The J. Richard Dilworth Memorial Fund was established in 1983 to honor long-time College of Forestry faculty member "Dick" Dilworth in order to "improve the quality of the programs in the College of Forestry". Awards from the memorial fund are available to graduate students in the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management (FERM) and in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society (FES), and are given in priority of scholarship, student travel, and teaching grants. Guidelines for each of these are provided below:
- Scholarship. Scholarship requests for new or returning students (MS or PhD) working in the areas of mensuration, biometrics, photogrammetry, and applied silviculture will receive the highest priority. Applications should include the student's name, area of interest (research project if decided upon), Department, major professor, amount requested, how the money will be used, and when it will be spent.
- Student Travel. Allocation of funds for graduate student travel will be limited and priority given to travel for student research not covered by departmental or project funds and for group instructional activities not covered by departmental funds. Priority for conference expenses will be given for graduate students presenting as speakers and then as poster presentations. Travel requests should be specific and include the number of students expected (if a group) or the student's name (if an individual), the purpose and time of the travel, and a brief itemization of the expected expenses.
- Graduate Teaching. Applications for graduate teaching equipment, software, books, or guest speakers will be considered as special opportunities and should have a broad impact. Specific information on the opportunity, its need, its cost or expenses, and its intended use should be provided.
Priority will also be given to Oregon residents or those students likely to remain in Oregon after graduation.
The request should include a 1-2 page letter clearly specifying the exact amount requested, a budget (how the funds will be used), and the broader context of the project or activity.
In the case of requests for enhancing research and scholarship, the letter should also clearly specify the hypothesis being tested.
Applications, with the information required above, should be received by the selection committee chairperson by the end of the first full week in April. Awards will be determined by a selection committee and made before the end of May. The total amount of the awards will depend on the annual yield of the foundation account (currently about $4,000 per year).
Jim Kiser
Dilworth Memorial Fund
Department of Forest Engineering, Resources & Management