AUSTRALIAN BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES STUDY (ABRS)
National Taxonomy Research
Grant Program (NTRGP)
Progress Report
FOR RESEARCH GRANTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP GRANTS
The Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) National Taxonomy Research Grant Program (NTRGP) provides
grants for taxonomic research. Grants are awarded for 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. The program also supports projects that build Australian taxonomic capacity.
Important
Generally, Progress Reports are due on 15 December of the first and second grant year. For specific dates, please
refer to your grant Funding Agreement or contact the ABRS on:
Grants Officer
Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS)
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
AUSTRALIA
Email: abrs.grants@environment.gov.au
Progress Reports must be lodged with the ABRS Grants Officer, either via email or hard copy. If your report is
submitted via email, you do not need to send a hard copy as well. All emailed reports must include a PDF of the
signature page. Do not delete any part of this form.
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PLEASE ENSURE YOU COMPLETE THIS FORM USING ARIAL 11 POINT FONT.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO COMPLETE THIS FORM AS PER THE FUNDING AGREEMENT. IF YOU
ARE UNSURE, YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE ABRS.
Grant Number
Please enter your grant number. If you are unsure of your grant number, please contact the ABRS.
Project title
Please enter your project title as per your funding agreement.
Reporting Period
Please enter the reporting period this report relates to. For example: 1 July 2013 to 15 December 2013.
Host Institution Details
Please enter the name of the host institution and the contact details of the relevant administration contact, i.e.
Grants Administrator, including name, title, phone number and email address.
Host Institution
Full Name (including salutation)
Title
Phone
Email
Principal Investigator Details
Please enter the details of the Principal investigator on the project. If these details have not changed, please
enter only the name of the Principal Investigator.
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Full Name (including salutation)
Address
Phone
Email
Commencement date
Has this project commenced?
Yes
No
If no, please state reasons:
Objectives
Please enter the objectives of the activity. The project objectives can be found in your funding agreement.
Statement against Objectives
Please provide a statement (no more than one page) against the objectives listed above.
If applicable, please enter the number of taxa revised and described during the reporting period. If you want to
include a list of names of taxa revised or described, please provide this to the ABRS as a separate attachment to
this report.
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Unpublished
Genera
Published
Species
Genera
Species
Taxa revised
New taxa described
Studies to be completed
Early Career Researchers (ECR’s)
Please indicate the names, degree for which they are enrolled and the status (i.e. full-time or part-time) of any
students involved in this project.
Name
Degree
Status
Other Grant Funds
If you have successfully applied for competitive grant funding for your project, other than from the ABRS, please
provide details below.
Granting Body Name
Funding contributed (AUD $)
Please provide details of any other funding leverage that has resulted from this grant.
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ABRS Priority Areas for Research Grants
Please detail any other benefits against the ABRS Priority Areas for Research Grants that have been identified.
The current ABRS Priority Areas for Research Grants can be found on the ABRS website here:
http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/science-and-research/australian-biological-resourcesstudy/grants/priority-areas-research.
Please complete the certification on the following page.
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Certification
Principal Investigator
I, the Principal Investigator, certify to the best of my knowledge that all the details in this Progress Report are
true and complete at the time of submitting to the host institution, and that satisfactory progress against the
project objectives has been made.
Full Name:
Signature
Date:
Host Institution
I, as the responsible officer representing the host institution, certify to the best of my knowledge that all the
details in this Progress Report are true and complete at the time of submitting to the ABRS.
Full Name:
Title/Designation:
Signature
Date:
Please note that electronic signatures may be included but that the Certification page must be provided to the
ABRS as a PDF, either as part of the full report or as a separate attachment.
Completed reports should be returned to the ABRS at:
Grants Officer
Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS)
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
AUSTRALIA
Email: abrs.grants@environment.gov.au
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