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.
Evolution and Diversification of East Africa Sweet Potato Crop Wild
Relatives, Ipomoea L. (Convolvulaceae)
Project summary:
In Kenya, drought and population increase drive up food demands,
threatening food security. Our study will investigate the evolution and
diversification of sweet potato wild relatives, with a focused sampling of the
understudied Eastern African species; thus, providing analytical tools for
biodiversity conservation, and food security strategies in the face of climate
change for the region.
First Name:
Samuel Paul Kagame
Highest degree:
Masters
Year obtained:
1
Applicant Status:
Current student
Belgium
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Kagame SP, Gichira AW, Chen LY, Wang QF. (2021). Systematics of
Lobelioideae (Campanulaceae): Review, Phylogenetic and Biogeographic
analyses. PhytoKeys 174: 13-45. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.174.5955
Kagame SP, Mwikwabe N, Mwitari P, Gichua M. (2019). Evaluation of
hypoglycemic activity and safety of Carica papaya seed extracts in alloxan-induced diabetic mice. African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology,
13(16), 280-286.https://doi.org/10.5897/AJPP2018.4893
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
Ghent University
Affiliation:
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