Implementation Guidelines for the 103rd Year of the Ms. Wu Cheng Hsiu-Yu Kuroshio Scholarship

[2014 Wu Cheng Hsiu-yu Black Tide Grant Implementation Guidelines]

1. Purpose:
To help advance four major themes in Taiwan, China - 'graduate students conducting research related to marine ecology, marine culture and marine education', 'university and high school students through science fairs and similar means', 'clubs and the public promoting activities related to marine conservation', and 'the general public highlighting the importance of marine conservation through various types of creative work' - Ms. Wu Cheng Hsiu-yu has established the Wu Cheng Hsiu-yu Black Tide Grant with 100,000 yuan contributed each year, in order to encourage graduate institutes, university, college and high school students, clubs and the public to take part in marine-related research and marine environmental conservation activities.

2. Grant Categories:
1. Marine-related research grant: supports doctoral and master's students engaged in research related to marine ecology, marine culture or marine education.
2. Marine conservation activity grant: encourages clubs and the public to promote activities related to marine conservation.
3. Marine art creation grant: encourages the general public to highlight the importance of marine conservation through various types of creative work.
4. Marine project science fair grant: encourages university students, through bachelor's projects, or high school students, through science fairs and similar means, to explore the current state of the oceans and the problems they face, and to attempt to seek solutions.

3. Grant Amounts:
The total grant amount is 100,000 yuan per year.
For the above 3 categories - marine-related research, marine conservation activities and marine art creation - 3 cases will be selected in total, with a grant of 25,000 yuan per case, totaling 75,000 yuan.
For the marine project science fair grant, 5 cases will be selected, with a grant of 5,000 yuan per case, totaling 25,000 yuan.
The number of places and the amounts may be adjusted by the review committee according to the application situation in that year.

4. Eligibility:
Currently enrolled doctoral and master's students at relevant domestic graduate institutes, students at domestic universities, colleges and high schools, and members of the general public who are committed to the above marine research and projects, marine conservation work, or highlighting the importance of marine conservation through various types of creative work are eligible to apply.

5. Materials to Submit:

1. To apply for the marine-related research grant, the following shall be attached:
(1) Application form (including the planned year of completion, which must be completed within two years from the year of application).
(2) Research proposal or results report.
(3) Recommendation letter from the supervising professor.
2. Marine art creation grant:
(1) Application form (including the planned year of completion, which must be completed within two years from the year of application).
(2) Statement of the artistic creation concept.
(3) Introduction to the club or individual's background.
3. Marine conservation activity grant:
(1) Application form (including the planned year of completion, which must be completed within one year from the year of application).
(2) Activity proposal.
(3) Introduction to the club or individual's background.
4. To apply for the marine project science fair grant, the following shall be attached:
(1) Application form (including the planned year of completion, which must be completed within one year from the year of application).
(2) Research proposal.
(3) Recommendation letter from the supervising teacher.

6. Application Period:
Announced and processed each September, with applications closing on September 30.

7. Selection Method:
A review committee convened by the foundation's board meeting shall decide based on the categories and content of applications in that year.

8. Announcement Time:
Announced on November 20 each year.

9. Obligations of Awardees:
After completing the project, awardees must provide relevant written, photographic or audio-visual materials before the end of the year stated as the planned year of completion on the application form, for use as the project closing report and for the following year's results exhibition.
1. For marine-related research, complete electronic thesis materials shall be provided.
2. For marine conservation activities, all three types of materials - relevant written, photographic and audio-visual files - shall be provided.
3. For marine art creation, at least one type of material - complete text, photographs or audio-visual files - shall be provided.
4. For marine project science fairs, all three types of materials - relevant written, photographic and audio-visual files - shall be provided.

10. Award Ceremony Time:
Scheduled for the third Saturday of December each year, and the awardees' related results will be exhibited at the Kuroshio Ocean Education Foundation, with the results presentation time announced separately.

11. These Guidelines shall be implemented after approval by the foundation's board meeting, and the same applies when they are amended.

For details, please see:
http://www.kuroshio.org.tw/newsite/article_02.php?class_subitem_id=92