University Consortium Grants

Seed Fund for Collaborative Research Grants

The University Consortium (UC) provides seed funding amounting to USD 5,000 for studies in line with the University Consortium's strategic priorities as follows:

Sustainable management of natural resource systems

Food and agriculture policy

Biotechnology in agriculture

Food and health

Information and communication technology, bioinformatics, and data management in agriculture

Who may apply for the Grant

A team of interested faculty members from any two (2) of the participating members of the Consortium.

Conditions of the Grant

The maximum amount for the start-up fund is USD 5,000.
The study must have collaborators/proponents from at least two (2) UC member universities.
The awardee must acknowledge the support of the University Consortium in the research and any publications arising from it.
He/She must submit to the UC Secretariat a copy of the terminal report of the study.
The study preferably should be completed in a year.

Application requirements

Submit the following to the UC Secretariat through This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.:

Letter of Application endorsed by the UC Coordinator of the UC member university where the faculty is connected.
Endorsement letter from the Dean of the applicant's Faculty/College.
Duly accomplished UC Seed Fund for Collaborative Research Grant Form endorsed by the UC Coordinator.
A copy of the research proposal with rationale, objective, expected output/outcome, line-item budget, and schedule of activities, endorsed by the UC Coordinator.
Certification of financial support for the study from other sources, if any.
Updated curriculum vitae of the applicant and the collaborators.

Conditions of the Grant release

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to be released upon approval

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to be released upon submission of progress report and liquidation report for the first release

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to be released upon submission of final report

Application and Awarding Procedure

Applicant should submit the complete requirements to the UC secretariat through This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..