At every IUFRO world congress IUFRO recognizes special scientific performances and achievements through selected IUFRO Awards. Among these awards is the IUFRO Student Award for Excellence in Forest Sciences (ISA).
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Call for nominations for the IUFRO Student Award for Excellence in Forest Sciences (ISA) (detailed info in links:
Call on IUFRO website: https://www.iufro.org
Student award description and requirements: https://www.iufr
Summary:
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Chance to receive an award for recent Master/Diploma thesis or outstanding individual scientific achievements during the university studies or within 3 years after graduation + sponsored attendance at the IUFRO World Congress 2019 in Curitiba Brazil
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Work to be awarded had to be done in a related field to the title or themes of the IUFRO World Congress 2019 in Curitiba, Brazil
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Congress title: Forest Research and Cooperation for Sustainable Development
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Themes:
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Forests for People
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Forests and Climate Change
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Forests and Forest Products for a Greener Future
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Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Biological Invasions
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Forests, Soil and Water Interactions
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Eligibility: “This award aims at Master degree students (or equivalent) of forest-related sciences and recognizes outstanding individual scientific achievements during the university studies or within 3 years after graduation within the 5-year Congress period…””; Open to IUFRO members and IFSA students
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In order to be judged as outstanding the work should meet the following requirements:
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relevant
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show innovative thinking
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use appropriate methodology
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results already presented/published.
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If selected for the award, a trip to the IUFRO World Congress 2019 in Curitiba, Brazil is included, where the recipient will be able to present his award-winning work
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Nomination: third party has to nominate, self-nominations will not be accepted.
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Following documentation has to be submitted to the IUFRO Secretariat or the LO IUFRO of IFSA (at the moment Konstantin Schwarz, e-mail: konstantin.schwarz.ifsa@gmail.
com, or general: lo.iufro@ifsa.net) before the deadline, the 31st of August 2018: -
Nomination form
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the title of the thesis (there is no need to submit the thesis)
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two letters of support
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detailed CV listing publications (if existing), especially those associated with the Masters/Diploma thesis
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the relevant publications, preferably in electronic format.
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Nomination form: https://www.iufro.org/download