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.
From taxonomy to ecosystem: the Vachellia caven complex and biodiversity loss in the Pampas
Project summary:
This project conducts an integrative taxonomic assessment of the Vachellia caven complex in the South American Pampas, combining targeted fieldwork, herbarium revision, morphometrics, phylogenomics, and ecological niche modeling. It is developed through international collaboration with specialists from Uruguay, Argentina, and France, integrating regional expertise and collections. By filling critical distribution gaps and stabilizing nomenclature, the project distinguishes evolutionary lineages from phenotypic plasticity and supports conservation in a severely and rapidly degraded bioregion.
First Name:
João
Highest degree:
Vocational High School Diploma in IT Maintenance and Support
Year obtained:
2019
Applicant Status:
Current student
Brazil
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
2025: "Pampa Singular: Science Outreach for Regional Sustainable Development". Annals of XII Extension and Culture Congress, 11th Integrated Week of Innovation, Teaching, Research, and Extension (SIIEPE), UFPel, Brazil. (Awarded Outstanding Presentation).
2025: "Archaeobotany in the Taim Ecological Station". Annals XXXIV Undergraduate Research Congress, 11th SIIEPE, UFPel, Brazil. (Awarded Outstanding Presentation).
2025: "Pampa Móvel: Science Outreach in a Laboratory on Wheels". Annals of XI Undergraduate Teaching Congress, 11th SIIEPE, UFPel, Brazil. (Awarded Outstanding Presentation).
2024: "Archaeobotany of an Archaeological Site in the Taim Ecological Station, Rio Grande do Sul". Annals of XXXIII Undergraduate Research Congress, 10th SIIEPE, UFPel, Brazil.
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
Federal University of Pelotas
Affiliation:
Grant Assessment
Last Name:
da Rosa
No
Has the applicant applied for an IAPT Research Grant previously?
Year of previous application:
0