Funding opportunities
Sequencing support for Lepidoptera from Ecuador
This call funds local research teams to sequence Lepidoptera species native to Ecuador.
All sequencing expenses are covered. Samples are processed at the Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam in Tena and must be delivered before 20 November 2026.
This call funded local research teams to sequence Lepidoptera species native to Ecuador.
Application deadlineExtended from 31 October.
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Open the registration formWho can apply and which species qualify?
- Projects must be proposed and led exclusively by local researchers affiliated with academic institutions in Latin America.
- Species must not already be in a proposed Caligo pilot project.
- Species must be native or endemic to Ecuador.
- Species must not already have a published or in-progress reference genome.
- Applicants must provide evidence of available, high-quality biological samples or a short-term plan to obtain them.
- Samples must have valid collection permits and, where required in the country concerned, Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) permits.
Past calls
- Applications closed
Sequencing support for Lepidoptera from Colombia
Our first call supported local pilot projects to sequence Lepidoptera species from Colombia.
All sequencing expenses were covered, with samples to be delivered to the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá.