This list covers brief details of the research awards made by the BCSS Research Subcommittee. It does not include applications which have not been successful in being awarded a grant.
| Applicant | Awarded | Title | Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Thompson | 2024 | The evolutionary origins of morphological diversity in Cactaceae | £2,000 |
| Veronica Zamora-Gutierrez | 2024 | Differentiation and genetic diversity of pitaya cultivars (Stenocereus queretaroensis) | £2,000 |
| Rahul Raveendran Nair, Diego Ezequiel Gurvich and Alicia Noemi Sérsic | 2023 | Evolutionary history of four Gymnocalycium species of the Sierras Pampeanas at intra- and interspecific level | £2,000 |
| Sebastian Hatt | 2023 | Succulent Euphorbia in southern Africa and their extraordinary plant parasite Hydnora | £2,000 |
| Diego E. Gurvich | 2023 | Short- and long-term response to fire of the giant cactus Trichocereus terschekii: survival, growth, and reproductive output | £2,000 |
| Roberto Kiesling | 2022 | Tunilla, the Cinderella cacti | £3,332 |
| Peter Bruyns | 2022 | Additional funding for sequencing of the remaining Stapeliads: tropical Africa to SE Asia | £1,000 |
| Cornelia Klak | 2022 | Additional funding for an investigation of taxonomic groupings within the large genus Ruschia | £1,225 |
| Chris Smith | 2021 | Secrets of the Sierra Gorda: The Yucca querataroensis problem and the evolution of Darwin’s ‘Most wonderful fertilisation system’ | £4,328 |
| Peter Bruyns | 2021 | The remaining stapeliads: tropical Africa to SE Asia | £2,628 |
| César Ramiro Martínez González | 2021 | Phylogeny and morphology of sweet fruit producing species (prickly pears) of Opuntia Mill. (Cactaceae) | £4,800 |
| Cornelia Klak | 2021 | An investigation of taxonomic groupings within the large genus Ruschia and their phylogenetic position within tribe Ruschieae (Ruschioideae-Aizoaceae) | £2,331 |
| Andrew Gdaniec | 2020 | Systematics, biogeography, reproductive biology and conservation status of Pilosocereus (Cactaceae) in the Caribbean and Andean regions | £4,900 |
| César Ramiro Martínez-González | 2020 | Taxonomic status of two controversial species of Opuntia (Cactaceae) from Mexico based on morphological and molecular data | £2,000 |
| Hernán Alvarado-Sizzo | 2019 | Discovering the distribution and systematic position of Stenocereus littoralis: an unknown, highly threatened species from Los Cabos, northwestern Mexico | £1,982.03 |
| Ignacio Soto | 2018 | Cactus and succulent diversity in the National Reserve of Valle Fertil, Argentina: second survey and protection strategies | £1,000 |
| Madeleen Struwig | 2017 | A taxonomic revision of Nananthus and Rabiea (Aizoaceae) in South Africa | £4,050 (Also supported by MSG) |
| Pablo Guerrero & Marta Debenedictis | 2016 | A genetic study of populations of Maihuenia poeppigii in Chile | £2,000 |
| Constance Tremlett | 2016 | Pollination biology of Stenocereus queretaroensis and the importance of bat pollination services | £3,856.50 |
| John Carr | 2016 | Echeveria of Bolivia | £2,005 |
| Cornelia Klak | 2014 | The diversification of Mesembryanthemum subgenus Phyllobolus | £1,972 |
| Hanno Schaefer | 2014 | Relationships and evolution in the Oreocereus clade (Cactaceae) | £3,500 |
| Olwen Grace | 2013 | A first complete robust molecular phylogeny of the genus Crassula | £3,500 |
| Zlatko Janeba | 2012 | Exploration on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, covering cacti, but specifically monitoring Mammillaria gaumeri and an attempt to rediscover M. yucatensis | £970 |
| Will Ritchie | 2011 | Clarification of the taxonomic status of Manfreda using molecular techniques and morphological assessment | £530 |
| Luis R. Gonzales-Torres | 2011 | Assess the conservation status of Pilosocereus robinii in Cuba and implementing a scheme for monitoring its populations | £1,000 |
| Marianna R. Santos | 2010 | Investigation of the genetic and morphological diversity and phylogeography of the group of species allied to Discocactus placentiformis (Lehmann) K. Schumann | £1,000 |
| Luis R. Gonzales-Torres | 2010 | Identify limiting features of Leptocereus scopulophilus regeneration | £1,000 |
| Adriana S. A. Hoyos | 2009 | Systematics of Trichocereus (Echinopsis) in Argentina | £1,000 |
| Sam Jacks | 2008 | Explore the perceived effects of global climate change on a shift in its latitudinal distribution of Aloe dichotoma, specifically investigating the role of slope, aspect and recruitment dynamics on the distribution | £1,000 |
| Carlos Ostolaza | 2007 | Explore and map the cacti of the Chancay & Chillon river valleys in Peru | $840, joint funded with Conservation Committee |
| Carlos Ostolaza | 2006 | Explore and map the cacti of the Cante river valley in Peru | $840, joint funded with Conservation Committee |
| Pablo Picca & Fabian Font | 2005 | Examine delimitation of Opuntia species in Argentina | £1,000 |
| Luis R. Gonzales-Torres | 2005 | Examining the populations of the rare Leptocereus scopulophilus in Cuba for health and extent | £1,000 |
| Urs Eggli | 2005 | Exploration of cactus flora of Western Uruguay | £900 |
| Marlon Machado | 2005 | Review Arrojadoa species limits and their relationships | £991 |
| Carlos Ostolaza | 2005 | Explore and map the cacti of the Pativilca Valley Peru | £1,000 |
| Charles Butterworth | 2004 | Examination of options for use of Nuclear genetic markers in cacti | £1,000 |
| Peter Bruyns | 2004 | Survey of stapeliads in Senegal towards a review book of northern African species | £1,000 |
| Priscilla Burgoyne | 2003 | Funding travel to contribute to Mesembryanthemoidea mapping project in S. Africa. | £1,000 |
| Cornelia Klak | 2003 | Funding travel to study succulent Aizoaceae in the wild. | £1,000 |
| Ruiz Vega | 2003 | Survey of the genus Opuntia in Colombia | £1,000 |
| Marlon Machado | 2003 | Delimitation of genus Discocactus in Brazil | £1,000 |