Current Grant Opportunity View - GO7285
National Taxonomy Research Grants Program 2025-26
The National Taxonomy Research Grants Program (NTRGP) 2025-26 grant opportunity provides grants for taxonomy and systematics research (herein referred to as taxonomy), training and recruitment of taxonomists.
Grants will support projects with the primary aim of undertaking research into the taxonomy of the Australian biota. The ABRS has three Priority Areas for Research:
- Biodiversity, Conservation and Vulnerable and Endangered Species.
- Public, Plant, Animal and Environmental Health.
- Building Taxonomic Capacity.
The objectives of the grant opportunity are:
- to support research into taxonomy
- to increase funding for taxonomy through enhanced co-funding opportunities.
The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are:
- to support and improve knowledge of the Australian biota through targeted taxonomic research grants aligned to the ABRS’s three Priority Areas for Research
- to build Australia’s taxonomic capacity by supporting tertiary research training, early career researchers and facilitating knowledge transfer
- to contribute to enhancing the ABRS information products and resources, including the Australian Faunal Directory, Flora of Australia, Australian National Species List, publications, identification keys and any other taxonomic communication tools
- to positively contribute to the fields of taxonomy and systematics.
You can apply if you:
- have an Australian business number (ABN)
- are an appropriate host institution (see section 14 of the grant opportunity guidelines) submitting an application on behalf of a Principal Investigator, scholarship student, or Non-salaried Researcher Grant
And are one of the following entities:
- an entity, incorporated in Australia (this includes an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Cth))
- a co-operative
- a publicly funded research organisation (PFRO)
- an Australian local government agency or body
- an Australian State/Territory government agency or body
- an Australian Commonwealth government agency or body (excluding non-Corporate Commonwealth Entities)
- an incorporated association or not for profit organisation and you do not have an active state or territory incorporated association registration or ACNC registration at the time of application, provide the Constitutional documents and/or Articles of Association that demonstrate the character of the organisation
- a partnership, provide a copy of your partnership agreement
Find the full eligibility criteria in the grant opportunity guidelines.
$2,000,000.00
From $5,000.00 to $375,000.00
Application open 9 January 2025.
To apply, go to: www.business.gov.au/ntrgp
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