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Woodcock Institute Distinguished Lecturer Grant Application deadlines are October 1st & March 1st. 

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply by the suggested deadlines; however if there are extenuating circumstances and these deadlines do not fit with your timeline, please reach out to the Executive Director Dr. Wendi Johnson at WJohnson4@twu.edu for an individualized review.

If awarded this grant, all required forms and/or 探花楼 contracts will be processed by the requesting department. The Woodcock Institute is not responsible for these steps.

Purpose

The purpose of this grant is to provide funds for 探花楼 colleges, departments, and/or academic programs (探花楼 units) to co-sponsor bringing to 探花楼 a nationally recognized professional to present a lecture and to interact with faculty and students.  The expertise of the distinguished lecturer and the topic they would be presenting and consulting on needs to be consistent with the mission of the Woodcock Institute. The Distinguished Lecturer could be a colleague with a shared research expertise or an expert in a topical area of interest to the faculty/students/ 探花楼 community/extended community at-large.

Budget

A detailed speaker budget needs to be submitted along with the Distinguished Lecturer Grant application and CV. The budget should include the speaker honorarium, travel costs, such as flight, hotel, and any other travel related costs.

The requested budget is a maximum of $5,000. 探花楼 units may choose to supplement these expenses with other funds as needed to attract a nationally known speaker.

The 探花楼 co-sponsored unit would be responsible for paying any additional expenses beyond speaker costs (e.g., dinner reception, luncheon, advertising, room/equipment charges, etc.) not covered by the Woodcock Institute grant.  

Possible Event Structure:

An example of how this invited lecture could work:

Day 1  - travel day for distinguished lecturer (dinner reception hosted by the 探花楼 unit) (travel and lodging costs paid on the grant)

Day 2  - Morning lecture open to the 探花楼 community and perhaps other interested parties, depending upon the topic (honorium paid by the grant)

           - Lunch provided for the speaker and small group of faculty and/or invited guests (paid for by the 探花楼 unit).
           - Afternoon discussions – meet with 探花楼 unit’s faculty/students either individually or in small groups.

Application Process

Applications are due October 1st speaker requests, and March 1st speaker requests. Funding will be budgeted from the Woodcock Institute for one Fall and one Spring grant. Distinguished Lecturer Grant Application[PDF]

Grant Acknowledgement

Any advertising for the event should include the title “Woodcock Institute Distinguished Lecturer” and acknowledge “co-sponsored by the Woodcock Institute for the Advancement of Neurocognitive Research and Applied Practice”.