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Australian Biological Resources Study - National Taxonomy Research Grant Program 2024-25

Tender ID: 546506


Tender Details

Tender #:
GO6514  
Status:
Closed
Publish Date:
15 December 2023
Closing Date:
26 February 2024

Tender Description

This Tender is restricted by the Issuer.

⁠⁠⁠The National Taxonomy Research Grant Program commits up to $2 million annually to support research into taxonomy.

The program aims to:

  • improve knowledge of the Australian biota through targeted taxonomic research
  • build Australia’s taxonomic capacity by supporting tertiary research training and early career researchers and facilitating knowledge transfer
  • inform and influence the Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) information products
  • positively contribute to the fields of taxonomy and systematics.

Learn more about the policy that supports this program.

There are 7 grant streams available to applicants to support research projects:

  • Honours Scholarship – Honours student hosted by an appropriate institution
  • Masters Scholarship – Masters student hosted by an appropriate institution
  • PhD Scholarship Support Grant – PhD student with a Research Training Program Scholarship that commenced in 2023 hosted by an appropriate institution
  • Non–salaried Researcher Grant – A retired or unemployed person, or someone who is currently employed in a non–taxonomy capacity, for whom taxonomic research is an auxiliary, non?funded activity.

Co–funded grants:

  • Research Grant – Researcher employed or hosted by an appropriate institution
  • Early Career Research Grant – Early career researcher employed or hosted by an appropriate institution
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant – Researcher who has had their PhD thesis accepted and is employed or hosted by an appropriate institution.

Co–funded grants require co-funding of a minimum of 50% of the total amount of grant funding sought.

Eligibility:

You can apply if you:

  • have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
  • are an appropriate host institution (see guidelines section 14) submitting an application on behalf of a Principal Investigator, scholarship student, or Non-Salaried Researcher Grant.

You must also be one of the following entities:

  • an entity, incorporated in Australia (this includes Indigenous organisations registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations)
  • a co-operative
  • a publicly funded research organisation (PFRO)
  • an Australian local government agency or body
  • an Australian State/Territory Government agency or body
  • an Australian Commonwealth Government agency or body
  • an incorporated association or not for profit organisation and you do not have an active state or territory incorporated association registration or ACNC registration at the time of application, provide the Constitutional documents and/or Articles of Association that demonstrate the character of the organisation
  • have an eligible project
  • have eligible expenditure.

Further information on eligibility can be found in the grant opportunity guidelines.



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