We are pleased to announce that the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is now accepting proposals for the Grand Challenges: Improving Access to and Use of Safe and Appropriate Cesarean Section

In this new grand challenge, they prioritize proposals for interventions to address the following challenges related to the cesarean section:

1. Increasing access to cesarean section where it is currently inadequate
2. Increasing quality and safety of cesarean section to reduce iatrogenic harm both mothers and newborns
3. Reducing rates of non-medically indicated cesarean section.

Attached is the Call for Proposals for more information.

The deadline for submission of proposals is on April 22, 2020, 11:30 a.m. US Pacific Daylight. You can also visit the link: https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/improving-access-and-use-safe-and-appropriate-cesarean-section.

Thank you for your continued interest in health research and development.

The Research Grants Administration Office, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is in need of the the following staff:

1. Program Manager (Project-based)
2. Project Development Officer III (Project-based) (2)
3. Project Development Officer I (Project-based)
4. Project Assistant II (Project-based)

For more details kindly see attached documents:

We are pleased to announce that the DOST-PCIEERD is now accepting proposals under the e-ASIA Research Program (the e-ASIA JRP) Research Cooperation in the fields of “Advance Interdisciplinary Research towards Innovation and Environment”

The following are the priority areas:

1. Climate Change Impact on Natural and Human Systems
2. Water Resource Management

Attached is the Call for Proposals for more information or you can visit http://pcieerd.dost.gov.ph/e-forms/call-for-proposal-forms#e-asia-joint-research-program-the-e-asia-jrp-research-cooperation-in-the-field-of-%E2%80%9Cadvanced-interdisciplinary-research-towards-innovation-%E2%80%9D for the guidelines and application form.

The closing for submission of proposals is on April 23, 2020. For inquiries, kindly coordinate with Ms. Grace F. Estillore at tel. no. (02) 88372071 to 82 ext. 2107 or email at gfestillore@pcieerd.dost.gov.ph. Thank you for your continued interest in health research and development.

We are pleased to announce that the 2020 MECO-TECO Call for proposals is now accepting proposals with the following identified priority areas:

1. Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine
2. Artificial Intelligence for Environment
3. Green Energy
4. Human Security/ National Defense
5. New Agriculture
6. Circular Economy
7. Nanotechnology
8. Smart Machinery
9. Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals

Attached is the Call for Proposals for more information or you can visit http://pcieerd.dost.gov.ph/e-forms/call-for-proposal-forms#e-asia-joint-research-program-the-e-asia-jrp-research-cooperation-in-the-field-of-%E2%80%9Cadvanced-interdisciplinary-research-towards-innovation-%E2%80%9D

The deadline for submission of proposals is on February 15, 2020. For inquiries, kindly coordinate with Ms. Andrea Velasquez at tel. no. (02) 88388376 or email at amvelasquez.dost@gmail.com/amvelasquez@dost.gov.ph Thank you for your continued interest in health research and development.

We are pleased to announce that the University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) is now accepting proposals for its 2020 UPCWGS Research Grant.

Attached is the Call for Proposals for your reference.

The deadline for submission of capsule proposals is on 16 November 2019. 12:00 (noon). For inquiries, kindly coordinate with the Research Grants Administration Office (rgao@post.upm.edu.ph, 8-567-2054) Thank you for your continued interest in health research and development.

We are pleased to announce that the Southeast Asia-Europe Joint Funding Scheme for Research and Innovation is now accepting proposals for the 2019 Innovation Joint Call for Proposals: Infectious Diseases (Incl. AMR) and Smart Cities. Thematic areas are the following:

1. Infectious Diseases (including Antimicrobial Resistance [AMR])

2. Smart Cities

Attached is the Call for Proposals for your reference.

The deadline for submission of capsule proposals is on 18 November 2019 12:00 (noon) CET/18:00 Jakarta time. For inquiries, kindly coordinate with the Research Grants Administration Office (rgao@post.upm.edu.ph, 567-2054) Thank you for your continued interest in health research and development.

The guidelines and application form can be downloaded below:

We are pleased to announce that the Research Grants Administration Office (RGAO) is now accepting the First (1^st) batch of applications for the UPM Student Research Grant for CY 2019. This grant provides funding support for the thesis/research of UP Manila undergraduate students, medical students, and masteral students without any scholarship.

A research grant of up to P40,000.00 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 disbursement and liquidation of funds. The successful applicants are strongly encouraged their manuscript in a publishable format for submission.

Please submit the following requirements on or before 15 October 2019 (Tuesday):

1. One (1) printed copy of the full thesis/research proposal
2. Electronic copy (Word file) of the full thesis/research proposal (send via email to rgao@post.upm.edu.ph)
3. Endorsement letter signed by the Thesis/Research Adviser, Department Chair and College Dean
4. Thesis panel certificate of approval
5. Registration with RGAO at http://rgao.upm.edu.ph/registration.

Submissions should be sent to Mr. Ralph Christopher Cepeda of the Office of NIH Deputy Executive Director at Room 109, NIH Bldg., UP Manila. For Inquiries, you may call (02) 526-4349 or email nihded.upm@up.edu.ph.

We are pleased to announce that the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is implementing the “Joint Research Program”. It is a bilateral exchange program jointly conducted by Filipino and Japanese researchers in accordance with their mutual agreement on international scientific collaboration.

Kindly see attached call for paper guidelines for the DOST-JSPS Project Proposal for 2020 for details.

The deadline for submission of proposals is on 04 September 2019. For inquiries, please coordinate with the Research Grants Administration Office at rgao@post.upm.edu.ph or call at tel. no. 5672054. Or you can visit this link: http://region10.healthresearch.ph/index.php/12-news/141-call-for-proposals-2

Thank you for your continued interest in health research and development.