Hi y’all, I’m searching for small sources of funding for iNaturalist-driven research projects – can anyone recommend small pots of funding for such research? Does iNat itself ever fund projects that primarily use iNat data? I’ve seen one-off grants for “participatory science” centered projects from…

[image] patrick60: Does iNat itself ever fund projects that primarily use iNat data? No, iNaturalist doesn’t do this.

There is, in general, rarely funding for data analysis research, and as you’ve said, what little research funding there is for participatory science leans heavily into working with participants.

If you can target your study to local interests, rare local plants, climate change in your area, etc., you might get a very small grant from your local state or provincial native plant society.

What is your research about? (Other than phenology.) What does across angiosperms mean? Global?

Are there any interdisciplinary internal grants you can apply for? Like partner with someone in the comp sci or data analytics department? I feel like universities love funding initiatives like that

Thanks so much everyone for the info and suggestions! Definitely will look into the National Geographic grant program and into local + society + internal university grants. I definitely expected to find internal grants at my institution but haven’t run into anything yet that fits. To answer @JaneBP …

Hey Patrick, I would suggest seeking out a postdoctoral fellowship that has some research funds to play with. NSF, Smith, Libro Eros, Nature Conservancy, all might be a good fit. I was a smith fellow and it was a fantastic opportunity. I’d be happy to chat more if it would be helpful. One of the wa…

[image] patrick60: the project is about mechanisms driving correlation between flowering phenology and floral traits across all angiosperms in North America Thanks for that info. Do you intend to correlate floral traits to pollinator behavior in any way?

[image] patrick60: understanding drivers of flowering phenology across a bunch of species is important for a bunch of reasons. Could you name a few?

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anneclewis November 17, 2023, 12:14pm 4

A National Geographic Early Career grant might be a good fit.

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