Research Chair Program

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The Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU) is committed in promoting and sustaining a dynamic research culture among its faculty and staff. The university desires that faculty and staff engaged in research projects are properly supported, guided, and rewarded.

OVERVIEW

The Research Chair Program is managed and implemented by the University Research Office (URO). It is an institutional funding mechanism that members of the AdZU faculty and staff can apply for, either individually or in groups, to avail of various forms of support and incentives for conducting and completing research projects. The faculty and staff accepted into the program are afforded all the corresponding assistance, benefits, and recognition
available in the program.

WHAT IS RCP?

The Research Chair Program, managed and implemented by the University Research Office (URO) under the supervision of the University Research and Publication Council (URPC), is an institutional funding mechanism that members of the AdZU faculty and staff can apply for, either individually or as a group, to avail of various forms of support and incentives for conducting and completing proposed research projects. The faculty and staff who successfully qualify into the program are designated as researchers under the program and are afforded all the corresponding assistance, benefits, and recognition.

The Research Chair Program is designed to stimulate members of the ADZU community to translate interesting ideas into proper research project proposals that they canimplement and complete through institutional support. The program consists of a set of guidelines and policies, and protocols for researchers; a system for evaluation and approval of research project proposals; and financial, material, and practical support as well as incentives
schemes.

RCP Related Contents

Application Procedure

Concept Paper and Proposal Template

Criteria for Proposal Evaluation

Final Paper Template

Criteria for Final Paper Evaluation

Research Review Committee

RRC Orientation Notes

Role of RRC

Composition of RRC

Responsibility of RRC Members

Benefits and Remuneration

Call for Proposals!

IMPORTANT SCHEDULES

The URO will release a Call for Research Proposals’ at least one semester before study’s implementation.
The Call for Proposals announces that researchers can begin to submit research proposals to URO. Earlier submissions of research proposals are also encouraged.

Application from the non-academic units are accepted all year round.

Deadlines for accepting applications from academic units

Every 15th of January

(for projects to be implemented in the 1st Semester)

Every 15th of August

(for projects to be implemented in the 2nd Semester)

Research Process

Step 1

Proponent/s write a draft proposal.

Submit to URO along with

Proposal paper
Letter of Intent addressed to the Director of the University Research Office
Endorsement Letter signed by the unit head
Proposed timetable of activities and budget

You may email it through: uro@adzu.edu.ph

Step 2

Proponent/s are interviewed by a review panel organized by URO

The proponent/s may opt to have a presentation. The panel may accept the proposal or suggest improvements.

Step 3

The proponent/s apply for ethics clearance to the chairperson of the Research Ethics Committee (REC)

Step 4

The chair forms a Committee to review the ethical compliance of the proposal.

The REC may accept the proposal or may suggest improvements or clarifications.

Step 5

The URO Director endorse the proposal to the University Research and Publications Council. The URPC approves the proposal for funding and implementation.