Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO4524

The Australian Government is inviting applications via a targeted competitive process to apply to contribute towards outcomes under the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment's Program 1.2: Environmental 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 (external link).

To be eligible you 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 here.