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 vitaeEligibility: Applicants must be members of ASPT at the time of the application deadline. Details
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.
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:Submission deadline for all materials: Friday March 7, 2014.
1.1.- Contribution to novel methods for research in systematics and taxonomy2.- ASPT Community Building (20%). Main evaluation criteria:
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)
2.1.- Applicant’s potential for professional success3.- Broader Impact. Main evaluation criteria:
2.2.- Perceived need; extent to which the project will benefit from ASPT funding
3.1.- The research will yield durable benefits (e.g., databases, websites)
3.2.- The proposed research involves outreach/mentoring and broad dissemination
