<div dir="ltr">Please pass this information and attachment to those who may benefit.<div><br></div><div>Peter<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Marco Duretto</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Marco.Duretto@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au">Marco.Duretto@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 12:46 PM<br>Subject: FW: 2016-17 round of the ABRS National Taxonomy Research Grants Program - Research and Capacity-Building Grants streams are NOW OPEN for applications.  [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]<br>To: "<a href="mailto:PlantSciencesBranch@environment.nsw.gov.au">PlantSciencesBranch@environment.nsw.gov.au</a>" <<a href="mailto:PlantSciencesBranch@environment.nsw.gov.au">PlantSciencesBranch@environment.nsw.gov.au</a>>, "<a href="mailto:G-DL-GARDE-ALL-SCVolunteersHonoraryAssociatesStudents@environment.nsw.gov.au">G-DL-GARDE-ALL-SCVolunteersHonoraryAssociatesStudents@environment.nsw.gov.au</a>" <<a href="mailto:G-DL-GARDE-ALL-SCVolunteersHonoraryAssociatesStudents@environment.nsw.gov.au">G-DL-GARDE-ALL-SCVolunteersHonoraryAssociatesStudents@environment.nsw.gov.au</a>><br><br><br>





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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> ABRSgrants [mailto:<a href="mailto:ABRSgrants@environment.gov.au" target="_blank">ABRSgrants@environment.gov.au</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, 3 August 2015 2:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Nathan, Joanne<br>
<b>Subject:</b> 2016-17 round of the ABRS National Taxonomy Research Grants Program - Research and Capacity-Building Grants streams are NOW OPEN for applications. [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Administrator/Scholarship Officer
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Australian Biological Resources Study
</span><span style="color:#1f497d">(ABRS) </span><span style="color:black">provides grants to Australian institutions to support Honours, Masters and PhD students to undertake taxonomic research.  The ABRS also provides research grants to established researchers
 for taxonomic projects.  </span><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The </span>2016-17<span style="color:black"> round of the ABRS National Taxonomy Research Grants Program - Research and Capacity-Building Grants streams is </span><span style="color:red">NOW OPEN</span><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The ABRS provides online delivery of taxonomic and biological information on taxa known to occur in Australia. Grants can be awarded to research projects where the primary aim is to undertake taxonomic research
 on the Australian biota or to develop products that aid in the dissemination of taxonomic information.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The ABRS and the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria have partnered with the Atlas of Living Australia to develop an online Australasian eFlora platform to support collaborative and more flexible creation
 and delivery of online floras. The ABRS is seeking to support projects that will assist it to develop content, fill gaps and maintain the currency of the Flora of Australia, consistent with its curation and delivery on the Australasian eFlora platform.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The ABRS is also seeking to support projects that update and expand the data held in the Australian Faunal Directory.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please find attached a flier for the ABRS Grants containing details for distribution amongst prospective applicants, early career and established researchers.  We would be grateful if you could please place this
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For more information, please don't hesitate to contact the ABRS or check out our websites:
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