The Research Grants Adhoc Committee of Kyambogo University invites applications for the 4th Research Grant Programme of 2019/2020. The main goal of the programme is to strengthen the research capacity of the University. The main objectives are to:
- boost research activities within Kyambogo University and increase the quality of research;
- increase the quality and quantity of publications from KyU;
- empower the academic staff to contribute to the online visibility of KyU research output and Uganda in general;
- support innovativeness and identify patents;
- increase capacity of academic staff to supervise KyU graduate students;
- increase capacity for successful proposal grant
The research grant is a one-time award, with financial support of up to forty million Ug Shillings (UgX 40,000,000) for Science based proposals and up to twenty-five million Ug Shillings (UgX 25,000,000) for Arts and Humanities. Short term research (not exceeding six months) will be funded to a maximum of up to fifteen million (UgX 15,000,000). The approved funding amount shall be based on the specific research project following the selection criteria and a justified and itemised budget. A maximum of five million shillings will be granted to purchase small equipment upon justification.
KYU COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANTS ELIGIBILITY
Scholars are selected on the following criteria:
- Applicants shall be full time Academic staff members of Kyambogo
- The Principal Investigator (PI) shall be a PhD holder at the rank of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and
- Female academic full time staff are encouraged to apply/participate in the research
- Researchers at the rank of Senior Lecturer and above should work with Lecturers and Assistant Lecturers (who should all be full time staff) to build their capacity and to mentor
- Academic staff on PhD studies should not be diverted to participate in this competitive
- Similarly, successful applicants of the 1stand 2nd Competitive Research Grants Call can apply with proof that their research was published or accepted to be
- Part time staff are not Researchers should participate in only one project.
KYU COMPETITIVE RESEARCH GRANTS APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
The research proposal shall be written in Times New Roman, Font 12 and 1.5 spacing. Proposals should be between seven and ten pages long. The proposal shall be submitted by the PI in both print and electronic formats to dvcaa@kyu.ac.ug and copy to kakoozasarah@kyu.ac.ug.
The proposal should consist of, but not limited to, the following sections:
- Title Include a precise research study title, name(s), department, Faculty/School of the applicant(s).
- (Maximum of 250 words). A summary of the proposal, research gap based on current literature, problem to be addressed and implications. At the end, please list five key words.
- Proposal Should be structured as follows:
- Intro duction . Introduce the proposal, include literature review to justify the proposed research, discuss the significance or rationale of the research proposal and the practical application to your field of specialisation and to Kyambogo (two pages)
- Problem Basing on current literature and identified research gap, state the problem to be addressed by your research. (one page)
- Objectives and research: Following the stated problem, indicate the objectives of the research project and the research questions to address the objectives. (one page)
- Describe the way the research questions are going to be answered to meet the objectives of the project. The main focus should be on the research design, data collection method(s), sample/subject selection and size, instruments/protocols and data analysis and presentation. (Two pages)
- References . (Use APA citation style or consistently one style). (one page)
- Implementation plan. List the beginning and end dates when the proposed research and dissemination activities are going to be (Not to exceed one page)
- Budget and Budget Justification. The justified item budget shall not exceed the limits indicated in Section Include a Gantt chart. Research expenses are intended to support the collection of data, analysis and associated costs. A detailed justification is needed per item to show how funds will be used to support the research project. (one page).
- The award does not support the following: project coordination, salaries or honoraria for research team members and technicians, dissemination seminars (we have planned for one), travel to conferences/seminars/workshops, newspaper articles/adverts, banners, laboratory coats, students’ stipend, vehicles, computers, printers, cameras, calculators, smart phones, furniture, bank charges, contingency/ miscellaneous.
- Curriculum Vitae (CV). Should include an abbreviated CV for each member of the research (One page)
- Additional Materials. i) Application cover letter routed through the HoD or the Dean incase the applicant is a HoD; ii) Copies of the survey instruments (quantitative) or interview schedules/guide (qualitative) and other protocols that will be used in the research, please refer to the Selection criteria in Section
Application Deadline: Friday 13th March 2020 before 5pm.
