Collaborative research between universities and industry to create and grow Malaysian R&D ecosystem in the Electrical and Electronics economic sector. CREST is promoting and facilitating universities and industry players to undertake collaborative research through which universities can increase their ability to produce industry-ready researchers and industry players can benefit from the finding of the research.

There are two (2) types of CREST R&D Grant are, Open R&D Grant and Targeted R&D Grant.

Philisophy:

• Higher value Electrical & Electronics (E&E) economic sector can be achieved when R&D thrives in the ecosystem.

• This can accelerated by promoting collaborative research between industry and academia.

Objectives:

• To accelerate university’s ability to produce industry-ready researchers

• To increase competitiveness of E&E industry

Key features:

• CREST R&D Grant is not limited to E&E discipline but should support E&E industry sector, with accommodating intellectual property arrangement, industry involvement in the research enables the research result to be prepositioned to industry application, increasing the potential for commercialisation at research completion

Eligibility:

• CREST R&D Grant is open to all applicants. However if the application is awarded, industry and university must be a CREST member in order to get CREST fund. Find how to be a member at www.crest.my

Grant Size:

1) Open R&D Grant:

• Main aim to promote industry-driven research collaboration in areas relevant to E&E sector

• Company focused

• Industry / combined contribution must be at least 50% of the total research budget. (Example: If the applicant requests for RM50k budget, the industry / combined must contribute more than RM50k)

• IP filing cost not covered by CREST. IP to be owned by University and/or Company.

• Disbursement may be released to University only.

2) Targeted R&D:

• Main aim to develop IP in specific domain for benefit of larger ecosystem

• Cluster focused

• Industry / combined contribution can be less than 50% of the total research budget.

• IP filing cost covered by CREST. IP to be owned by CREST, revenue sharing with Company and University.

• Disbursement will be released to University only

The MAKNA Cancer Research Award was initiated in the year 2001 to promote cancer research among young scientists in advancing knowledge that is geared towards helping cancer patients and discovering potential cures for the disease. Since its introduction, MAKNA has awarded a total of RM 1,821,235 towards funding cancer research by young researchers in Malaysia. To-date, the programme has funded 63 researchers in all. Focusing on research is in line with the MAKNA mission, which is to mobilise all resources to provide curative, preventive, research and support services to cancer patients and families, high-risk groups and the general public.

Eligibility:

Application is open to all Malaysian citizens with a basic degree below 40 years of age, residing in Malaysia and interested in cancer research. Students who are pursuing their postgraduate degrees are encouraged to apply.

Application Requirements & Procedure

• All applications must be submitted online through the ASM Awards and Recognition system at www.mytopscientists.org before the closing date.

• The latest format of research proposal may be downloaded from the ASM Awards and Recognition system. Application with the wrong or outdated research proposal will not be accepted;

• Any resubmission from previous application should be revised and updated.

• All required information should be stated clearly and concisely.

• The complete application documents comprised of the followings:

1. Completed Application Form (Comprised of Section A: Knowledge Generation, Section B: Knowledge Dissemination and Section C: Impact of Research Output), Section D: Research Project Proposal (MAKNA) and Declaration;

2. Completed MAKNA Research Proposal together with the Turnitin or plagiarism report in a single PDF file format.

3. Updated institutional endorsement form signed by the Dean / Head of the unit in which the candidate will realise the reseach work (dated no later than six months from the date of application).

Grant Size And Duration:

• MAKNA offers 3 research awards per year with the value of each award not exceeding RM 50,000. The award cannot be used to purchase equipment, to employ salaried personnel or related expenses, to attend conference or to pay for publication fee.

• The project must be carried out in Malaysia and completed within 2 years.

The Small Research Grants Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. We accept applications three times per year.

This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. Our 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.

Research Area:

We anticipate that proposals will span a 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.

Moreover, we expect and welcome methodological diversity in answering pressing questions; thus, we are open to projects that utilize a wide array of research methods including quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, ethnographies, design-based research, participatory methods, and historical research, to name a few. We are open to projects that might incorporate data from multiple and varied sources, span a sufficient length of time as to achieve a depth of understanding, or work closely with practitioners or community members over the life of the project.

Eligibility And Restrictions:

1. Proposals to the Research Grants on Education program must be for academic research projects that aim to study education. Proposals for activities other than research are not eligible (e.g., program evaluations, professional development, curriculum development, scholarships, capital projects). Additionally, proposals for research studies focused on areas other than education, are not eligible.

2. 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.

3. The PI must be affiliated with a non-profit organization or public/governmental institution that is willing to serve as the administering organization if the grant is awarded. The Spencer Foundation does not award grants directly to individuals. Examples include non-profit or public colleges, universities, school districts, and research facilities, as well as other non-profit organizations with a 501(c)(3) determination from the IRS (or equivalent non-profit status if the organization is outside of the United States).

4. 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.

5. PIs and Co-PIs may only hold one active research grant from the Spencer Foundation at a time. (This restriction does not apply to the administering organization; organizations may submit as many proposals as they like as long as they are for different projects and have different research teams.)

6. PIs and Co-PIs may not submit more than one research proposal to the Spencer Foundation at a time. This restriction applies to the Small Grants Program, Large Grants Program, and Research-Practice Partnership Program. If the PI or any of the Co-PIs currently have a research proposal under consideration in any of these programs, they are required to wait until a final decision has been made on the pending proposal before they can submit a new proposal.

Grant Size And Duration:

• Proposed budgets for this program are limited to $50,000 total and may not include indirect cost charges per Spencer’s policy.

• Projects proposed may not be longer than 5 years in duration.