Knowledge and Skills for Service
Competitive Research Grants Scheme - 10th Call for Proposals
Date Released: 29th November 2024, Application Submission Deadline: 17th January 2025 and Research Webinar: 8th January 2025
Introduction
The Ad hoc Committee of Kyambogo University Competitive Research Grants Scheme (CRGS) invites applications for Research Proposals. The goal of the CRGS is to strengthen research capacity of the University Teaching Staff. The objectives of the scheme are to:
- Increase the volume and quality of research at Kyambogo University;
- Enhance the capacity of academic staff to supervise graduate students;
- Enhance the capacity for successful proposal grant writing.
The Competitive Research Grants Ad hoc Committee calls for research proposals that are in line with the following:
- The Kyambogo University Research Agenda
- The National Development Plan III
- The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Research Category
Category one: One year research projects
This category has financial support of up to:
- Twenty-five million Uganda Shillings (25,000,000/=) for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Forty million Uganda Shillings (40,000,000/=) for Science-based proposals.
The funding will allow an extra provision of up to five million Uganda shillings (5,000,000/=) to purchase small equipment upon justification. (The purchased equipment shall remain the property of the University).
Category two: Six months research projects
The short-term research (not exceeding six months) will be funded to a maximum of fifteen
million Uganda shillings (15,000,000/=). The choice of a project and why it is short- term
has to be justified.
Eligibility, Notification & Administration of the Grants Scheme
Eligibility:
- Applicants shall be full-time Academic staff members of Kyambogo University.
- The Principal Investigator (PI) shall be a PhD holder.
- A PI on one project can be a Co-PI on not more than two running calls.
- Successful applicants of the previous Competitive Research Grants Calls (1st to 9th Call) can only apply as Principal Investigator (PI) after providing proof that their earlier research projects were completed and findings published.
- The PI is encouraged to identify a registered graduate student to work on the project.
- A Principal Investigator shall not apply solo.
Notification:
The Call for Proposals will be uploaded on the Kyambogo University website and be disseminated via email.
Administration of the Grants Scheme:
- At the end of the selection process, the Competitive Research Grants Ad hoc Committee will announce the successful applicants, who will be required to sign a Bonding Agreement with Kyambogo University.
- The University Accounting Officer will then issue out funds to the successful applicants according to the University Financial Regulations.
- Bi-annual progress reports shall be submitted by the PI to the Secretariat of the scheme.
- A final report shall be submitted as per the approved project time frame.
Outputs & Submission
Outputs:
On completion, a Principal Investigator is required to:
- Disseminate the research findings during a scheduled conference(s) to be held at Kyambogo University;
- Publish at least one article in a reputable/credible peer-reviewed journal and acknowledge Kyambogo University as the funder;
- Submit the article for archiving in Kyambogo University (KyU) Institutional Repository;
- Provide evidence that the student who was on the project has completed, in the case of Master’s Students (Award letter), or is on course to graduate for PhD students (Evidence of article published);
- Submit an end-of-project report;
- Submit Audit Clearance Certificates for all funds received.
Submission guidelines (Must use the provided template in Microsoft Word)
- The research proposal shall be written in Microsoft Word, Times New Roman, Font 12, single spacing, and normal margins.
- Proposals should not exceed twelve pages.
- The Principal Investigator shall submit the proposal to the secretariat in both print and electronic formats to competitiveresearch@kyu.ac.ug.
- Follow the hyperlink for the proposal format.