Applications are due 1 October 2025
Instructions to Authors
- A successful proposal must use the template in the program announcement (below), including these elements: 1) study objective and relevant background, 2) methods, 3) project timeline, 4) itemized budget, 5) outcome and products, 6) references. Proposals may not exceed 2000 words.
- Follow the instructions of the proposal announcement!
- The proposals need to have a clear study objective. What problem are you trying to solve? Why is that problem important to address now?
- In the methods section, indicate how the data and code will be made public in repositories (following FAIR principles). If material and slides are involved, indicate a plan for archiving in curated If appropriate, indicate how images will be included in voucher floras or other archives.
- Provide a timeline for completion of the proposed work. One way to communicate a project timeline is through use of a simple Gantt chart. Keep it simple! There is no advantage to making it complicated.
- Include a budget that clearly shows how you plan to spend ISDR funds. The budget may have a single expense (travel), or it could have laboratory supplies, equipment, analysis expenses, or other items. The budget may be included within a table in your document (rather than as an Excel file).
- For the section on outcome and products, document the data elements, reports, publications, seminars, or other expected results of the study.
- References should follow a consistent format (not specified). Be sure to confirm that citations in the text have full references.
- The proposals will be evaluated by individuals with diatom expertise so detailed descriptions of standard techniques are not However, any new approaches should be described in sufficient detail for their value to be assessed.
- Write clearly and concisely throughout the proposal. We strongly recommend that your advisor or supervisor reads the application and provides feedback.