TTRF/TAIHO KOGYO TRIBOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Application

Support for Young Tribologists

Objective: Support young tribologists to attend a tribology-related conference which is expected to contribute to global/regional development of tribology

Conditions of Receiving Grant: "Young Tribologists" must be 36 years old or younger at the time of the conference.; Tribologists from industry or other for-profit organizations are excluded.; For any conference a maximum number of ten with a maximum of three from any one country awardees will be supported. The grant for any individual young tribologist is limited to not more once every five years.; Conference organizers are expected to hold a luncheon or other event for the awardees. When TTRF representatives attend the conference, they should be invited to attend the event.; Note: Applications for "Conference" and "Young Tribologists" may be combined.

Amount of Grant: Total amount: Maximum US$5,000/year; Maximum US$500/young tribologist

Procedure: Only conference organizers can apply. (Young tribologists cannot apply to TTRF.); No definite due date for application is set, but on a first-come-first-served basis.; Application form must be downloaded from the link below. Submit the application form filled out necessary items.

Selection and Funding: Selection is made at the board of directors meeting.; The young triborogists are selected by the organizers of the conference and a list of those supported is requested by TTRF.; The grant is funded to the conference organizer after receiving the list.

Questionnaire: Young tribologists are requested to complete the questionnaires. Conference organizers are requested to submit them to TTRF office.

Contact: Mailing address (Japan principal office):
Taiho Kogyo Tribology Research Foundation c/o Taiho Kogyo Co., Ltd. Hosoya Plant 2-47, Hosoya-Cho, Toyota-City, Aichi 471-8502, Japan; E-mail: secretariat@ttrf.org; Fax(Japan principal office): +81-565-28-9298