LinnéSys: Systematics Research Fund Grant

LinnéSys: Systematics Research Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Systematics Association
Amount: Up to £1,500
Last Updated: March 02, 2026

Summary

The LinnéSys: Systematics Research Fund supports systematics research, administered jointly by The Linnean Society of London and The Systematics Association. Open to members from any nationality, the fund encourages projects with a significant systematics component. Applications between £500-£1,000 are preferred, but projects already funded by other sources may be at a disadvantage. Notably, the fund does not cover expenses for scientific meetings, student fees, or bench fees.

Overview

LinnéSys: Systematics Research Fund The Systematics Research Fund has been renamed to the LinnéSys: Systematics Research Fund. The Councils of The Linnean Society of London and The Systematics Association jointly administer the LinnéSys: Systematics Research Fund (LinnéSys) for the benefit of systematics research.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. In order to be eligible, the applicant must be a CURRENT MEMBER of the Linnean Society of London or the Systematics Association at the time of application.Applications involving education or citizen science activities are eligible if they focus on taxonomy and systematics.Applications for education activities must include the target audience/s, approximate number of participants, and anticipated learning outputs.Eligible Costs: Fieldwork expenseslaboratory consumablespurchase of scientific equipmenttime on analytical equipmentservices for specimen preparationsequencing costspublication of books, monographs, field guides, etc. You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.

Ineligibility

The fund does not provide support for attendance at publication of articles in scientific journals or payment of open-access costs.Student allowances, tuition fees, staff hiring, and bench fees are also not considered eligible.