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.
Resolving Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Ambiguities in Micrairoideae with Emphasis on Indian Endemics
Project summary:
This proposal aims to resolve the paraphyly of the tribe, clarify the systematic position of the genus Zenkeria and also study the character evolution of the tribe. Field surveys across India will collect specimens for morphological molecular analysis & collaborate with Poaceae specialists.
First Name:
Haritha P Bharathan
Highest degree:
MSc
Year obtained:
2021
Applicant Status:
Current student
India
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Ambika I., Haritha P Bharathan and Pramod C. (2025). On the history and status
of Indian Agrostology. Proceeding of the International seminar Plant Systematics:
Present Status and Future Prospects in honour of A.K. Pradeep, Glimpses of Diversity:
Fungi and Plants, Published by Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (IAAT),
University of Calicut. Pp 328-340.
Haritha P Bharathan and Pramod C. (2025). Climatic Niche Specialization and
Ecological Insights into the Genus Coelachne, with a Focus on C. madayensis
(communicated).
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
Department of Botany, University of Calicut, Kerala, India
Affiliation:
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