Research Grant Information from WWDF

The Office of Research Services has received the following information which we are sharing with our list members:

Call for Proposals

WWDF Research Grant, 2017-2018

Dear Sir/Madam,

The World Wood Day Foundation (WWDF hereafter) is pleased to announce the Research Grant application is now open for submission. The WWDF invites applications relevant to "Wood and Culture" from scholars and graduate students, a historical perspective is particularly encouraged to apply.

Please kindly help distribute the grant information to related departments and programs and send any inquiries to researchgrant@worldwoodday.org.

For more information, please refer to the following link or announcement attached below: http://www.worldwoodday.org/2017/research.

Thank you very much for your time and kind attention.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if there is any further question.

Best Regards,
World Wood Day Foundation

Call for Proposals

WWDF Research Grant, 2017-2018

The World Wood Day Foundation (WWDF) is pleased to announce that the Research Grant application is now open for the submission. WWDF invites applications from scholars and graduate students that focus on "Wood and Culture", a historical perspective is particularly encouraged to apply. Both ongoing projects and new initiatives are encouraged to apply. The proposals will be evaluated on their originality and scholarly excellence by a group of professionals from various disciplines.

The WWDF is an US-based nonprofit organization that dedicates to raise public awareness of wood as an eco-friendly material and its significant role in world history, inspires academic research and promotes responsible wood usage for a sustainable future. By carrying out its missions, the WWDF supports interdisciplinary and integral investigation for exploring how wood has played a prominent role in human life. "Wood and Culture" is a broad and encompassing theme that encourages a wide range of academic research. We cordially invite all those who are interested to elaborate on the topic and participate in the great undertaking.

How to Apply

Online application must be submitted by the deadline of 17:00 GMT on Monday, February 13, 2017. Please note that submission via email or mail will not be accepted. To submit the application, please go to http://www.worldwoodday.org/2017/research

Please read the Application Guideline below carefully before submitting the application.

Application Guideline

The grant is 12,000 USD, and the final decision of grant recipients will be announced on the World Wood Day (WWD), March 21, 2017. The funded projects will be requested to present by grant recipients on the following WWD in 2018. Accommodation and transportation to the event location will be fully covered by the International Wood Culture Society (IWCS). In addition, grant recipients will be required to submit a research article together with a financial report to WWDF by April 15, 2018. All research articles will be reviewed by the board committee of the Wood Culture Journal. Accepted articles will be further informed for future publication. The grant recipients are also required to mention the financial support from the World Wood Day Foundation (WWDF) and IWCS in any related research article or publication. Please note that the grant cannot be used to pay tuition fees, personal or family pleasure.

Applicants shall complete the online Application, including an application form, curriculum vitae (with publications), three-page research proposal, and one-page budget justification narrative. All uploaded documents shall be written in English and in PDF files ONLY.

The research proposal shall clearly describe:

How the research project is related to "Wood and Culture"
Significance, literature review, preliminary research, methodology, and timeline

The proposal shall be a maximum of three pages (single-spaced, with one inch margins, and in Times New Roman, 12pt size). A separate bibliography or appendix is allowed (three pages maximum). Proposals in inappropriate format will not be considered.

Please send inquiries to: researchgrant@worldwoodday.org

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