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Higher Education Commission www.hec.gov.pk The Research Grants Program provides financial support for research in all disciplines of basic and applied sciences, engineering and technology, social sciences and humanities. Duration of a research grant is two to three years. The researcher is entitled to scientific apparatus/equipment, laboratory supplies and consumables, utilities, special literature, online literature and other items that may be needed for the research project; honoraria for the principal investigator (and co principal investigator, if justified), salaries of research associate(s) and supporting staff travel within the country for project-related activities. An overhead of 2% of the total cost of the research grant proposed are provided to the host institution to meet administrative and other expenses.
ALP (Agricultural Linkage Programme) The Government of Pakistan and Government of the United States of America recalling the close ties in scientific and technological cooperation which have developed over several decades have gone into an agreement to create an Agricultural Linkages Program (ALP) to reap the mutual benefits of agricultural research through joint research projects and exchange of scientists. Ministry of Science & Technology Pakistan-US Science and Technology
Ministry of Health Pakistan Council for Science and Technology Biotechnology is a priority research area. PCST sponsors and encourages research in the agriculture, health and environment sectors. It also promotes training and research in fields at the cutting edge of Biotechnology. However, specific information on research funding could not be located. National Commission on Biotechnology / MoST Funding is provided for the following:
Popularization and Commercialization
Workshop Travel Grant Training Course
Pakistan Science Foundation(PSF) Pakistan Science Foundation provides funding for research projects in Natural and Physical sciences. The grant is offered in the following categories: Funding of Scientific & Technological Research Financial Support to Scientific Societies Travel Grants Institutional Support Institutional Support SMEDA Introduction of SME specific research projects supporting R&D and University-Industry liaison programs by Ministry of Science & Technology (MoST), Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) and others. |
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World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborative research grant FAO / UNDP Specific information could not be located FAO / Intr. Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) IAEA supports foremost by training, but as well with coordinated research projects (CRP) and Technical Cooperation (TC) Projects
The IAEA has two primary types of projects available to support Member States. The first is called Coordinated Research Projects, or CRP. The second is the Technical Cooperation Projects, or TCP. Coordinated Research Projects:?. The development of a CRP is mainly initiated by the IAEA after extensive consultation with primary stakeholders, such as scientists, consultants, veterinary authorities, NGOs and farmers, to identify problems of interest to livestock producers in a cross-section of less developed countries. After approval of a CRP by the IAEA scientific committee, an international call for proposals for participants is placed. The technical officers of the APHS then evaluate the proposals and select the participants for the CRP. The criteria upon which selection is made include scientific merit of the proposal, scientific competence of the investigator and infrastructure of the institute. The selected participants and their institutes are called research ?contract holders? and are eligible to receive a modest (5 to $10,000 yearly) amount of research funding for the duration of the project (typically 5 years). The main purposes of the CRP are to address need-driven research, to form networks for exchange of ideas, data and information, and to evaluate and validate procedures and protocols before they are exchanged to other Member States, In addition to the research contract holders, each CRP also has approximately 5 research ?agreement holders?, scientists that are experts in the field of research of the CRP. The agreement holders do not receive research funding, but are reimbursed for travel expenses associated with attending Research Coordination Meetings. These meetings (3 per CRP) are an opportunity for contract holders to present data and results and obtain critical evaluation of completed and planned work. Direct transfer of information from CRP to local stakeholders is required and results are also documented in national and international scientific journals, local technical reports and popular press, and in official IAEA literature. Technical Cooperation Projects:? These projects are administered by the Agency?s Technical Cooperation department and funded by IAEA membership fees. The focus of TCP is the transfer of proven technology (often developed in CRP) to Member States. These projects, as apposed to CRP, are initiated by Member States. Each member state periodically produces a Country Program Framework that outlines national priorities to form the basis of applications for IAEA funding. Most less developed countries include agricultural activities as a priority. Scientists in Member States are responsible for initiating proposals (although they will often discuss ideas with technical officers) in conjunction with their national authorities. Projects can either involve a single country (i.e. national project), a group of countries on the same continent (regional project) or a group of geographically dispersed countries with a shared interest in a particular problem (inter-regional project). Acceptance of the proposals depends both on scientific merit and the priorities of the applying member state. In TCP, the IAEA generally funds the purchase of the technology (equipment, reagents and consumables), along with training in the technology?s use (fellowship training, scientific visits and workshops) together with visits by expert scientists. Although nuclear related technologies are the focus of the TC projects, the IAEA also supports the transfer of complementary non-nuclear technologies and university scholarships. The TCP focus is on technology transfer and, therefore, any research done largely involves adaptation of the technology for use within Member States and projects are outcome based rather than output based. Close collaboration between scientists and local government agencies (if such agencies are not the collaborators) is encouraged to facilitate the use of TCP activities in shaping policies on local genetic resources. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Introduction IFAD offers grants to support research-for-development programmes. Many of these programmes have had an impact on small-scale agriculture throughout the developing world. Through its support to the global agricultural research system, IFAD has succeeded in drawing attention to the priority concerns of the rural poor. It has also furthered understanding of the difficulties they face, living in resource-poor areas and producing traditional crops and commodities under difficult rainfall conditions. Context Rapid changes triggered by globalization, the development imperatives following the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) pledge; as well as the new challenges and opportunities posed by emergent technologies and associated products (and policies which influence their markets), call for further and deeper exploration of fresh, innovative options for addressing rural poverty. The development and dissemination of sustainable agricultural technologies of direct relevance to IFAD's target groups is a major objective of the grant programme. Improved farming systems require that technology focus on conservation and, where feasible, upgrading of the natural resources that the poor use. One challenge that Fund-financed research is addressing is to develop technologies and institutional arrangements that provide income opportunities and better nutrition for the rural poor, without mining their natural resource base.
International Foundation for Science (IFS) Grants http://www.ifs.se International Foundation for Science (IFS) is located in Stockholm, Sweden. Its overall objective is to contribute to the strengthening of capacity in developing countries to conduct relevant and high quality research on the management, use and conservation of biological resources and the environment. To achieve this objective IFS has developed a highly organised network and identified a large group of experts to identify, through competitive grants and careful screening, young promising scientists with a potential for becoming future lead scientists. Once identified, arrangements are then made to support their early research to enable them to get established and recognized, nationally and internationally. In this way IFS supports a large number of research projects throughout the world and have already devised a strong infrastructure for monitoring projects and devising strategies to have maximum utilization of funds. GTZ The selection of research projects for funding follows the development policy rules of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the sectoral priority areas developed jointly with the key participants (GTZ, German scientific community). These priority areas are listed in regularly updated guidelines. European Union http://ec.europa.eu Asia Pro Eco Programme Asia Pro Eco is one of the four Asia-wide programmes* that are implemented supplementary to the EC Bilateral initiatives in a) individual countries b) in every country. It is a five-year multi-country European Union initiative, launched in 2002, which is based on experience and inputs provided by the former Asia Eco Best Programme, building on the world's growing concerns about environmental issues. Asia Pro Eco is designed to strengthen the environmental dialogue between Asia and Europe through the exchange of policies, technologies and best practices that promote more resource-efficient, market driven, and sustainable solutions to environmental problems in Asia. The programme aims to support a series of preventive and corrective actions, which materialise in technical solutions that contribute to both quality of life and economic prosperity in Asia. The implementation of the programme concentrates on specific projects under the Call for Proposals mechanism accessible to public or non profit organisations in Asia and EU. The Programme provides support through grants EUROCORES: Enshrines ESF?s goals of enhancing synergy at a pan-European level by providing a framework to bring together national research funding organisations and supporting interdisciplinary research in non-traditional areas, thereby opening new horizons in science. ESF oversees the process of selecting EUROCORES programmes from start-to-finish, including an international peer review panel, a ranking process and research dissemination activities. EUROCORES programmes are broad and complex in nature, with topics selected through an open call for themes. Uniquely, EUROCORES networking activities bring together researchers who will eventually conduct their research at the bench together. Euoopean Research Area: FP 6 Sixth EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP6). It gives some elements to consider if you are interested in submitting a research proposal. Integrating and strengthening the European Research Area (ERA) Thematic areas Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health Information society technologies Nanotechnologies and nano-sciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices
Agribusiness Support Fund of Asian Development Bank The goal of the Project is to support economic growth and employment generation through agribusiness development. The Project purpose is to develop a competitive and sustainable agribusiness sector. Project activities will be focused in particular on improving agribusiness enterprise access to Business Development Services (BDS), strengthening BDS providers to enhance skills throughout the agribusiness sector, expanding access to agribusiness finance, and developing institutional capacity. The Project comprises: (i) agribusiness support service provision; (ii) agribusiness finance development, (iii) agribusiness capacity building, (iv) agribusiness policy and enabling environment development, and (v) project management support. Comstech SPARE PARTS Japan International Science and Technology Enhancement Commission
Specific information could not be located Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) http://www.ictp.trieste.it TWAS Research Grants Programme International Food Policy Research Institute-
Agricultural Science and
Technology Indicators (ASTI) http://www.ifpri.org/ Sound science and technology (S&T) policies require access to up-to-date and reliable S&T investment data. As agriculture and the science that supports it become ever more international in orientation, tracking the global investments in agricultural R&D and related institutional arrangements becomes not only increasingly complex but also increasingly necessary. USAID USAID has four decades of livestock and range development experience in all of its working regions. This experience includes:
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Following areas of JICA are relevant to UVAS:
Countries eligible for grant aid are those that qualify for interest-free financing from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank. The projects are concerned with nation-building and poverty alleviation in developing countries, and the countries receiving this aid should be unable to undertake the projects with their own funds and borrowing capacity. Projects entailing commercial profit, high-tech projects out of line with the technical levels of the recipient country, and those which run the risk of being channeled to military ends are ineligible. World Wide Fund for Nature- Pakistan (WWF-P) WWF-P's Small Grants Programme (SGP) was established to encourage nature conservation initiatives in Pakistan. Those eligible to apply for funding are individuals and organisations, including NGOs, CBOs, research institutes and the government. SGP is administered by the Scientific Committee, which includes scientists from various fields of environmental conservation, such as forestry, wildlife, and oceanography. |
