International Research Grant
About the grant
The Great Wine Capitals Global Network exists to link cities connected to great wine regions to sustain the health and prosperity of their wine-related industries, communities and tourism. The Network facilitates the sharing of knowledge, ideas & experience; stimulates business, innovation, friendships; and is a means to collaborate on challenges & opportunities. The Network is composed of 12 world renowned wine capitals from the northern and southern hemispheres, spanning the old and new worlds of wine including Adelaide | South Australia, Bilbao | Rioja (Spain), Bordeaux (France), Cape Town | Cape Winelands (South Africa), Hawke’s Bay (New Zealand), Lausanne (Switzerland), Mainz | Rheinhessen (Germany), Mendoza (Argentina), Porto (Portugal), San Francisco | Napa Valley (USA), Valparaiso | Casablanca Valley (Chile), Verona (Italy).
The goal of the Grant is to support research that delivers practical insight to the wine tourism sector in the GWC regions, while also advancing academic knowledge on this topic.
In addition to receiving the Grant, the Recipients will have the opportunity to present their work at the GWC Annual General Meeting that will be held in November 2024.
The Great Wine Capitals – Global Network announces the launch of a new International Research Project to promote excellence and innovation in wine tourism research that addresses industry needs. Two grants of € 7.500 each will be awarded to two applicants who will offer the best academic research with significant practical implications in this area.
The Grant
The Grant is open to students (e.g., Undergraduate or Postgraduate) and early- career researchers (e.g., 5 years from the obtainment of a Ph.D. title) who are undertaking research in the broad subject area of wine tourism with direct relevance to at least one of the Great Wine Capitals.
An international jury will select two research projects as Recipients of the Research Project Grant.
The Grant Recipients will be given the opportunity to present the results of their Project to the GWC General Assembly during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in November 2024 in Verona
The Research Grant will be of € 7500 per scholarship
A sum of € 3,500 will be paid to the Grant Recipients after the selection process. The remaining € 4,000 will be paid upon the submission of the final report.
An additional budget of UP TO € 2,000 will be provided to the Grant Recipients to cover for travel expenses to attend the AGM in person. In case the Grant Recipients cannot make it to the AGM, an additional budget of UP TO € 1,000 will be provided to produce a 20-minutes high-quality visual presentation of the outcomes of the research. (Reimbursement of expenses based on receipts).
THE REPORTS
The Grant Recipients must provide two reports:
- An INTERMEDIARY REPORT in Word format including the introduction, literature review, methodology, sample and, possibly, preliminary results in English of a maximum of 2,000 words should be sent to the Permanent Secretary of Great Wine Capitals – Global Network before 15th March 2024, 5 pm (GMT + 1). Feedback on this report will be sent to the author within a month of receipt.
- A FINAL REPORT in Word format including the introduction, literature review, methodology, sample, results, practical implications and conclusions in English of 6,000-8,000 words must be sent to the Permanent Secretary of Great Wine Capitals – Global Network before the 30th September 2024, 5 pm (GMT + 1). The Final Report will be published on the Great Wine Capitals web
FUTURE PUBLICATIONS OF THE RESEARCH
It is envisaged that the Grant Recipients will go on to present and publish the results of their research. This is strongly encouraged, with the provision that in any publications derived from the project, the Grant Recipients must acknowledge that the work has been partly or completely funded by the Great Wine Capitals Global Network. The acknowledgment must include a reference and link to the GWC website [greatwinecapitals.com].
A copy of these publications is expected to be sent to the Permanent Secretary of Great Wine Capitals – Global Network.
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE GRANT
The Grant is open to students (e.g., Undergraduate or Postgraduate) and early-career researchers (e.g., 5 years from the obtainment of a Ph.D. title) who are undertaking research in the broad subject area of wine tourism with direct relevance to at least one of the Great Wine.
RESEARCH TOPIC
To be eligible for the Grant in 2023-2024, the research project must address issues broadly related to the area of wine tourism and must be of direct relevance to at least one of the Great Wine Capital regions. While the project might form part of a bigger research project, the portion of the project funded by this Research Grant needs to be identifiable in the application.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Applications will be judged based on the following criteria by the members of the Activities & Partnership Working Group:
- 30% Potential impact for Great Wine Capitals Network
- 25% Originality and innovation
- 25% Significance/implications for theory and practice
- 20% Conceptual & methodological rigour
Particular attention will be given to the following issues:
- The applicability of the topic to the GWC Network and its value to the wine and tourism industries
- Appropriate use of the Project funds (as assessed in the budget)
SUBMISSION DATES
Candidates will download their Application Form from the GWC website:
https://www.greatwinecapitals.com
Intermediary Report Submission: 15th March 2024, 5pm (GMT +1) Final Report
Submission: 30th September 2024, 5pm (GMT +1)
TIMELINE
Grant opens: 15th June 2023
- Application deadline: 31st July 2023
- Recipients announced: 15th October 2023
- Intermediary report due 15th March 2024
- Final report due: 30th September 2024
- Presentation of the results: AGM 2024 (November)
Application form
Take the first step towards advancing wine tourism research by submitting your application today and be part of the global efforts to drive innovation and sustainability in the wine tourism industry.
Important
The Grant Recipients must declare to be the author of the presented report and guarantee the GWC Network against any third-party claim on the work present ed.
The Grant Recipients, by declaring that they hold the necessary rights to the work transferred, transfers to the GWC the author’s economic intellectual property rights, in particular:
- The right of use and non-commercial exploitation in any form;
- The right of reproduction by any means and on any medium, known or unknown on the date of signature of the present document;
- The right of representation by any process.
- The rights are assigned for the entire legal duration of intellectual property rights and for the entire world.
- The present transfer of intellectual property rights is granted and accepted free of charge.
- This transfer of intellectual property rights is granted and accepted free of charge.
By submitting the application form, the applicant accepts these conditions and the above rules.
Contacts
Activities & Partnerships Working Group – Great Wine Capitals
armando.corsi@adelaide.edu.au
Great Wine Capitals
gwc@greatwinecapitals.com