Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO3122

The Australian Government is inviting applications via a targeted competitive process to apply to contribute towards outcomes under the Department of the Environment and Energy’s Program 1.2: Science, Information and Research commencing in the 2020-21 financial year.

The Australian Biological Resources Study National Taxonomy Research Grant Program provides grants for research into taxonomy and systematics and to support the training and/or recruitment of taxonomists.

The program is the only grant program in Australia that is targeted towards the support of research into taxonomy, to:

• improve our knowledge of the Australia biota through targeted taxonomic research
• increase funding for taxonomy through enhanced co-funding opportunities
• build Australia’s taxonomic capacity by supporting tertiary research training and early career researchers. 

Benefits of the program include:

• increased support for students and early career researchers (including provision for retired taxonomists to mentor younger researchers through support for non-salaried researcher positions)
• provision for major, national-scale investigations incorporating multiple researchers and institutions. 

Grant applications must address at least one of the Australian Biological Resources Study: Priority Areas for Research Grants.

An applicant must be a Principle Investigator/student associated with, and hosted by, an appropriate institution or a retired or unemployed Australian citizen (person) for the Non-Salaried Researcher Grant. Appropriate institutions include, but are not limited to, Australian museums, herbaria, universities and other government agencies that support taxonomic research. An institution supporting a Principle Investigator/student must have an interest and capacity to support taxonomic research.

To be eligible researchers and institutions must be one of the following entity types: 

• Indigenous Corporation
• Company
• Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity
• Non-Corporate Commonwealth Statutory Authority
• Commonwealth Company
• Corporate State or Territory Entity
• Non-corporate State or Territory Entity
• Non-corporate State or Territory Statutory Authority
• Local Government
• Cooperative
• Incorporated Association
• Sole Trader
• Statutory Entity
• Partnership
• Person
• Trustee on behalf of a Trust
• Unincorporated Association

To apply go to the application form

PLEASE NOTE: The Community Grants Hub system will be unavailable from 4.30pm, Saturday 7 December to 2.00am, Sunday 8 December AEDT. Submission of applications should take place outside the outage period.