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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.

Lantana L. (Lantaneae-Verbenaceae) in South America

Project summary:

The genus Lantana L. constitutes the main challenge for the understanding of the clade Lippia/Lantana. So, we aim to produce the first taxonomic revision of Lantana for South America.

First Name:

Juliana Schaefer

Highest degree:

Phd

Year obtained:

2022

Applicant Status:

Current student

Brazil

Flowering plants

Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):

SCHAEFER, J; ESSI, L. 2017. A checklist of Asteraceae from Pedra do Lagarto, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. CHECK LIST, JOURNAL OF SPECIES LIST AND DISTRIBUTION, v. 13, p. 1075-1090. SCHAEFER, J. et al. 2018.

FLORA do Parque Natural Municipal Saint Hilaire. Chicago, Illinois, EUA: Field Museum, 2018 (Rapid Color Guides. 953.). CHICAGO: FIELD MUSEUM, 2018 (GUIA DE ESPÉCIES DA FLORA).

BFG, 2018. Brazilian Flora 2020: Innovation and collaboration to meet Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC). Rodriguésia 69(4): 1513-1527. (BFG: Brazilian Flora Group, Juliana Schaefer, Verbenaceae specialist).

SCHAEFER, J & THODE, V. A. 2020. Flora of Santa Maria 2019, Chapter: Verbenaceae. Ciência & Natura s/n. (Book Chapter).

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

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Previous publications

Budget (USD):

2000

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

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