研究及师资发展

The student investigator must have a faculty sponsor for the proposed project. The intent of this requirement is for the investigator to have a faculty sponsor as a mentor who will assist the student in preparing his/her proposal as well as who will understand how to proceed once awards are provided. The faculty sponsor must be a full-time or emeritus faculty member, 研究助理, 或拥有教员级别或教员同等地位的人. The faculty sponsor must provide a letter to be included in the proposal that details his/her support of the investigator and specifically addresses whether regulatory committee approvals will be necessary. 这封信不仅仅是一封推荐信.

摘要

Provide a brief abstract (limited to 200 words) as a non-technical description of the research question, 将要执行的工作, 预期结果. 摘要应该作为读者的指南, introduce key concepts and provide the groundwork for understanding key points. 摘要在表格包的第二页.

预算

As part of the total award, you may request up to $4,000 in support of operating and travel expenses. 总奖项, 津贴及开支, cannot exceed the maximum award listed in the current Request for Proposals. The budget must be well justified and directly relate to the proposed project. 允许的费用包括差旅费, 分析和设备使用费, and consumables needed for the execution of the proposed research.

监管监督清单

任何涉及管制物质的研究计划, 放射性物质, 人类, or animals must be cleared with the appropriate university compliance committee(s) before any funds are released from the C.R. 斯蒂林格森林科学研究奖学金. 除了, projects involving the use of controlled substances must be (co-)sponsored by a tenured or tenure-track faculty member who is properly licensed by the appropriate state/federal agencies, and the necessary license information and/or identification must be noted in this section. 如果你不需要这些委员会的批准, your faculty sponsor must acknowledge in his/her letter of support that no such approvals are required.

提议的叙述

The narrative section is limited to 10 pages [single spaced, 12点字体(Courier New), (Times New Roman或Arial)], 包括图表, 表和可选部分. 页数限制不包括引文.

It should present your proposed research in sufficient detail to permit evaluation.

要求的章节包括(10页限制):

介绍, 背景和目的-描述拟进行的研究, 总体目标, and your specific objectives plus include relevant background information. 如果相关，包括研究假设.
Justification/Importance – Explain how the proposed activity will contribute to the investigator’s academic success, and science in general as well as to the advancement of the discipline of Forest Ecology. Finally, what is the relevance of your proposed project to the aims of the funding source?
Theory and critical concepts – What theories, if any, have been used to study your topic in the past? What are the strengths and limitations of these theories in light of your proposed research? 解释你将如何检验理论, 把理论运用, 生成理论, 结合理论或以其他方式运用理论.g. 作为一个解释工具)在你的项目中. 如果有用, include a graphic theoretical model displaying relationships among the critical constructs and variables in your research.
Methodology/Design/Methods – Describe in detail your overall approach or design and the procedures or techniques you plan to use to ensure the quality of the data you generate. Be sure to address your selection of a study location and defend your approach to sampling or selection. Briefly discuss the type of data you expect to collect or generate and how you will store and process it. 如果合适的话，解释你选择的统计方法.
项目实施(任务), timeline and products) – Provide a table that connects tasks, 估计时间, 输出. It should demonstrate that you have a realistic understanding of the sequence of tasks and the amount of time it will take to complete them as well as characterize the outputs (e.g., data, journal article, model) and longer-term outcomes (e.g., impacts to forest ecology, impacts for management) will be.
Institutional resources available – Briefly describe the resources already available through the university that will aid in the completion of your project (i.e. 实验室设施、现有设备等).

可选部分(包含在10页限制内)

Regulatory oversight - If you marked yes to any of the questions on page three of the forms packet, your project will likely require compliance committee oversight. Describe the committee approvals or exemptions you have to obtain or have sought to date. Please be aware that if your project is deemed to need committee oversight, you will have to provide evidence of necessary approvals (e.g., human subjects, animal control, export control) prior to release of any funds.
Other – Provide any other information that demonstrates you are capable of conducting the activities specified in the proposal.

引文(不计入页数限制)

Literature Cited – You may use any standard format that is used in the primary scientific literature, and it is expected that literature will be used throughout all sections of the proposal.

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