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| Applied Research Grant (ARG)
| ARG is meant to foster University relevance to, and links with industry and community, and may mainly finance projects that are unable to generate external funding. Its goal is to contribute to finding solutions to societal and economic problems, and, at the same time, strengthen the research excellence of the University.
| –Individuals: up to a maximum of USD 10000
–Branch multi-staff projects: up to a maximum of USD 15000
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| Seed Grant (SG)
| SG can be applied for the purpose of collecting data needed to develop proposals to be submitted for external funding
| Up to a maximum of USD 5000 |
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| Community-Industry Collaboration Fund (CICF)
| supports new or existing research initiatives to start or expand research collaboration with community and/or industry
| It is based on joint funding, may involve joint research, and the external funding must provide in cash at least 50% of the cost of the project
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| Early Career and New Staff Grant (ECNSG)
| This grant is earmarked for two purposes: to encourage early career members of staff (below Assistant Professor rank) to further their career development, and to support new members of academic staff, regardless of their rank, to accomplish research projects relevant to the University priorities.
| –Individual projects: Up to a maximum of USD 3000 –Joint projects: Up to a maximum of USD 5000
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| Institutional Research Grant (IRG)
| This grant program is intended to fund projects that evaluate University or a specific branch performance and relevance in one or more specific area, and/or that explore new ways of fostering excellence and relevance of the University/branch
| Is considered subject to the availability of funds |
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| Research Excellence Award (REA)
| REA is awarded not only on recognition of outstanding research contribution by members of staff but also to support their current or future research work
| Up to a maximum of USD 3000 |
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| Symposia and Conference Grant (SCG)
| The University encourages the organization of research symposia, seminar series, and conferences that aim at promoting research excellence in areas of priority to the branch and/or the University that can yield publishable material in form of papers, monographs, or books.
| – Symposium or seminar series: Up to a maximum of USD 2500 – Conference: Up to a maximum of USD 5000
–Staff member presenting paper in a conference: Up to a maximum of USD 2000
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