NAPA Research Mini-Grant (RMG) Program
Call for Proposals
Nov 1, 2020
Background
Founded in 2016, Association of Nepalese Agricultural Professionals of Americas (NAPA) is a not-for- profit, non-governmental, non-religious, and non-political professional organization aspired to contribute to agricultural transformation for food security. The Resource and Capacity Building Committee (RCBC) of NAPA has been launching a competitive Research Mini-Grant (RMG) program since 2019 to support applied research projects pertaining to Agricultural and Allied Sciences (AAS) in Nepal.
Objective(s)
The intent of the RMG program is to provide funding and advisory support to post-secondary students in Nepal to conduct high-impact research in the fields of AAS. The studies are expected to address knowledge gaps and contribute to innovations towards development of economically viable, socially just, and environmentally sustainable plant and animal-based agricultural systems and natural resource management.
Funding amount and areas
NAPA plans to support quality proposals of up to NRs 35,000 each as a sole or matching fund. In this call, RCBC considers proposals in diverse, specialized, and interdisciplinary areas of agriculture and allied sciences contributing to enhancing knowledge base, defining challenges, and identifying opportunities for technological, socio-economic and policy interventions. Priorities will be given to studies that focus on prospective under-utilized resources (for example, plant and animal species, local landraces/breeds), adaptive technologies, and value-addition and niche-based opportunities.
Eligibility
This call for proposals is specifically for students of post-secondary academic and vocational institutions. All undergraduate/vocational school students’ research projects that require monetary and advisory support are eligible.
How to apply
- Follow the given online proposal form for each section including Project Title, Background, Research Hypothesis and Objectives, Methodology, Deliverables and Expected Outcomes, Timeline, and Budget.
- Proposal must be accompanied with a recommendation letter from students’ advisor(s) explaining his/her academic standing and ability to conduct the proposed study. The recommendation letter shall also provide advisor’s full commitment to serve as the resident advisor to the student for the duration of the project.
- Investigators proposing collaboration/partnership with other eligible institutions/entities should include letter(s) of support from the collaborating institution(s).
The deadline to submit the proposal was December 31, 2020; 11:59 pm US Eastern Standard Time (New York Time)
Research Mini-Grant - Call for Proposals Detail [pdf document]
Research Mini-Grant - Budget Template [Spreadsheet]
Timeline
- Proposal Submission Deadline: December 31, 2020; 11:59 pm US Eastern Standard Time (New York Time)
- Awardees will be notified:
January 30, 2021*. *Due to the overwhelming response of proposals, the awardees will be notified by February 8, 2021. - Contracts with awardees and research initiation: February 15, 2021
Awarded Grants
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