{"id":17965,"date":"2024-01-13T13:07:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T13:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=17965"},"modified":"2024-01-13T13:07:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T13:07:28","slug":"2024-global-biodiversity-information-facility-gbif-young-researchers-awards-up-to-e5000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/2024-global-biodiversity-information-facility-gbif-young-researchers-awards-up-to-e5000\/","title":{"rendered":"2024\u00a0Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Young Researchers Awards (up to \u20ac5,000)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The\u00a02024\u00a0Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Young Researchers Awards.\u00a0On behalf of its network of national Participants, the GBIF Secretariat is pleased to invite nominations for the\u00a02024 Graduate Researchers Award. This annual programme aims to foster and recognize innovative research and discovery in biodiversity informatics by graduate students whose master\u2019s and doctoral studies rely on GBIF-mediated data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2024 programme will provide a pair of \u20ac5,000 prizes recognizing the work of two early-career researchers\u2014preferably, one master\u2019s and one PhD candidate\u2014who receive formal nominations from the heads of delegation or node managers of GBIF Participant countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility Criteria:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Candidates must provide a support letter verifying their affiliation with a university graduate programme to be eligible for the award. In addition, candidates must be\u00a0either<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nominations can come from the GBIF delegation or node of either<\/strong> the candidate\u2019s country of citizenship or<\/strong> the country of the candidate\u2019s host institution<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award nomination packet<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Candidates should prepare their proposal and nomination packets to include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Research summary<\/strong> (200 words<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Project description<\/strong> (maximum 5 pages, 12-point Arial<\/em>) that describes
    a. How the research advances biodiversity informatics and\/or the conservation of biological diversity.
    b. The role of data accessed through GBIF in addressing these questions<\/strong>. Research proposals must clearly demonstrate how the study incorporates data mobilized through GBIF. Students with questions about GBIF-enabled data should work with academic advisors, their GBIF national node, the GBIF Secretariat or members of the Science Committee to increase their understanding.
    c. The research scope, plan, methodologies, relevant literature citations and timetable.
    d. If relevant, a description or an excerpt from a data management plan that outlines how data related to the research is published or will be prepared for publication through the GBIF network to GBIF.org.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Curriculum vitae<\/strong> of the student applicant including full contact information at the home institution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Supporting documents<\/strong>
    a. An official letter from the student\u2019s faculty mentor\/supervisor certifying that the applicant is a student in good standing in the graduate programme of the university.
    b. At least one, and no more than three, letters of support from established researchers active in a field that encompasses and incorporates biodiversity informatics (e.g., genetics, species composition and traits, biogeography, ecology, systematics, et al.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Submission process and deadlines<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n