The
Office of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID) is pleased to
announce the 6th Call for proposals with support from the University of Ghana Research
Fund (URF). This call is open for the full-time faculty members of the
University of Ghana. Three level of grants are available i.e. seed grants worth
of GHC 5,000 for one year, investigator-led grants worth of GHC 30,000 for a
period of not more than two years and multi-disciplinary grants worth of GHC
100,000 for not more than 2 years. The closing date for the receipt of proposal
is January 15, 2013.
Study
Subject(s):
UG will be able to fund projects that are capable of addressing pressing national
and developmental issues and offer recommendations that would be relevant to
policy makers and all stake holders.
Course Level:
These grants are available for pursuing research program.
Scholarship
Provider: University of Ghana Research Fund (URF)
Scholarship can
be taken at: Ghana
Eligibility: All grant applicants must be
full-time faculty members of the University of Ghana. Faculty members applying
in the investigator-led and multi-disciplinary categories should have at least
a year’s service with the UG. Collaborators from institutions outside of UG
must provide a letter of support from their institution.
Scholarship
Open for Students of Following Countries: All grant applicants must be full-time faculty
members of the University of Ghana.
Scholarship
Description: As
part of the drive to promote the University of Ghana as an institution of
Research and Higher Learning, the University Council decided that starting from
the 2008-2009 academic year, a portion of the University’s budget shall
be earmarked to encourage and promote cutting edge research from faculty
members. Since the 2008-2009 academic year, a total of four calls for proposals
have been announced which have led to the award of sixty-three grants to UG
faculty members. As part of the continuous process of re-defining the UG as a
research-driven university and encouraging its faculty members to actively
engage in research activities that would enhance the image of UG, the Office of
Research, Innovation and Development (ORID) is pleased to announce the 6th Call
for proposals with support from the University of Ghana Research Fund (URF). In
addition to doing cutting edge research, it is the expectation is that UG will
be able to fund projects that are capable of addressing pressing national and developmental
issues and offer recommendations that would be relevant to policy makers and
all stake holders. In line with the above, there would be three levels of
grants available as follows:
– Seed grants: This is for exploratory/small proposals and would normally not
exceed GHC 5,000. Such grants would be awarded for a period not exceeding one
year and are targeted at faculty members at the early stage of their career to
enable them to explore new ideas to apply for larger funding or bigger grants
in the future.
-Investigator-Led grants: These grants would normally not exceed GHC 30,000 and
shall be for a period of not more than two years. Grants of this nature would
be awarded to multi-disciplinary research project with at least one
collaborator from another UG department/ Faculty.
-Multi-Disciplinary grants: This shall not exceed GHC 100,000 and are for
multi-disciplinary and inter-faculty research projects which specifically
address a national developmental issue and are also capable of shaping or influencing
policy in Ghana. Grants of this nature shall normally not be awarded for more
than 2 years and would be awarded to a multi-disciplinary research team. Only
two grants will be awarded under this category for this call for proposal.
Duration of
award(s):
– Seed
grants: Such grants would be awarded for a period not exceeding one year.
-Investigator-Led grants: These grants shall be for a period of not more than
two years.
-Multi-Disciplinary grants: Grants of this nature shall normally not be awarded
for more than 2 years and would be awarded to a multi-disciplinary research
team.
What does it
cover?
-Seed
grants: This is for exploratory/small proposals and would normally not exceed
GHC 5,000.
-Investigator-Led grants: These grants would normally not exceed GHC 30,000.
-Multi-Disciplinary grants: This shall not exceed GHC 100,000.
Selection
Criteria: Review
shall be based on the following criteria:
-Relevance of research question.
-Scientific merit of methods, design and analytical framework.
-Potential to impact policy
-Justification for resources
-Capability of research team.
Scholarship
Application Deadline: The
closing date for the receipt of proposal is January 15, 2013.