TREE Fund is currently accepting applications for its John Z. Duling and Evelyn Duling Endowment Fund Grant Program 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
The John Z. Duling and Evelyn Duling Endowment Fund Grant Program was established and funded by a bequest from the estate of John Z. Duling and Evelyn Duling of Indiana, a strong advocate of research who in 1972 proposed the establishment of the ISA Research Trust. The goal of this program is to provide start-up or seed funding to support innovative research and technology transfer projects that have the potential of benefiting the everyday work of arborists. Duling Grants may be used to support exploratory work in the early stages of untested, but potentially transformative, research ideas and approaches. Examples may include application of new approaches to research questions, or application of new expertise involving novel disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspectives.
The programme is designed for researchers and professionals developing innovative arboriculture-related projects.
Eligible applicants should propose research that:
Early-career researchers are encouraged to apply and may strengthen their proposals by collaborating with experienced researchers as co-investigators or advisors.
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