The late Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh was the 18^thDirector of Institute for Medical Research (IMR) and a prominent medical research scientist that had made invaluable contributions in the medical field and scientific research specifically in the development of diagnostic laboratories in Malaysia. He was also well known for his many philanthropic activities and contributions to mankind. The late Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh bequeathed his entire estate to the RBS Medical Research Endowment Fund.

The Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) is entrusted by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), the custodian of the Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh Medical Research Trust Fund to organise the activities under the Trust Fund with the aim to support medical and biomedical research. This year, the Academy is organising the Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh Research Grant that will be awarded to one (1) Malaysian young scientist with grant maximum of RM 50,000.00.

Research Area:

1. Medical

2. Biomedical

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Malaysian citizen currently residing in Malaysia;

2. Must not exceed 40 years of age at the time of application;

3. Possess at least Academic degree qualification; and

4. Must be currently working in Malaysia at public or private Institution of Higher Learning (IHLs) or any Research Institute (RIs).

Assessment Criteria:

1. Research Quality;

• Strength of medical or scientific case;

• Feasibility of experimental plans, statistics, methodology and design, including provision of sample size calculations; and

• How risks have been identified and will be mitigated.

2. Impact;

• dentification of potential impacts of research for Malaysia and plans to deliver these.

3. Innovation:

• Level of innovation and whether that is likely to lead to significant new understanding.

4. Resources Requested:

• Whether funds requested are essential and justified by the importance and scientific potential of the research.

Grant Size and Duration :

• Proposed budgets for this program are limited to $50,000 total.

• One to five years (may not be longer than 5 years in duration).

Adalah dimaklumkan bahawa Kerajaan telah menyediakan sejumlah peruntukan dalam bentuk Geran Penyelidikan Ilmiah bagi melaksanakan kajian -kajian berkaitan penyalahgunaan dadah dan bahan di Malaysia.

Geran Penyelidikan Ilmiah ini bertujuan untuk memberi peluang kepada penyelidik-penyelidik profesional menjalankan kajian saintifik dan penyelidikan yang relevan dengan permasalahan dadah negara serta menghasilkan suatu penemuan baharu yang meningkatkan mutu perkhidmatan AADK kepada rakyat serta meningkatkan keberhasilan program yang dijalankan.

Sehubungan dengan itu, pihak penyelidik UTM adalah dijemput dan dipelawa bagi menjalankan kajian saintifik dan penyelidikan menggunakan Geran Penyelidikan Ilmiah AADK Tahun 2021 berpandukan Syarat Dan Skop Kajian Saintifik Dan Penyelidikan yang telah ditetapkan iaitu seperti di Lampiran A.

Pihak penyelidik yang berminat diminta untuk mengemukakan Borang Permohonan Geran Penyelidikan Ilmiah AADK seperti di Lampiran B kepada Cawangan Penyelidikan melalui emel research@adk.gov.my.

Tempoh tawaran dibuka untuk permohonan ini adalah mulai 1 sehingga 21 Februari 2021.

• SURAT PELAWAAN

• LAMPIRAN A (SKOP KAJIAN)

• LAMPIRAN B (BORANG)

The Spencer Foundation offers the Small Research Grants Program to support education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education. This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, or method. Goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education. We seek to support scholarship that develops new foundational knowledge that may have a lasting impact on educational discourse.

Research Area:

Wide range of topics and disciplines that innovatively investigate questions central to education, including for example education, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, law, economics, history, or neuroscience, amongst others.

Eligibility And Restrictions:

1. Proposals to the Research Grants on Education program must be for academic research projects that aim to study education.

2. Proposals for activities other than research are not eligible (e.g., program evaluations, professional development, curriculum development, scholarships, capital projects).

3. Additionally, proposals for research studies focused on areas other than education, are not eligible.

4. Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs applying for a Small Research Grant on Education must have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or appropriate experience in an education research-related profession. While graduate students may be part of the research team, they may not be named the PI or Co-PI on the proposal.

5. The PI must be affiliated with a non-profit organization that is willing to serve as the administering organization if the grant is awarded.

6. The Spencer Foundation does not award grants directly to individuals- therefore all proposals must be submitted by an administering organization.

7. The administering organization must have a non-profit determination from the IRS (e.g., university, college, research organization, school district, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, etc.).

8. Proposals are accepted from the U.S. and internationally, however, all proposals must be submitted in English and budgets must be proposed in U.S. Dollars.

Grant Size and Duration :

• Proposed budgets for this program are limited to $50,000 total.

• One to five years (may not be longer than 5 years in duration).

Yayasan Penyelidikan Otak, Minda dan Neurosains Malaysia (YPOMNM) ingin menawarkan Geran Insentif Penyelidikan Kitar 1-2020 kepada semua penyelidik warganegara Malaysia yang berkebolehan dalam bidang Basic, Clinical and Applied Neurosciences. Jumlah geran yang ditawarkan adalah sehingga maksimum RM10,000 dan boleh dipohon mulai akhir tahun Disember 2020. Tarikh tutup permohonan adalah pada 31 Mac 2021.

• Maklumat lanjut, garis panduan dan borang permohonan boleh dirujuk di bawah. Borang permohonan yang lengkap hendaklah dikemukakan kepada pihak YPOMNM melalui emel info@bmnrf.com dan brainsciences@gmail.com selewat-lewatnya pada 31 Mac 2020 (Rabu).

• BORANG PERMOHONAN

• GARIS PANDUAN (Bahasa Malaysia)

• GUIDELINES (English)

The ICGEB Research Grant is part of the Collaborative Research Programme (CRP) of ICGEB and is a dedicated source of funding aimed at financing projects that address scientific problems of particular relevance for the host country. The programme was established in 1988 with the aim of:

• stimulating collaborative research between ICGEB Member States and with the ICGEB Component laboratories

• promoting the training of young scientists

• facilitating the creation of appropriate research facilities

Research Area:

The programme provides support for original research projects in basic life sciences, human healthcare, industrial and agricultural biotechnology, and bioenergy.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Applicants for CRP – ICGEB Research Grant proposals should hold positions at Universities or Research Institutes in any of the Member States.

• Investigating groups are not eligible to submit applications:

if previously awarded projects have not been evaluated and satisfactorily concluded;

if the University or Research Institute of the Principal Investigator is based in Italy.

• A special category of CRP-ICGEB Early Career Return Grants is intended to fund young researchers (not over 40 years old at the time of application) with an outstanding track record, who have spent a minimum of 2 years abroad and have recently returned to an ICGEB Member State to establish their own independent laboratories.

• Applicants for Early Career Return Grants should have taken up, or be about to take up, a position as an Independent Investigator in an ICGEB Member State (except Italy). Applicants who have been in the country for more than two years prior to the deadline for submission are not eligible to apply for Early Career Return Grants.

Grant Size and Duration:

Grants are awarded to contribute to the implementation of outstanding scientific research projects. An important element of successful applications is the feasibility of the proposed project within the designated time-frame (maximum 36 months). The maximum annual contribution from ICGEB is Euro 25,000

The United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI) through The Medical Research Council (MRC), United Kingdom invites researchers in Malaysia to apply for a Health Systems Research Initiative Foundation Grant research grant.

Research Area/focus:

• i) exploratory, stand-alone studies or ii) pilot / feasibility work to improve the health system in low and middle income countries (Low and Middle Income Countries, LMIC).

• This funding is not for disease-specific research.

Eligibility Criteria:

• This scheme is open to principal investigators who are employed by eligible research organisations (ROs) based in LMICs where the work will take place. It is also open to principal investigators who are employed by an eligible UK RO.

• This call is open to and particularly encourages researchers to apply from LMICs as well as the UK.

• If an application is UK led, there must be clear partnership with, and scientific leadership from, the countries where the project will take place.

• Funding for co-applicants and collaborators in other regions can be requested, but we would expect that the majority of funds would support the costs in the LMIC where the research will be conducted.

Grant Size:

Total fund £700,000

• UK research at 74% of the full economic cost

• LMIC research at 100% of the full economic cost.