Mini-ARTS Awards
Forecasted
The Mini-ARTS Awards from the Society of Systematic Biologists fund hands-on taxonomic and systematics research, supporting collaborations, training, and innovative projects to advance biodiversity science.
Funder: Society of Systematic Biologists
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $4,000 per award; typical range $1,000–$4,000; one-year projects.
Summary: Supports SSB members (students, post-docs, faculty) to advance taxonomic and systematic research via apprenticeships, collaborations, and innovative projects.
Key Information: Applicants must be SSB members; no overhead/indirect costs allowed.
Description
The Mini-ARTS Awards, offered by the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB), aim to strengthen taxonomic and systematic research by supporting SSB members—including students, post-docs, and faculty—in conducting revisionary taxonomy, monographic studies, and innovative systematics projects. The program is designed to address knowledge gaps in undescribed biodiversity, facilitate the transfer of taxonomic expertise, broaden training in organismal biology, and support the development of digital tools and informatics in systematics. Activities funded may include laboratory visits, collaborative exchanges, development of interactive identification keys, or other projects that foster the global capacity for taxonomic research and dissemination of systematic knowledge.
