The University Consortium (UC) Young Researcher Grant provides start-up funding for junior researchers to pursue a project that is relevant to the UC's strategic priorities:
- 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
- Any interested graduate faculty member from any of the following participating members of the Southeast Asian University Consortium may apply for the UC Young Researcher Grant:
- Institut Pertanian Bogor, Indonesia
- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- Kasetsart University, Thailand
- University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines
- Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia
- Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Visayas State University, Leyte, Philippines
- Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
- Central Mindanao University, Philippines
- Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan
- National Taiwan University, Taiwan
- University of British Columbia, Canada
- Not more than 40 years of age at the time of application and with a minimum of five (5) years experience in service;
- Holder of a PhD degree in agriculture or related fields;
- Must have been a Principal Investigator (PI) of at least one (1) international research grant; and
- Is not an ongoing recipient of any grants from the UC.
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 2 UC member university.
- 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
The following should be submitted to the UC Secretariat at gsid@searca.org:
- 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 Young Researcher 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
Forty percent (40%) of the grant shall be released to the faculty upon approval of the research proposal, another 40% will be released upon submission of the progress report and liquidation report for the first release, while the remaining 10% shall be released upon submission of the final report.
Application and Awarding Procedure
- Once the complete requirements are submitted to the UC Coordinator, he or she will endorse the application to SEARCA, as UC Secretariat, for the approval of the SEARCA Director.
- Once the application has been approved, SEARCA will issue an award letter for signature of the grantee.
- The funds will be processed by SEARCA upon receipt of the signed award letter.
- The grantee will be notified of the bank transfer and a copy of the transfer slip will be provided to him / her.
