Israel Taxonomy Initiative

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The Israel Taxonomy Initiative (ITI) is a joint project of the higher education system of Israel, government ministries and agencies, and research institutions. It was established to promote the training of a new generation of taxonomists and to enrich the basic knowledge of the biodiversity of Israel. The main goal of the initiative is to revive taxonomic studies in Israel and improve our understanding of biodiversity, thus expanding the contribution of science to the study, conservation and sustainable use of ecosystems in Israel. The initiative furthers its aims by:

Awarding doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships.Providing travel grants for training of graduate students overseas with expert taxonomists.Providing grants for biodiversity surveys.Hosting expert taxonomists from overseas to teach short courses in Israel on various local taxes.

Contact information:

http://taxonomy.tau.ac.il/en/?cmd=contact

The fund is not a competitive fund
web site: http://taxonomy.tau.ac.il/en/