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.
Systematics and Evolution of the genus Dicymbe (Fabaceae: Detarioideae)
Project summary:
Our research focuses on the systematics of Dicymbe (Fabaceae), an ecologically important genus of Amazonian campinaranas that remains understudied. In this proposal, we are requesting funding for an expedition to the Rio Negro Basin, a poorly collected region where rare species of Dicymbe occur.
First Name:
Ana Tereza
Highest degree:
Master's degree
Year obtained:
2025
Applicant Status:
Current student
Brazil
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Rodrigues, A. T. N. P.; Falcão, M. J. A.; Mansano, V. F. 2023. A Taxonomic Revision of Arapatiella (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae): An Endemic and Threatened Genus from the Brazilian Coast. Phytotaxa, v. 606, pp. 273-286.
Rodrigues, A. T. N. P.; Falcão, M. J. A.; Mansano, V. F. 2026. Floral and Inflorescence Ontogeny in the Brownea Clade (Fabaceae: Detarioideae): Insights into a Morphologically Diverse Lineage of Legumes. Journal of Plant Research, in press.
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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Country:
Target organism/s:
Previous publications
Budget (USD):
2000
Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (IP-JBRJ)
Affiliation:
Grant Assessment
Last Name:
Rodrigues
No
Has the applicant applied for an IAPT Research Grant previously?
Year of previous application:
0