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ABRS Grants awarded

Research grants awarded for the 2022–2023 round

Vascular Flora

Recipient: The University of Adelaide, SA
Principal Investigator: M. Waycott
Project Title: A taxonomic review of the threatened orchid species complex, the greater Caladenia patersonii group in southern Australia
Amount: $29 183 (includes GST) over three years
Term: three years
Approval date: 28 March 2022

Recipient: Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, NSW
Principal Investigator: R. Jobson
Project Title: Generic and species-level resolution in subtribe Anthistiriinae (Andropogoneae, Poaceae) using whole genome sequencing
Amount: $47 390 (includes GST) over three years
Term: three years
Approval date: 28 March 2022

Recipient: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), ACT
Principal Investigator: A. Schmidt-Lebuhn
Project Title: Taxonomic revision and phylogenetics of Chrysocephalum and relatives (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae)
Amount: $122 046 (includes GST) over three years
Term: three years
Approval date: 28 March 2022

Terrestrial Fauna

Recipient: South Australian Museum Board, SA
Principal Investigator: M. Stevens
Project Title: Taxonomy, systematics and evolutionary history of the iconic Australian Ghost Moths (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae)
Amount: $72 573 (includes GST) over three years
Term: three years
Approval date: 28 March 2022

Recipient: Australian Museum Trust, NSW
Principal Investigator: I. Palethorpe (nee Hyman)
Project Title: Megadiverse but tiny and overlooked — a taxonomic revision of the punctoid snails and slugs of southern Australia (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)
Amount: $247 500 (includes GST) over three years
Term: three years
Approval date: 28 March 2022

Marine Fauna

Recipient: Board of the Queensland Museum, QLD
Principal Investigator: S. Cutmore
Project Title: Consequences of a plant-based diet — characterising the trematode guild infecting herbivorous fishes of the Great Barrier Reef
Amount: $297 000 (includes GST) over three years
Term: three years
Approval date: 28 March 2022

 

Early Career Research grants awarded for the 2022–2023 round

Vascular Flora

Recipient: James Cook University, QLD
Principal Investigator: L. Simpson
Project Title: A taxonomic and conservation assessment of Western Australian flying duck orchids (Paracaleana gracilicordata / Paracaleana grantica complex)
Amount: $22 000 (includes GST) over two years
Term: two years
Approval date: 28 March 2022

 

Postdoctoral Fellowship grants awarded for the 2022–2023 round

Fungi/Lichens

Recipient: Royal Botanic Gardens Board Victoria, VIC
Principal Investigator: N. Davoodian
Project Title: Phylogenetics and revisionary taxonomy of Mesophelliaceae, an endemic Australian fungal family
Amount: $330 000 (includes GST) over three years
Term: three years
Approval date: 28 March 2022

Terrestrial Fauna

Recipient: The University of Adelaide, SA
Principal Investigator: P. Beasley-Hall
Project Title: Systematics and taxonomy of Australian cave crickets (Rhaphidophoridae: Macropathinae), an enigmatic and at-risk fauna
Amount: $330 000 (includes GST) over three years
Term: three years
Approval date: 28 March 2022

Recipient: The University of Western Australia, WA
Principal Investigator: J. Wilson
Project Title: Conservation systematics and rapid taxonomy of Australia’s most diverse genus of trapdoor spiders (Aname)
Amount: $330 000 (includes GST) over three years
Term: three years
Approval date: 28 March 2022

 

ABRS Grants awarded in previous years

  • Grants awarded for the 2021–22 round
  • Grants awarded for the 2020–21 round
  • Grants awarded for the 2019–20 round
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