Researchers are being urged to submit proposals to be part of a multi-funder initiative of Japan, United Kingdom (UK) and the Philippines pushing for sustainable development.
Called as the Science, Technology and Action’ Nexus for Development (STAND), it was established by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and the country’s Department of Science and Technology of the Philippines (DOST).
It will be focusing on networking and partnership, building outreach and dissemination, demonstration and pilot activities, and working towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). STAND aims to connect current and recently funded projects from the three countries.
Three projects from the Philippines shall be supported by the DOST under this Call with a maximum budget of P5 million per project, implemented for one year. This DOST funding will be complemented by UKRI and JST with a maximum budget of £100,000 and ¥5,000,000 per project, respectively.
The evaluation of proposals, as well reporting and monitoring of all DOST-funded projects, shall be governed by the DOST’s Grants-in-aid Program and will be spearheaded by DOST’s Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD).
Submitted proposals may fall under the priority areas of DOST PCIEERD and the other sectoral councils of DOST.
“The Philippines has been collaborating with Japan and UK to ensure that our communities are sustainably developing. We deem that this initiative will encourage projects to come together to create synergies, spur new collaborations and increase the impact of outputs from previously supported projects,” said DOST-PCIEERD executive director Dr. Enrico C. Paringit.
Interested Filipino researchers should register and download the necessary forms at https://dpmis.dost.gov.ph/. All the documents must be submitted in this e-proposal portal before the February 10, 2021.
Guidelines and other information on this call for proposals can be accessed at https://pcieerd.dost.gov.ph/e-forms/call-for-proposal-forms.