Funding

Disciplines: Biology

Dimensions of Biodiversity FY2020

The Dimensions of Biodiversity program expects to transform our understanding of the scope and role of life on Earth. Investigators are encouraged to propose projects that transcend traditional boundaries among areas of biodiversity research. The Dimensions program focuses on genetic, phylogenetic, and functional dimensions of biodiversity. Beginning in 2019 and continuing in 2020, only International collaborations involving the NSFC of China, the FAPESP of Brazil, and/or the NRF of South Africa will be considered. Successful proposals will test hypotheses about the mechanisms regulating the origin, maintenance and/or functional roles of biodiversity and must integrate across these three dimensions, with evidence of strong collaboration of US participants with researchers in China, Brazil, and/or South Africa.