Grants & Opportunities

 

Grants & Opportunities:

APU has an internal grant scheme which all full-time academic staff can consider applying. Application cycle will be scheduled yearly in the month of July or August and review to complete by September.

The purpose of the APU Research and Development Internal Grant (RDIG) scheme  is  to:

(1) Provide funding opportunities for early career researchers to undertake research;

(2) Act as a bridging fund to apply for external grants; and/or

(3) Serve as match funding in research collaboration with another higher education institution, company, non-government organisation, association and/or agency

 

All applications should include the following:

      1. Detailed description of the proposed research project, including the research gaps intended to be addressed, research objectives, methodology and expected outcomes. The research area must align with key priority research areas stipulated by APU.
      2. List of all project members from APU and any collaborating partners/institutions. Each application may list a maximum of three (3) researchers, with clear indication of the role of each researcher. External collaborators (especially international) are highly encouraged, and supporting document indicating his/her agreement and role(s) is required.
      3. List of estimated expenses with justification for required supplies/materials, research assistants, training/workshops, editing services, conference/publication fees, travel and accommodation, software and/or equipment, where applicable. Please note that the grant amount requested per application should be between RM20,000 to RM30,000 for engineering or technology projects and RM5,000 to RM10,000 for social science, business, management or marketing projects.
      4. Clear statement of how the grant utilisation will benefit APU students and meet the Vision and Mission of APU Research .
      5. At least 1 SCOPUS indexed journal publication per year is required as an outcome of the funding, i.e. if project duration requested is more than 12 months, then a minimum of 2 SCOPUS indexed journal publications would be expected.

External grants are also available from various ministries, agencies, non-governmental organisations and associations at national and international levels. The following are the potential lists: