Form A: CHED Research GIA Proposal Concept Note

Office of Planning, Research and Knowledge Management

Commission on Higher Education

I. General Information

Principal Investigator Name:

Institution Affiliation:
Address:
Qualification (degree(s) training experience): H-index: ______
Contact Details (Phone and Email): Total publications: ______
ORCID: Total citations: ______
Google Scholar Link:
Co-investigator Name:
Institution Affiliation:
Address:
Qualification (degree(s) training experience): H-index: ______
Contact Details (Phone and Email): Total publications: ______
ORCID: Total citations: ______
Google Scholar Link:
Industry Partner or Name:
Collaborator (optional) Position:
Institution Affiliation:
Address: H-index: ______
Qualification (degree(s) training experience): Total publications: ______
Contact Details (Phone and Email): Total citations: ______
ORCID (if any):
Google Scholar Link (if any):
Research Team Leaders Description (max 400 words)
Provide us a narrative of your philosophy of (a) research and (b) teaching. Why do you work on this field of
research? Where did you earn your relevant degrees? What makes you the best researcher to take on this project?

II. University Research Council/Institutional Research Board

Do you have an existing University Research Council, URC (for Universities) or Institutional Research Board, IRB
(for Colleges)? Yes No

If Yes, provide the following details:

Name of URC/IRB Head: ______________________________
Address: ____________________________________________
Contact Nos.: ________________________________________
Email: ______________________________________________

Is the project proposal approved by your URC/IRB? Yes Not yet

Is the project proposal approved by your Ethics Committee? Yes Not yet

III. Proposal Summary

Title of Proposal

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Has this proposal been submitted to another agency for funding? Yes No

If Yes, what agency, when and what was the decision?_______________________________________________

In order to harmonize government funding, do you think your proposal falls within any of the priority research
areas of DOST, DA or DENR? Yes No

If Yes, why do you think this proposal should be supported by CHED?__________________________________

Keywords
Please supply a maximum of 10 keywords (or phrases) to supplement the information given in the title. Do not use
words or terms in the title as keywords.

Funding Category Category A1: < Php 600,000 for 1 year

Category A2: < Php 1 Million for 1 year
Category B: > Php 1 Million, Php 2 Million for up to 2 years
Category C: >Php 2 Million, Php 5 Million for up to 2 years
Category D: >Php 5 Million, Php 10 Million for up to 2 years
Grants Theme Regular Grant-in-Aid (open call)

Special Grants
Mathematics as Applied to Health and the Life Sciences (MAHAL)
Citizen Science for Biodiversity Conservation and Monitoring
Interdisciplinary Studies on Institutionalizing Federalism (ISIF)

Research Type Basic Applied Epidemiological Translational

Other Types: __________________________

Research Platform Food Production and Security

Environment, Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change and Energy
Terrestrial and Marine Resources: Economy, Biodiversity & Conservation
Smart Analytics and Engineering Innovations
Health Systems
Education for STEAM
Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities

(Depending on the research type and platform, you may check more than one SDG)
Sustainable Development SDG 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
Goals SDG 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote
(SDGs) sustainable agriculture.
SDG 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
SDG 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong
learning opportunities for all.
SDG 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
SDG 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation
for all.
SDG 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable & modern energy for all
SDG 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and
productive employment and decent work for all.
SDG 9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable
industrialization and foster innovation.
SDG 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries.
SDG 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and
sustainable.

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 SDG 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
SDG 13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
SDG 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for
sustainable development.
SDG 15. Protect restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems,
sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and reverse land
degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
SDG 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development,
provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and
inclusive institutions at all levels.
Description of the Project (max of 500 words)
Describe your research idea. What are the goals of the project? Why do you think your idea is creative, innovative
or disruptive? Describe the hypothesis and/or specific objectives for your proposal. What essential data will you
generate during your award? Explain why you think your research will succeed?
Avoid motherhood statements, such as curing a disease or saving the planet. Be as honest as possible on what you
can accomplish with the budget for this specific project.
Research Branding (max of 300 words)
Why do you think the project proposal is aligned to the new branding statement of CHED research?
Building a higher education strategic research portfolio to spawn an army of 21st century intellectual
capital with playful and curious minds, propensity for disruptive innovation, love of country and global
intellectual presence.

Context of the Research (max. of 400 words)

You must have been inspired by something you have read or observed that led you to submit this proposal. Explain
what you know about your topic and cite peer-reviewed research papers. Focus only on the most relevant literature.

Project Significance and Stakeholder Demand (max. of 300 words)

Why is your research question worth working on? Why should the CHED allocate its limited research funds to
support your research? You may start by stating the research question, the gaps in knowledge and why having data
is immediately valuable. Discuss the intellectual merit of the proposed study. Explain in the next paragraph about
the relevance and broader impact of the research to your target beneficiaries or stakeholders, to the scientific
community and others.
Does your proposal build on a previous project? Describe the need or demand for this new research proposal.
Methodology (max. of 400 words)

Describe your experimental design, the key methods, including new technologies or tools to be developed. You
should be able to accomplish all of these goals within the budget and time period of the proposal. You may
provide a link to your protocols or cite relevant references.

You may supplement this section illustrations, such as flowcharts, diagrams of prototype, etc.
Mentoring Plan and Impact to Instruction and Extension (max of 400 words)
How will the proposal support projects of undergraduate, masteral and doctoral students? Describe the mentoring
activities that you plan to implement in of support their academic development? You may consult the Federation
of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Individual Development Plan for post-docs and grad
students (https://myidp.sciencecareers.org) for ideas on improving mentoring and coaching in a research setting.

What is the impact of the research on the improvement of instruction modalities? Does the research have a
potential in contributing to the extension programs of your school?

Proposed Budget
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 MOOE = Php
Project Personnel = Php
Admin. Cost (admin. rate %) = Php

TOTAL = Php _______________

***Admin. cost = (MOOE + Proj. Personnel) x Admin. rate

Does the primary institutional proponent have unliquidated funds with the Philippine
government? Yes No
If Yes, please specify what government agency/ies:____________________

Does any of the institutional partners have unliquidated funds with the Philippine
government? Yes No
If Yes, please specify what government agency/ies:____________________

Expected Deliverables/
Output/ Activities ACTIVITY/ OUTPUT NUMBER
Publications in ACI*/ISI/Scopus-indexed and/or JIP**-
participating journals
Conference (international and local)
Patent (invention/utility model)
Prototype of a new technology
Academe-Industry Partnership
Others: Specify
(i.e. capacity building, marketability/income generating
activity, ROI from the technology)

* Journals listed under the ASEAN Citation Index (ACI). The list of journals can be found
using the link: http://www.asean-cites.org/index.php?r=contents%2Findex&id=9
** JIP-participating journal can viewed in the FB Page CHEDResearch. JIP is created by
virtue of CMO #53, series of 2016.
References

Submitted by: Approved by:

_____________________________ ________________________________
Principal Investigator Head, University Research Council/
Institutional Research Board

_____________________________
Co-Principal Investigator/s

Noted by:

_____________________________
Head of Institution

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 ATTACHMENT A. BUDGET PROGRAM SUMMARY

ITEMS/PARTICULARS AMOUNT

Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE)

I. Travel/Transportation Expenses
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II. Supplies and Materials
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2.
III. Communication Expenses (mails, internets, mobile cards, etc.)
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IV. Meals/Venue (Representation Expenses)
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V. Others

Honorarium:
e.g. Project Leader (Principal Investigator) @ P___ X 1 pax X no. month(s)
Project Members @ P_____ X no. pax X no. month(s)

Contract of Service:
e.g. Project Support Staff @ P___ X no.pa X no. month(s)

VI. Publication, Printing and Binding Expenses

(to include publication costs in ISI/Scopus indexed journals)

Administrative Cost (X%)

TOTAL

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 ATTACHMENT B. WORKPLAN

Proposed Activities Deliverables/Outputs* Due Date

* for information on other deliverables, you may refer to the R.I.P.E. metrics. The R.I.P.E. metrics can be downloaded
from the link provided in the website.

Submitted by: Approved by:

_____________________________ ________________________________
Principal Investigator Head, University Research Council/
Institutional Research Board

_____________________________
Co-Principal Investigator/s

Noted by:

_____________________________
Head of Institution