Sequencing support for Lepidoptera from Ecuador

All sequencing expenses are covered.

Application deadline

Open until 15 November

This call funds local research teams to sequence Lepidoptera species native to Ecuador.

Samples are processed at the Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam in Tena and must be delivered before 20 November 2026.

Who 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.
See the proposed pilot projects

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.