Research Grants

Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund Call for Proposals

The United Nations Women’s Peace & Humanitarian Fund has launched a Call for Proposals in the Philippines to support civil society organizations working to increase the meaningful participation and decision-making of women in conflict prevention processes and response to conflict and humanitarian contexts.

WPHF seeks to fund qualifying local women’s rights and women-led organizations to respond to the current situation in the Philippines through the following funding streams:

Institutional funding from 2,500 USD to 30,000 USD 

+To reinforce the institutional capacity of local civil society organizations working on the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda to ensure they are able to sustain themselves and to improve their impact.

Programmatic funding from 30,000 USD to 250,000 USD 

*To finance programmatic activities of civil society organizations that ensure the (i) Increased meaningful participation and decision-making of women in conflict prevention processes and response (aligned with WPHF Impact Area 2).

• Link to full description:  WPHF Call for Proposals in the Philippines
• Link to application: WPHF application guidelines and documents
• Maximum funding:  30,000 USD to 250,000 USD
• Deadline: 22 March 2024

DOST-TAPI TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (TECHNICOM)

The Technology Innovation for Commercialization Program (TECHNiCOM) aims to fast-track the transfer, utilization, and commercialization of R&D outputs to contribute to the country’s sustainable development through relevant technological platforms.

Through TECHNiCOM, we provide technopreneurs with an easily accessible multimillion pre-commercialization grant and linkage to DOST-TAPI’s technology and innovation support programs.

• Link to full description: DOST-TAPI TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION FOR COMMERCIALIZATION (TECHNICOM)
• Link to application: DOST grants application
• Maximum funding:  3,000,000.00 PhP
• Deadline: 31 March 2024

13TH EAST ASIA SCIENCE AND INNOVATION AREA JOINT RESEARCH PROGRAM (E-ASIA JRP) CALL FOR PROPOSALS ON ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

The Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Industry, Energy andThe Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Industry, Energy andEmerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) together with the other e-ASIA member organizations are launching its 13th Call for proposals under the field of Alternative Energy.

This funding opportunity encourages S&T collaboration and applied research amongThis funding opportunity encourages S&T collaboration and applied research amongHigher Education Institutes (HEIs), government Research and Development Institutes(RDIs), and non-profit S&T networks and organizations seeking funding for theirR&D/S&T initiatives.

For this 13th e-ASIA Call, PCIEERD will be participating in the field of Alternative Energywhich focuses on three subtopics namely: Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, andEnergy Management Systems for Microgrids and Decentralized Electricity Utilities.

Comprehensive information of the call topics can be found in this link: https://www.theeasia.org/jrp/pdf/cfp13/guideline_13th_alternaatve_energy.pdf.

Implementation of the approved projects will start in January 2025.

• Link to full description: 13th East Asia Science and innovation area joint research program
• Link to application: DOST grants application
• Maximum funding:  15,000,000.00 PhP
• Deadline: 29 March 2024

Scholarships

Audi Environmental Foundation Scholarship 2024

The Audi Environmental Foundation actively supports research into new technologies and scientific methods for a liveable future. Its stated goal is to make a contribution to environmental protection and to create and promote ways of behaving sustainably.
The Foundation focuses in particular on promoting and developing environmentally compatible technologies, measures for environmental education, and protecting the natural necessities of life for humans, animals, and plants. It was established in 2009 by AUDI AG as a 100-percent subsidiary and is part of the company’s social and environmental commitment.
Scarce resources, environmental destruction, climate change, and population growth – these are just a few aspects that are influencing society, politics, and business. With the advancing change in social values, for more and more people, sustainability is becoming part of their outlook on life. The challenges that confront us are increasingly complex. Only by working with partners can we develop good concepts and sound solutions to successfully cope with these challenges.
Audi Environmental Foundation is therefore collaborating with One Young World to offer scholarships to 15 inspiring young leaders to attend this year’s One Young World Summit 2024 in Montréal (Tiohtià:ke), Canada.
This scholarship is intended for young leaders driving change and tackling the climate crisis through innovative new technologies, the advancement of climate education, or the preservation of ecosystems through halting or reversing land degradation.

• Link to full description:  WPHF Call for Proposals in the Philippines
• Link to application: WPHF application guidelines and documents
• Maximum funding:  30,000 USD to 250,000 USD
• Deadline: 22 March 2024

Institute for Advanced Study in Asian Cultures and Theologies (IASACT)

Institute for Advanced Study in Asian Cultures and Theologies (IASACT) is a four-week residential program that provides space and time for scholars to deepen their understanding of theologies and traditions. Participants undertake research and writing in the broad area of Asian cultures and theologies and complete a working paper while in residence. Starting from 2015, IASACT is organized by the Divinity School of Chung Chi College, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and funded by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia. Since 2004, 271 scholars from 131 institutions in 19 countries have benefited from the time IASACT affords for reflection, interaction and network-building.

More information about the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia(link is external)

IASACT has been a forum for research, writing and exchange of ideas on cultures and religions in Asia. More than 250 scholars participated in the Institute for the previous years as individual researchers. IASACT has been conducted online via Zoom between 2020, 2021 and 2022 because of the pandemic but resumed to a residential program in the summer of 2023.
IASACT 2024 recognizes the value of interdisciplinary engagement as a basis for exploring the full range of questions about the theme.

• Link to full description: Institute for Advanced Study in Asian Cultures and Theologies
• Link to application: APPLY NOW FOR IASACT 2024
• Deadline: 25 March 2024

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Full scholarships for 1 month stay in France for academics staff holding a PhD (all disciplines)

Addressed to academic and research staff wishing to spend some time in a higher education or research institution in France, the Sejours Scientifiques De Haut Niveau (SSHN) also aims to be a tool to increase cooperation with French institutions.

In 2023, two Filipino researchers were awarded this grant for a 2 weeks mobility. In 2024, the available budget should enable the Embassy of France three scientific visits of one month each, but the number of visits funded may be higher, depending on the available budget, the duration of the visits and/or potential co-financing obtained by the applicants.

The scholarship includes a round-trip air ticket, a monthly allowance (young researcher: 1425 euros/week; senior researcher: 500 euros/week), health and repatriation insurance, and the visa fees. Accommodation can be booked through Campus France Paris. The rent would be then deducted from the grant.

• Link to full description: Scholarship for Academics and Researchers: Sejours Scientifiques De Haut Niveau (SSHN)
• Link to application: Form and documents are to be sent in a single pdf file to sylvain.lamourette@diplomatie.gouv.fr
• Maximum funding:  500 EUR to 1425 EUR
• Deadline: 7 April 2024