Deadline: 30-Jun-22
The Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is pleased to announce its 2022 Call for Proposals (CFP) for the Young Innovators Program (YIP).
This funding opportunity is intended to engage young and talented students from HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL who wish to gain research experience through conduct of research for a maximum duration of one (1) year.
This funding opportunity encourages young talented students from high school level who wish to gain research experience by engaging in a research activity under a mentor. Duration of the research must be for a maximum of 1 year.
Priorities
This Call for Proposals is aligned to the specific priority programs of PCIEERD:
- Providing S&T Interventions for Resilient and Sustainable Communities
- Energy
- Transportation
- Utilities
- Environment Sector (Solid, Air, Water Quality)
- Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Sector
- Construction
- Convergence of Emerging Technologies (Smart Cities)
- Human Security
- COVID 19 related initiatives
- Providing S&T Interventions for Industry Productivity and Competitiveness
- Food Sector
- Textile Sector
- Agro-industrial processing Sector
- Chemical and biological Sector
- Creative Industries – Footwear and Furniture, Game, Film and Animation
- Metals and Engineering
- Minig and Minerals
- Industry 4.0
- Enabling/Development of Core Technologies
- Advanced Materials
- Electronics
- ICT Innovations
- Artificial Intelligence
- Data Science
- Unmanned Vehicle Systems
- Nanotechnology
- Optics and Photonics
- Space Technology Applications
- Quantum Computing
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must:
- Be a Filipino citizen
- Not be more than 25 years old
- Be a Full-time HS student, can be individual or group with a maximum of 5 members, involved in research/ innovation activities and currently enrolled in the sending institution within the duration of the project
- Undertake research aligned with the PCIEERD priority programs
- Not a previous YIP Grantee
- The mentor must:
- Be a faculty from the same sending institution;
- With background/expertise on the proposed study/project
For more information, visit https://pcieerd.dost.gov.ph/e-forms/489-call-for-proposals-for-the-pcieerd-young-innovators-program-yip-for-2022-funding