FAQS: DOST-PCHRD Call for Proposals 2021-2022
Health research contributes to the achievement of our national health goals by providing sustainable health solutions that are world-class, affordable, and accessible for all.
Your research proposal can make change happen.
- Filipinos with at least a Master’s Degree in relevant field
- Has proven research competence/track record
- Is employed/affiliated in universities/colleges, research agencies/institutes, hospitals, and other health-related agencies
3. How do I submit a research proposal?
For the Call for Proposals 2021-2022 –
- Register as Researcher at the DOST Project Information Management System: dpmis.dost.gov.ph
- Click submit a new proposal on the proponent dashboard and fill-in the required fields
For more information, watch the tutorial here: https://bit.ly/PCHRDCallforProposals21-22
- Workplan Schedule (Gantt chart of activities)
- Appropriate clearance needed (Ethics clearance; Biosafety clearance; Animal care and use clearance)
- Informed consent form (for research involving human participants)
- Case report form, if applicable
- Endorsement of agency head
- Duties and responsibilities of each project personnel
- Letter of request addressed to PCHRD Executive Director
5. What is the evaluation process for research proposals?
- In-house screening in terms of alignment to the research priorities, duplication, and completeness of requirements
- Technical review by external consultants
- Approval by the PCHRD Governing Council or the PCHRD Executive Director depending on the recommended total budgetary requirement of the proposal. If funding will be sourced from the DOST-Grants in Aid, the DOST Executive Committee will be the final approving body.
6. What are the PCHRD research priority areas?
For this year’s call for proposals, the DOST-PCHRD accepts proposals on the following program areas:
- Diagnostics
- Functional foods, Nutrition, Food Safety
- Biomedical Engineering & Health Technologies
- Information and Communication Technology for health
- Dengue and Other Arboviruses
- Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
- Mental Health
- OMIC technologies for health (Platform technology across research priorities)
For more information on the specific priority research topics, please download the handout of the Call for proposals 2021-2022 here: https://bit.ly/PCHRDPriorities21-22
7. Who should I contact for concerns regarding research grants? (Sino ang pwedeng kontakin para sa mga katanungan patungkol sa research grants?)
Following are the contact persons for each of the program area:
- OMIC Technologies for Health: Mr. Jose Joy Gepanaga - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Information & Communication Technology for Health: Ms. Pearl Kathleen Tumlos - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Biomedical Engineering and Technologies for Health: Mr. Jose Joy Gepanaga - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation: Mr. Rogelio Guaring - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Dengue and Other Arboviruses: Ms. Guiddita Gelera - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Functional Foods: Ms. Marianne Joy Gochangco-Laya - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Diagnostics: Ms. Mary Ann Pacho - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Mental Health: Ms. Marianne Joy Gochangco-Laya - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
8. Is there a deadline for this year’s submission of proposals?
You may submit your research proposals from April 1 to April 30, 2020.
The review process will take 40 working days provided that all the requirements were submitted
For more information, go to: https://bit.ly/CallConferenceMaterials
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- Written by Alyana Kaye Bacarra
- Published: 07 April 2020