APPLICATION FOR WEYERHAEUSER RESEARCH GRANT

Submit completed application via email () by February 3, 2017 @ 12 pm

PROJECT TITLE
TOPIC AREA(S) COVERED– Please check all that apply
Environmental Strategy / Social and Environmental Entrepreneurship / Environmental Finance
Climate Change / Environmental Justice & Ethics / Environmental Policy & Law
Environmental Economics / Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) / Green Design & Building
Corporate Social Responsibility / Energy / Industrial Ecology
Natural Resources Management / International Development / Environmental Chemistry
Pollution / Other

Research proposals featuring collaborative research teams comprised of faculty and student(s) from departments across campus will be prioritized. At least one of the faculty members must have his or her primary appointment at Yale University.

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

Name / School / Tenure/Non-Tenure/Non-Ladder

STUDENTS

Name / School / Undergrad/Grad/PhD/Post Doc


PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Please attach a Project Description (3 pages maximum), and summarize how your project meets the following criteria.

Please describe your research/study questions.
What is the significance of your research in advancing knowledge in the field of business and the environment?
Who is the target audience of your research, outside of academia? What is the practical policy relevance/ practical use(s) of your research? How will you communicate your research results to this target audience?
What would you summarize as most demonstrative of the capabilities of the Project Investigator and project team to deliver results?
How would you rank the potential of your research to meet standards for publication in scholarly journals?
Please describe any differentiating innovative approach(es) that you are using in your research.


BUDGET (See Frequently Needed Yale Facts for info on Fringe Benefit Rates)

Item / Additional Notes / Amount ($)
Other funds leveraged for project
Stipend
Fringe Benefit Assessment on Salary
Exempt: Faculty, Post- Doc Associate, Manager & Professional: 31.1%
Non-Exempt: Clerical & Technical and Service & Maintenance: 62.5%
Part-Time: 8.7%
Equipment
Data Purchase
Research workshops and seminars
Travel for faculty and/or students
Misc
TOTAL

If the PI proposes to use grant funds for other purposes not stated here, then clearly articulate the use of funds below.

PROJECT TIMELINE

PROJECT OUTCOME (including kinds of analyses, policy recommendations, and other outputs)

ATTACHMENTS

Please attach the following items using the guidelines given

Item / Requirements per item / Number of Items Attached
Principal Investigator CV / 2-page maximum
Student Research Assistant(s) CV / 2-page maximum
Project Description / 3-page maximum

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