STIC Research Grant Application Form 2023/2024

Apply for STIC Research Grant Application Form 2023/2024 via registration form link portal. We use this opportunity to inform the general public about the ongoing STIC Research Publishing Seed Grant Application Form. Register now!

The US-ASEAN Science, Technology, and Innovation Cooperation (STIC) Program will make available $50,000 USD to help kickstart up to 04 research and publishing projects while at the same time building grantsmanship capacity among its learners. The STIC Research and Publishing Seed Grant competition exposes participants to a formal grant application process and presentation of an idea in a poster session. 35 projects will be selected to be presented at a poster session during the STIC Annual Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 6, 2023. If your project is selected, the principal investigator will be invited to present at the conference and the STIC program will cover all travel expenses.

Eligibility Requirements for STIC Research Grant Application Form 2023/2024

Funds are exclusively available to participants who demonstrate they have completed the S&T Track in the STIC Talent Mobility Portal.
Research proposals can be individual projects or team projects, but one team member must be identified as the principal investigator.
The research project must identify a real-world problem related to one of the nine S&T technical academies and seek to provide applicable and practical solutions
The proposal must include a detailed budget indicating how the team will spend the funds to meet project goals and objectives.
The team must identify a list of potential funding sources/grants and clearly describe how this seed grant will position to project to seek additional funds.

Selection criteria

Applications should be responsive to the RFP, relevant to one of the nine S&T Technical Academies, and should exhibit originality, substance, precision, and relevance to the areas of focus in the Project Description

Cost/effectiveness

STIC strongly encourages applicants to clearly demonstrate project cost-effectiveness in their application, including examples of leveraging other grants/funding sources for future applications. Applicants should provide clear explanations and justifications for all costs in relation to the work involved. Each budget item should be clearly explained and justified to demonstrate its necessity, appropriateness, and its link to the project objectives.