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The Foundation for European Forest Research is a non-profit organisation promoting European forest and environmental research. It grants financial support to researchers working on international research topics.
The Foundation for European Forest Research invites proposals for nominees for the
EUROPEAN FOREST RESEARCH AWARD 2003
- The purpose of the award is to highlight the role and value of research in supporting policy and decision making in the field of sustainable forestry and environment and to encourage the networking of forest science.
- The award can be given to a person, research group or institute, which has made a significant contribution to the promotion of forest research relevant to European forestry, especially by enhancing forest research networking in Europe. The awarded activity can be for instance coordination of a major research project, involvement in coordinating institutions etc.
- The amount of the award is 15 000 EUR.
- The first award will be given at the 10th Conference of European Forest Institute in Joensuu, 30 August 2003.
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The member organisations of EFI and other relevant bodies in the field of forestry, and forest and environmental research organisations are invited to nominate candidates.
The proposals should be accompanied by sufficient background information on the nominee and his/her/its activities in the area of the award.
The nominations should be sent to
the Foundation of European Forest Research,
Torikatu 34, 80100 Joensuu, Finland
by the end of March, 2003. The nominations and their evaluation will be carried out confidentially.
Template for nominations
- Name(s) of the candidate(s)
- Description of the work to be awarded (max 3 pages)
- Contribution of the candidates to (max 2 pages)
3a) Forest research relevant to European Forestry
3b) Research networking in Europe
- Signature of the organisation nominating the candidate
Appendices: CV:s of the candidate(s)
Selected publications relevant to the work to be awarded
Criteria for Evaluation
- Scientific quality of the work to be awarded
- Relevance of the work to European forestry
- Contribution to networking in forest research
Evaluation process
- Announcement by by email, letters to the members, in the web and EFINEWS
- Deadline 31 March 2003
- Review by the SAB by May 15
- Proposal by the Board by June 10
- June-July 2003 Final decision by the Foundation
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