Greetings from the Academy of Sciences Malaysia.

Dear YBhg Academician/ Tan Sri/ Datuk/ Dato’/ Professor/ Dr/ Sir/ Madam, 

In honour of the late Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh's legacy, Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh (RBS) Medical Research Trust Fund was established through funds bequeathed by Dr Ranjeet himself, to encourage and enhance research activities, particularly in the fields of medical and biomedical sciences. The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) serves as the custodian of the Fund, with the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) as the implementing agency for its programmes.  

This year, the RBS Medical Research Grant will be awarded to one (1) Malaysian young scientist, with a maximum grant amount of RM 50,000.00. The call for applications is open from 2 January 2025 and closes on 28 February 2025 at 11.59 PM. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.  

MOSTI and ASM are pleased to invite young Malaysian scientists in the fields of medical or biomedical research from your institution to apply for the 2025 RBS Research Grant via the following link:

For further information and inquiries, you may contact the following ASM Officials: 

1. Ms Natasha Kaie, Senior Analyst, STI Strategic Initiatives, Analytics and Partnership (SAP) (Email: natashakaie@akademisains.gov.my ; Tel: 03 6203 0633 ext 155); and 

1. Ms Adlin Sofea, Analyst, STI Strategic Initiatives, Analytics and Partnership (SAP) (Email: adlin.sofea@akademisains.gov.my ; Tel: 03 6203 0633 ext 131). 

Kindly find the official letter and other details for the through this link: RBS 2025

Note: Please record your application submitted for the grant with RMC here

Thank you.

RESEARCH MANAGEMENT CENTRE

We are pleased to share that the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) is inviting you to apply for the Indonesia-Malaysia: Grand Challenge. Based on the Memorandum of Understanding between the National Research and Innovation Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BRIN) and the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) signed on 19 June 2024, this call is launched to enhance the cooperative activities in the field of research and development between two countries. The main objective of this call is to support research and development projects to promote scientific and technological cooperation between two countries through the synergy between both countries’ teams.

• Producing a new product
• Increasing the product quality or standards
• Developing new techniques to reduce costs and increase standards
• Developing new production technologies

السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ 

May this email reach you while you are in the best of health and Iman by the grace of Allah Subhanahu Wata'ala.

Dear YBhg. Tan Sri/ Dato’/ Prof./ Dr./Sir./ Mdm.,

This funding is made available by the EU-ASEAN Sustainable Connectivity Package –Higher Education Programme (SCOPE-HE), which is funded by the European Union and aims to enhance exchange and connectivity in higher education, research, and technical vocational education and training (TVET). This programme is implemented by the Dutch Organisation for internationalisation in education (Nuffic) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).   

Funding Details

• Number of available grants: 3 

• Maximum amount per grant: €545,000 

• Funding period: January 2025 to December 2027 

Focus Area

1. Green Transition

2. DigitalTransformation

3. Blue Economy  

Activities ineligible for funding

• Representative trips without academic interests, and excursions.

• Extended (more than 50 days) research stays of researchers, staff and PhD students.

• Trips for the purpose of contract initiation.

Application

The proposal for project funding in English must be submitted on time and in complete form to the following email addresses: scope-he@daad.de

In addition, the following documents must be sent in one email, in PDF format:

Please refer to the attached document for further information

1. Project description (refer to Annexe 1).

2. Detailed budget for all implementation years (see Annexe 2).

3. Project planning overview (refer to Annexe 3).

4. Endorsement by the university management (see Annexe 4).

5. If sub-granting: project description and financing plan of the Sub-grantee (if known at the time of application, otherwise to submit information as soon as it is available).

6. Dedicated justification of the own interest in the project on the part of the partner institution

7. Signed cooperation agreement(s) on the partnership between the participating EU and ASEAN Cluster Members, otherwise to provide justification if this is submitted after the conclusion of the contract.

8. Short curriculum vitae and a list of the five most relevant publications of the project leaders and partners on both sides.

After the application deadline, changes to the financing plan, the project description as well as subsequently submitted or amended documents can no longer be considered. Incomplete applications will be excluded from the selection process.

In deviation from this, signed cooperation agreements on the partnership/partnerships between Cluster Members can be submitted later until the contract is concluded, but this must be justified in the timely application 

Inquiry

Ms Polixeni Georgiadou (Bonn) - scope-he@daad.de 

Ms Olivia Deskarina (Jakarta) - scope-he@daad.de  

Attachment: Scope HE

Dear all SASMEC @IIUM and IIUM communities,

We are pleased to announce the opening of SASMEC @IIUM Research Grant 2024 (SRG 2024).  The main objective of the establishment of SASMEC @IIUM Research Grant is to empower research culture in Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre @IIUM (SASMEC @IIUM) as one of the leading teaching hospitals in Malaysia.

The details of the grant are as follows:

Research Areas

1.        The focus of this grant is medical and health-related research areas.

2.        Research must be conducted in SASMEC @IIUM, or SASMEC @IIUM is included as part of a multicentre research.

3.        The research must produce an impact on the social or clinical aspect. Research with beneficial impacts to SASMEC @IIUM will be given priority.

Duration of Research Grant:

The duration of the grant is two (2) years.

Criteria of Eligibility

1.        Open to all SASMEC @IIUM staff (Grade 41 and above) and IIUM full-time academic staff.

2.        A staff is eligible for only one (1) application as Principal Investigator (PI).

3.        A minimum of one (1) co-researcher is required.

4.        At least one (1) academic staff is required as a co-researcher if the PI is a non-academician.

5.        For non-SASMEC @IIUM staff applicants, at least one (1) SASMEC @IIUM staff or an academician who practises in  SASMEC @IIUM must be included as a PI or co-researcher.

6.        Junior applicants are encouraged to include senior academicians in the team as mentors.

7.        Those who are on study leave or unpaid leave are not entitled to apply.

Grant Amount

The grant ceiling of funding for each proposal is capped at RM 20,000.00.

Required Research Output

1.        Researchers are required to publish within the 24-month of the research duration.

2.        The required research output are as follows:

(a)       One (1) publication in indexed journal; or

(b)      One (1) publication in MyCite journal; or

(c)       Two (2) publications in non-indexed journals.

Grant Application Procedures

All researchers are kindly invited to apply for this grant by completing the application in the IIUM Research Management System V2.0 (RMSV2) https://rmsv2.iium.edu.my/auth/login commencing from 18 September 2024 until 15 November 2024 (extended deadline).

References

Kindly refer to the following documents for further details:

1. SASMEC @IIUM Research Grant (SRG) Terms of Reference and Guidelines for Application

2. SASMEC @IIUM Research Grant 2024 (SRG 2024) Flowchart of Application

3. Research Application Module User Manual

Inquiries

For inquiries, please kindly contact the following staff from the Department of Education and Research (DEAR), SASMEC @IIUM:

1.        Sr. Roswati binti Nawi [roswatinawi@iium.edu.my | 09-5912510]

2.        Sr. Khairunnissa’ binti Imran [nissa@iium.edu.my | 09-5912500 ext 1078]

We look forward to receiving your application and we wish you all the best!

Thank you. والسلام

PROF. DATO’ DR. MOHAMED SAUFI BIN AWANG

Hospital Director

Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre @IIUM (SASMEC @IIUM)

Background

The Public Private Research Network known as PPRN is an innovative initiative of the Ministry of Higher Education to encourage demand-based innovation programs in driving increased productivity and strengthening the development of Malaysia's economy since 2014.