ISLAMABAD -Higher Education Commission of Pakistan announced newscholarship program for overseas Research Degrees.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has invited research proposals fromPakistani faculty members of public and private universities for fundingunder the Grand Challenge Fund (GCF). The last date for submission ofproposals is February 7, 2020.
GCF is a key element of the Higher Education Development in PakistanProject supported by the World Bank and implemented by HEC. The Fund isanticipated to promote research excellence in strategic sectors of theeconomy, and will provide funds to selected institutions based upon acompetitive, peer-reviewed evaluation of proposals.
It will support large, multi-sectoral and multi-dimensional researchprojects. Successful GCF projects are expected to be collaborative inscope, with research teams working cooperatively to accelerate researchprogress for societal impact.
The Fund is focused on supporting research in priority thematic areas ofnational interest. As many as 25 grants will be awarded every year, forthree years. The Individual Grant Value will range from Rs. 15 million toRs. 225 million.
Lead Principal Investigators, who will be university faculty members fromresearch-intensive institutions, are eligible to apply for the grant.
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The project team may include a consortium of faculty members from multipleuniversity departments and/or multiple universities, private sectorparticipants as well as international partners. The internationalcollaborations are encouraged when the international partner brings aunique added value to the project team
Proposals from academia or faculty members, endorsed by the head of highereducation institutions, Offices of Research, Innovation andCommercialization, or Directorates of Research must be submitted throughHEC online portal eportal.hec.gov.pk.link
Information and details of programs are available at www.hec.gov.pk/site/gcflink
