Research Grants for Graduate Students in Plant Systematics

American Society of Plant Taxonomists
2014 Research Grants for Graduate Students
The ASPT is pleased to announce the Society’s annual competition for research grants for graduate
student investigators. Support is available for both masters and doctoral students to conduct fieldwork, herbarium studies, and/or laboratory research in any area of plant systematics. No award will exceed $1000, and it is unlikely that proposals from previous recipients will be funded. Proposals will be funded on the basis of merit, regardless of the research area within systematics.

Proposals will be reviewed by the Society’s Awards and Honors Committee and must include the
following:

1. Curriculum vitae
2. Proposal (the text, including figures and tables but excluding literature cited, should not exceed
two single-spaced pages) that describes the research to be conducted, emphasizing the role the
grant funds will play
3. Itemized budget.

Eligibility: Applicants must be members of ASPT at the time of the application deadline. Details
regarding ASPT membership can be found at the ASPT homepage (http://www.aspt.net/index.php).

Proposal submission: Proposal materials (items 1-3 above) must be submitted electronically as a single pdf file. Please use the following formats for the filename: student name_proposalASPT.pdf

All application materials should be submitted to Dr. John L. Clark via e-mail.
A list of past awardees and research topics can be found at
http://www.aspt.net/award#.Ujr8xxZ8pt8

Proposals will be evaluated within three major areas:

1.- Scientific Merit (60%). Main evaluation criteria:

1.1.- Contribution to novel methods for research in systematics and taxonomy
1.2.- Contribution to generation of novel systematic data
1.3.- Quality and significance of questions being addressed
1.4.- Adequacy of methods for testing hypotheses (data collection/analysis)

2.- ASPT Community Building (20%). Main evaluation criteria:

2.1.- Applicant’s potential for professional success
2.2.- Perceived need; extent to which the project will benefit from ASPT funding

3.- Broader Impact. Main evaluation criteria:

3.1.- The research will yield durable benefits (e.g., databases, websites)
3.2.- The proposed research involves outreach/mentoring and broad dissemination

Submission deadline for all materials: Friday March 7, 2014.