Author: RGAO ADMIN

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR PCIEERD BALIK SCIENTISTS PROGRAM RESEARCH GRANT- FOR 2024 FUNDING

We are pleased to announce that the DOST-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging
Technology (DOST-PCIEERD) is opening a call for proposals for the PCIEERD Balik Scientist Program Research Grant.

The Balik Scientist Program (BSP) aims to promote science and technology information
exchange and accelerate the flow of new and critical research and development into the
country by inviting Filipino (or of Filipino descent) experts abroad to lend their
knowledge and skills locally. The objective of this program is to strengthen and increase
the scientific and technological manpower of the academe, government, and other
private institutions throughout the country thereby spurring national progress.


To complement the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)’s current efforts of
inviting potential Balik Scientists, the Philippine Council of Industry, Energy, and
Emerging Technology Research Division (PCIEERD) is opening its doors to new and
ongoing Medium and Longterm PCIEERD Balik Scientists to submit an R&D proposal
based on their current engagement and/or addressing a pressing industry, energy, and
emerging technology (IEET) concerns.


This call for proposal is seeking Balik Scientists to usher in new perspectives,
technologies, and solutions on IEET topics—power and energy, food security, clean
water and sanitation, carbon neutrality and circular economy, blue economy and
maritime, transportation and logistics, and modern materials and methods for industry
advancement and entrepreneurship. Alternatively, a host institution may seek to engage
a Balik Scientist to improve their science and technology endeavors in these areas and
may actively present an R&D proposal with an already identified Balik Scientist and
submit it to this call.

The deadline for the submission is on January 24, 2024. You can submit your application through this link: https://bsp.dost.gov.ph/online_application. For the proposal please access and complete this form: DOST Project Management Information System (DPMIS)

2024 Schedule of Call for Proposals for the DOST Grant-in-Aid (GIA) Program

Submission to the councils will be open from March 1-15, 2024. For further inquiries, you may contact the councils at:

1st Call for Thesis/Research Proposals for Funding by the NIH Student Research Grant 2024

We are pleased to announce that the Office of the Executive Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is now accepting first (1st) batch of applications for the NIH Student Research Grant for CY 2024. This grant provides funding support for thesis/research projects of UP Manila undergraduate, masteral, PhD, and medical students.


A research grant of up to P100,000.00 each shall be given to deserving research projects to subsidize expenses for maintenance and other operating expenses (MOOE) only. The proposals shall be evaluated based on relevance and scientific merit, subject to appropriate ethical clearance. The thesis/research adviser should endorse the application and will be responsible for financial disbursements and liquidation of funds. Successful applicants are strongly encouraged to publish their results in reputable peer-reviewed journals, and are required to submit to NIH their manuscript in a publishable format ready for submission. Kindly submit electronic copies of the following requirements on or before 31 January 2024:

  1. Word file and pdf of the full thesis/research proposal
    Note: Please include Line-Item Budget (LIB) and Work Plan/Gantt chart of activities in your thesis/research proposal. All annexes (e.g. ICFs, interview questions, etc.) should be attached to the proposal and not be submitted as separate files.
  2. Endorsement letter signed by the Thesis/Research Adviser, Department Chair, and College Dean
  3. Certificate of technical review approval from thesis review panel
  4. Certificate of ethics review approval or proof of submission to the appropriate ethics review panel (e.g. UPMREB/ IACUC/ IBBC/ etc.), if applicable; otherwise, secure a certificate of exemption from the appropriate panel
    Note: Ethics review approval/exemption must be secured within 2 months of the grant approval.
  5. Certificate of RGAO Registration (register at http://rgao.upm.edu.ph/registration/).

Submissions should be sent via email to Ms. Katrina P. Mañago at src.nih.upm@up.edu.ph. For further inquiries and related concerns, you may coordinate with her at Room 109, NIH Building, UP Manila; send a message to the email address indicated above; or call 8526-4349.

Call for Proposals for CY 2025: NRCP Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Program

The Council is pleased to inform NRCP members and researchers that the Call for Proposals for CY 2025 funding and implementation under the NRCP Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Program is now open. Please submit proposals that are aligned with the priority areas/programs under the National Integrated Basic Research Agenda (NIBRA) of the Harmonized National Research and Development Agenda (HNRDA) 2022-2028.

Proposals that forge linkages between the government particularly local government units (LGUs), academe, industry sector, and civil society, and most importantly projects that will ensure translation and transfer of social technologies to the people and various publics will be prioritized for funding.

https://basicresearch.nrcp.dost.gov.ph/callforproposals

The National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) continuously provides assistance to relevant fundamental/basic research and policy research to push for breakthrough projects with socio-economic benefits for the people. This is to ensure that new knowledge and information are generated to strengthen governance through the fusion of science and the arts, technology and innovation, hence, increase productivity and ensure efficient processes in the delivery of research results for public good.

The Council is pleased to inform NRCP members and researchers that the Call for Proposals for CY 2025 funding and implementation under the NRCP Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Program is now open. Please submit proposals that are aligned with the priority areas/programs under the National Integrated Basic Research Agenda (NIBRA) of the Harmonized National Research and Development Agenda (HNRDA) 2022-2028.

Proposals that forge linkages between the government particularly local government units (LGUs), academe, industry sector, and civil society, and most importantly projects that will ensure translation and transfer of social technologies to the people and various publics will be prioritized for funding.

Background

The Philippines remains to be a developing nation with numerous economic, social, environmental and governance problems, NRCP believes that investments in basic research should yield knowledge needed by society to meet the challenges it faces, identify the solutions to common problems, and develop the opportunities that make the lives of people better. Basic research should yield knowledge that informs the support of individual and collective actions to improve human well-being and address pressing societal problems. Therefore, despite the true nature of basic researches as investigations into the mostly raw ideas, with and without potentials for immediate applications, the following NIBRA priorities considers the following general themes – water scarcity, food security, increased demand for clean energy, increasing diseases and hazards, high population displacement and urban decay, widespread poverty and social conflict, Filipino identity and Climate Change. Further, all projects and programs for Council support will be aligned to the Philippines Sustainable Development Goals such as zero hunger, good health and well-being, gender equality, quality education, clean water and sanitation, affordable & clean energy, sustainable cities & communities and peace, justice and strong institutions.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (ADDITIONAL)

  1. General Criteria:
    1. Project/Program proposals must be aligned to issue-based programs under the National Integrated Research Agenda (NIBRA) under the DOST Harmonized R & D Agenda
    2. Project/Program proposals must be gender-sensitive or with GAD components.
    3. Project Leader must be an NRCP member
    4. With application form and Curriculum Vitae of the project leader
    5. Endorsement from institution (President or Vice President of R & D)
    6. The program or project leader has no outstanding obligations (i.e.,technical and/or financial) with NRCP or with any other attached DOST agencies.
  2. Proposal submission, evaluation and approval:
    1. Detailed program/project proposal should be in the DOST Format
    2. Proposals shall be evaluated following the DOST-GIA process
    3. The Program Leader must be a REGULAR member of NRCP. ASSOCIATE members can only apply and/or be granted for a research project proposal amounting to a maximum of PhP 2,000,000.00 Budget per project per year.
    4. Preferably, program and component projects should be 2-3 years in duration.

Call for Proposals for CY 2025: NRCP Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Program

CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE PCIEERD HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (HRDP) – FOR 2024 FUNDING

In the interest of fully complementing the human resources and institution needs and requirements of the industry, energy, and emerging technology research and development sectors, making the opportunity available to the great majority, PCIEERD implements the Human Resources Development Program which aims to:

a.) Develop and enhance Filipino research and development (R&D) capabilities of academic/research institutions and Department of Science and Technology (DOST) agencies through degree programs, conduct of research activities, and expert mobility in the industry, energy and emerging technology sectors in order to meet the present and future human resource requirements; and

b.) encourage Filipino researchers to be more productive researchers by providing support for disseminating their research outputs in the industry, energy and emerging technology sectors in local and international conferences, fora and similar events.

Who can apply: PCIEERD HRDP Research Dissemination

Presentation of Scientific Outputs in Conferences, Symposia, Fora and Seminars –

This covers support to researchers, faculty, and other S&T personnel of academic and research institutions for presentation of research results in refereed scientific/technical conferences, fora, seminars, trainings and workshops.

Publication of Scientific/Research Papers in Scientific/Technical Journals –

This covers support to researchers, faculty, and other S&T personnel of academic and research institutions for the publication of research results in refereed scientific/technical journals and related publications. Conduct of Conferences, Seminars and Workshops –

This covers support for technical conferences, seminars and workshops aimed at promotion and dissemination of research outputs in PCIEERD’s identified R&D priority areas. Research Fellowship

Visiting Expert Program –

This is open to institutions needing faculty/experts from another institution who possess the required expertise not available in the host/requesting institution.

Research Attachment –

This is open to BS, MS and PhD students or degree holders, or existing project staff or researcher of an ongoing PCIEERD-funded or -monitored project, in the science and engineering sectors, who need to conduct their research in a host institution, including foreign universities and research institutions to avail of the host institution’s facilities and research expertise.

Research Capability Building

Researchers on Industry, Energy Emerging Technologies –

Opening Opportunities for Learning (RIEETOOL) –

This covers support for development of skills and knowledge aligned with the PCIEERD priority sectors.

This is open to

a) researchers, scientists and engineers (RSEs) from academic and research institutions for attendance to specialized training; and

b) academic or research institutions for conduct of specialized training.

Providing Resources, Opportunities and Support for Project-based PErsonnel and Researchers (PROSPPER) –

This covers assistance for graduate scholarship of project personnel for PCIEERD-funded and monitored projects for the conduct and completion of their graduate degrees while gaining research experience in the said project/s.

DOST FLAG –

This is open to BS and graduate (MS/PHD) students who will conduct research projects directed towards developing emerging technologies and exploring innovations in the PCIEERD sectoral priority areas such as, but not limited to, materials research, electronics and applied physics. The grant is an outright research subsidy which will finance expenses for testing and analysis fees specifically in the use of any of the equipment in the identified DOST- and DOST-funded facilities, centers and laboratories, e.g. ADMATEL, EPDC, etc.

Call for Full Proposals for Funding by the NIH Faculty and REPS Research Grant 2024

We are pleased to announce that research proposals for funding for fiscal year 2024 are now being accepted by the Office of the Executive Director, National Institutes of Health. A research grant of up to P500,000.00 each shall be given to deserving research projects to fund Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE). The proposals shall be evaluated based on relevance and scientific merit subject to appropriate ethical clearance.

The priority areas for research are based on the NUHRA 2017-2022, as follows:

  1. Responsive health systems: health governance, health financing, access to essential medical products/vaccines and technologies, health information systems, health service delivery, health human resources, health economics, health research management;
  2. Research to enhance and extend health lives: adolescent health, communicable diseases, environmental health, maternal, newborn and child health, mental health, non-communicable diseases, nutrition, oral health, reproductive health;
  3. Holistic approaches to health and wellness: Filipino traditional and complementary medicine, determinants of health, halal in health, health behaviors;
  4. Health resiliency: accidents and injuries, climate change, disaster risk reduction and health emergencies, emerging and re-emerging diseases, environmental threats to health, occupational health and migration;
  5. Global competitiveness and innovation in health: diagnostics, drug discovery and development, functional foods, information and communication technologies for health, biomedical products and engineering, OMIC technologies; and
  6. Research in equity and health: disability, gender, geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas, geriatric case, HIV/AIDS and other STIs, indigenous peoples, substance abuse, violence, other vulnerable populations.

The research proposals from these projects should aim for publication in an ISI or peer-reviewed journal. In addition, proposals from researchers with outstanding obligations related to their previous NIH research projects will not be accepted.

To apply for the grant, kindly comply with the following requirements:

  • Register your research with the Research Grants Administration Office (RGAO) by completing the online form at http://rgao.upm.edu.ph/registration/ (if not yet registered).
  • Send the following documents via email to src.nih.upm@up.edu.ph:
  • Word file and PDF of the full proposal (formatted according to the accompanying guideline), with a detailed Line-item Budget (MOOE only)
  • Endorsement letter from the unit head, institute director, department chair, or dean of the academic unit
  • Certificate of RGAO Registration

Please submit your application on or before 15 November 2023.

For inquiries, kindly coordinate with Ms. Katrina P. Mañago of the Office of the Deputy Director for Research Operations at Room 109, NIH Building, UP Manila; send an email to src.nih.upm@up.edu.ph; or call 8526-4349.

2ND CALL FOR RESEARCH OR THESIS PROPOSALS FOR FUNDING BY THE NIH-UPM STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT 2023

We are pleased to announce that the Office of the Executive Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is now accepting the second (2nd) batch of applications for the NIH-UPM Student Research Grant for CY 2023. This grant provides funding support for thesis/research of UP Manila undergraduate students, medical students, and masteral students without any scholarship.

A research grant of up to P100,000.00 each shall be given to deserving research projects to subsidize expenses for maintenance and other operating expenses {MOOE) only. The proposals shall be evaluated based on relevance and scientific merit, subject to appropriate ethical clearance. The thesis or research adviser should endorse the application and will be responsible for financial disbursements and liquidation of funds. The successful applicants are strongly encouraged to publish their results in reputable peer-reviewed journals and are required to submit to NIH their manuscript in a publishable format ready for submission.

Please submit the following requirements on or before 15 September 2023 {Friday):

  1. Electronic copy (word file and pdf) of the full thesis/research proposal;
  2. Endorsement letter signed by the Thesis/Research Adviser, Department Chair, and College Dean;
  3. Thesis panel certificate of approval;
  4. Certificate of approval or proof of submission of the research proposal to the appropriate review panel (UPMREB/ IACUC/ IBBC/ etc.); (note: review panel approval is expected within 2 months of the grant approval);
  5. Certificate of RGAO Registration (register at http://rgao.upm.edu.ph/registration)

Submissions should be sent via email to Ms. Katrina P. Manago at src.nih.upm@up.edu.ph. For further inquiries and related concerns, you may coordinate with her at Room 109, NIH Building, UP Manila; send a message to the email address indicated above; or call 8526-4349.

Call for Applications: 2023-2024 Joint WHO Western Pacific Region/TDR Impact Grants for Implementation Research for Regional Priorities

The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, and the WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) are pleased to announce the 2023–2024 Call for Applications for the Joint WPRO/TDR Impact Grants for regional priorities focused on implementation research on communicable diseases

NEW Deadline for submission: 17 May 2023 (23:59 PHT) 

Only applicants from the Western Pacific Region are eligible 

This call is for applications to conduct implementation research that will inform policy and public health practice for reaching the unreached, with a focus on communicable diseases. 

The call is open to principal investigators who are based in an institution located in low- and middle-income countries in the WHO Western Pacific Region including American Samoa, Cambodia, China, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Viet Nam.

For more details: https://who.force.com/etdr/s/gs-solicitation/a0p3X00000ifm7uQAA/ca230018

Postponement on the submission of proposals for the Enhanced Creative Work and Research Grant (ECWRG)

The Research Grant-Creative Work and Scholarship Fund (RG-CWSF) was institutionalized in 1999 to raise the level and quality of scholarly and creative work by our faculty and REPS. Under this initiative, the Creative Work and Research Grant (CWRG) – now referred to as the Enhanced Creative Work and Research Grant (ECWRG) – was subsequently established. The ECWRG aims to encourage faculty and REPS to undertake research that will lead to publications or exhibitions or performances of creative work or other significant output such as patents, new software, and advanced technologies.


Since the approval of the ECWRG guidelines by the Board of Regents in its 1299th Meeting on 31 July 2014, the program has been continuously implemented under the same guidelines and has supported almost 400 faculty members and REPS in their research endeavors. While we continue to acknowledge the support of this program to faculty and researchers, the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs mandates a program review to assess its outcomes after more than ten years of its implementation.


As agreed upon by the System Academic Affairs Committee on 10 March 2023, we are hereby postponing the call for proposals for 2023 ECWRG Cycle 1 while the program review is being conducted. We will issue a memorandum once the program review has been completed, along with the necessary updates or revisions to the guidelines and timelines, if any.


Thank you for your usual cooperation.

UP Medical Alumni Society Inc Research Dissemination Grant

In the academic community, there are many faculty members and researchers who are prolific in research and publication. It is important for their research outputs to be disseminated to interested stakeholders here and abroad. Unfortunately, researchers oftentimes cannot present their research outputs, particularly to the international research community, due to lack of funds. The UPMAS RDG is an award to outstanding UPMAS lifetime members, affiliated with UPCM and/or other institutions as faculty and/or researchers ( including trainees ), who receive invitations or gain acceptance to present their research papers in prestigious international conferences.

With the RDG, UPCM ALUMNI faculty and researchers are encouraged to conduct and publicize high-quality research that would make the University of the Philippines College
of Medicine and its alumni more visible in the international research community. Participation in international conferences would also expose our UPCM ALUMNI faculty
and researchers to cutting-edge research and could provide opportunities to forge collaborations with leading researchers in the world.

GUIDELINES OF THE UPMAS RDG

APPLICATION PERIOD

November 1 to April 30 for conferences to be held from January to June
June 1 to October 31 for conferences to be held from July to December of each year.
*All applications for each period will be evaluated and results will be released within two (2) weeks after the deadline of each application period.

AMOUNT OF THE GRANT

P10,000 for Asia (excluding South Asia) and the Pacific Islands P20,000 for North and South America, Europe, Russia, Africa, Middle East, Australia and India

*The grant is intended as additional support for all UPCM ALUMNI faculty and researchers affiliated with UPCM and/or other institutions who will present their papers for
oral or poster presentation in international conferences.
*Since the RDG has limited funds, applications will be evaluated and awarded to 1 grantee semiannually.

ELIGIBILITY

The paper for oral or poster presentation should be related to a completed or on-going research with publishable results or should include results from the applicant’s research recently published in an ISI-listed journal or equivalent.

NOTIFICATION OF GRANT

Notification of results of the application is two (2) weeks after the deadline of each application period and will be sent to the applicants by e-mail

DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS

The award will be formalized with the signing of a conforme form by the grantee.
*The grantee is advised to prepare to advance funds for the conference in case the grant from UPMAS is not made available in time for his / her departure (for cases where
the conference date is close to the date of grant notification and processing).

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

The Research Dissemination Grant (RDG) is an award to outstanding UPMAS lifetime members, who are either faculty or researcher with an invitation to present his / her research paper at a prestigious international conference. The RDG encourages UPMAS members to conduct and publicize high-quality researches that would make the University of the Philippines College of Medicine (UPCM) and its alumni more visible in the international research community. The RDG also provides opportunities to expose UPMAS members to cutting-edge research and to forge collaborations with leading researchers in the world.

  1. Official invitation or acceptance letter from the conference organizers which indicates the title of the invited lecture or accepted paper
  2. Official information about the conference and organizers
  3. Abstract of the paper

*Applications must be submitted to the UPMAS Office within the designated application period.
*The applicant should ensure the completeness of the documents. All applications received within the application period will be evaluated as submitted.

For more information you may contact: 8-5253852 / 0993-8175152 / upmedalumsoc@gmail.com