Society of Systematic Biologists

Proposals for Sabbaticals and for collaborative working groups (Working Groups and Catalysis Meetings) are now being accepted at The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent). We are looking to support innovative approaches to outstanding problems in evolutionary biology. In particular, proposals that have a clear interdisciplinary focus, or involve evolutionary concepts in non-traditional disciplines, are strongly encouraged, as are proposals that demonstrate international participation and a mix of senior and emerging researchers, including graduate students.

The NSF has announced Dimensions of Biodiversity:

The Dimensions of Biodiversity initiative seeks to characterize biodiversity on Earth by using integrative, innovative approaches to fill rapidly the most substantial gaps in our understanding of the diversity of life on Earth. This campaign will take a broad view of biodiversity, and in its initial phase will focus on the integration of genetic, taxonomic, and functional dimensions of biodiversity. Successful proposals should integrate these three dimensions to understand interactions and feedbacks among them. While this focus complements several core NSF programs, it differs by requiring that multiple dimensions of biodiversity be addressed simultaneously, in innovative or novel ways, to understand the roles of biodiversity in critical ecological and evolutionary processes.
The program has an anticipated budget of $US 20 million, with individual projects being limited to $US 3M. More details are available on the program website.

The NSF is calling for proposals for Innovations in Biological Imaging and Visualization (IBIV), with a deadline of April 12, 2010.

The goal of IBIV is "to identify opportunities for investment to advance the state-of-the-art in biological image analysis, data visualization, archiving, and dissemination. Participants selected through an open application process will engage in an intensive five-day residential workshop to generate project ideas through an innovative, real-time review process. Members of the biological research community, computational theorists and engineers, mathematicians, imaging specialists from other fields, educators involved in training the next generation of researchers, and a range of other specialists (artists, illustrators, etc.) are all strongly encouraged to participate."

More details are available from the NSF web site.

The UK Research Councils announced the launch of a new funding scheme for research in systematics and taxonomy. The Systematics and Taxonomy (SynTax) scheme is designed to provide short-term funding for preliminary research that will form the basis of novel responsive mode proposals with a substantial systematics/taxonomy component. The scheme aims to stimulate high quality taxonomy and systematics-related research proposals to the UK’s Research Councils.

SynTax will be launched 12 November 2009, 6pm, at the Linnean Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BF.

Click "read more" for details, or just use our awards link. Most deadlines are March 31st.

Call for Proposals – NESCent Postdoctoral Fellows, Sabbatical Scholars, Working Groups and Catalysis Groups

The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) is now accepting proposals for postdoctoral fellows, sabbatical scholars, working groups and catalysis meetings. Proposals for postdoctoral fellowships are accepted at the December 1 deadline only. Proposals for sabbatical scholars, working groups and catalysis meetings are accepted twice a year, with June 15 and December 1 deadlines. Proposals for short-term visitors are considered four times a year, with deadlines on January 1, April 1, July 1 and September 1.

Call for Proposals - NESCent Sabbatical Scholars, Working Groups and Catalysis Meetings

The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) is now accepting proposals for sabbatical scholars, working groups and catalysis meetings. Proposals for postdoctoral fellowships are accepted at the December 1 deadline only. Proposals for sabbatical scholars (one semester to a full year), working groups and catalysis meetings are accepted twice a year, with June 15 and December 1 deadlines. Proposals for short-term visitors (2 weeks to 3 months) are considered four times a year, with deadlines on January 1, April 1, July 1 and September 1. For more information, please see our website at https://www.nescent.org/science/proposals.php.

Call for Proposals – NESCent Sabbatical Scholars, Working Groups and Catalysis Groups

The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) is now accepting proposals for sabbatical scholars, working groups and catalysis meetings. Proposals are accepted twice a year, with June 15 and December 1 deadlines. Proposals for post-doctoral fellowships are accepted at the December 1 deadline. Proposals for short-term visitors are considered four times a year, with deadlines on January 1, April 1, July 1 and September 1. For more information, please see our website at https://www.nescent.org/science/proposals.php.

The organising committee of the 6th Biennial Conference of the Systematics Association would like to draw students' attention to the bursaries available to those wishing to participate in the conference (being held 28th-31st August 2007 at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland). Allocation of bursaries is competitive, based on assessment of an abstract that must be submitted by 31 December 2006, for decisions in January 2007. The awards will contribute to the costs of registration, accommodation, and subsistence for successful applicants.

Current research students and those graduating since 1 August 2006 are eligible to apply for bursaries to attend the 2007 conference. Conference information, including details of the application procedure for student bursaries, is available from the web site or contact edinburgh.biennial@systass.org.

The Systematics Association meetings are for all systematists from all disciplines - research students and younger post-doctoral fellows are especially welcome.

NESCent Postdoctoral Fellows, Sabbatical Scholars, Working Groups and Catalysis Groups

The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) is now accepting proposals for Postdoctoral Fellows, Sabbatical Scholars, Working Groups and Catalysis Groups. The deadline is December 1, 2006. For more information, please see our website at http://www.nescent.org/proposals/.