Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-Figueiredo, EstrelaPennington, TobyDavila, Patricia2010-07-082010-07-082009-05Smith, GF, Figueiredo, E, Pennington, T & Davila, P 2009, 'Getting that grant : how to convince an evaluation panel that your proposal is worthy of funding', Taxon, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 675-677. [http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/iapt/s_taxon.php]0040-0262http://hdl.handle.net/2263/14412For some years the International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT) has sponsored research grants in plant systematics to young scientists, predominantly from developing countries. At the meeting of Council, held on 12 January 2008 in Pretoria, South Africa, the first such meeting held in Africa, it was decided to review the programme and to provide applicants with advice on how to write a successful proposal. Guidelines for proposal writing are given here.en© 2009 by International Association for Plant TaxonomyGuidelinesPlant systematicsPlant taxonomists -- Research grants -- Developing countriesProposal writing for grantsArticle