 19-23, 2025.
BARROS, A. B. ; Morales, D. ; SILVA, E. P. ; SILVA, S. M. ; GIARETTA, A. . Checklist de Heliantheae (Asteraceae) do Parque Estadual das Várzeas do rio Ivinhema. In: 1° Simpósio de Biodiversidade e Meio Ambiente da UFGD: Descobertas da Fauna e Flora do Mato Grosso do Sul., 2025, Dourados. Anais do 1° Simpósio de Biodiversidade e Meio Ambiente da UFGD: Descobertas da Fauna e Flora do Mato Grosso do Sul.. Recife: Even3, 2025.
D. Morales; NUNEZ, J. ; H. Esquivel . MEMORIAS CONGRESO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS Versión 55 Nacional y 6 Internacional (virtual). In: CONGRESO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS: Ambientes virtuales en investigación y desarrollo de las ciencias biologicas, 2020, Cali. Memorias CONGRESO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS: Ambientes virtuales en investigación y desarrollo de las ciencias biologicas, 2020. v. 3. p. 70-72.
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):
2000
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
Affiliation:
Grant Assessment
Last Name:
Morales
Yes, but it was unsuccessful
Has the applicant applied for an IAPT Research Grant previously?
Year of previous application:
2025