Proposals Invited for World Wood Day Foundation (WWDF) Research Grant

Funding to support projects that focus on ‘Wood and Culture’, a broad and encompassing theme that encourages cross-disciplinary approach researches.

The World Wood Day Foundation (WWDF) is a US-based non-profit organisation established in 2013. Its core activity is the organisation of the annual celebration of World Wood Day (WWD). It also seeks to encourage academic research and raise public awareness about responsible uses of wood and forest.

Within the framework of the WWDF Research Grant, funding is available to support projects that focus on ‘Wood and Culture’, a broad and encompassing theme that encourages cross-disciplinary approach research. WWDF supports interdisciplinary and integral investigation for exploring how wood has played a prominent role in human life.

Funding is available to both ongoing projects and new initiatives. Proposals will be evaluated on their originality and scholarly excellence.

Eligible applicants are scholars and graduate students based in any country. The grant has a value of $12,000.

Applications must be submitted by the deadline of 13 February 2023 (17:00 GMT).

(This report was the subject of a RESEARCHconnect Newsflash.)