NAPA Research Mini-Grant (RMG) Program
Call for Proposals
November 20, 2022
Background
Founded in 2016, the Association of Nepalese Agricultural Professionals of Americas (NAPA) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental, non-religious, and non-political professional organization aspired to contribute to agricultural transformation for food security. The Research and Capacity Building Committee (RCBC) of NAPA has been launching a competitive Research Mini-Grant (RMG) program since 2019 to support applied research projects pertaining to Agricultural and Allied Sciences (AAS) in Nepal.
Objective(s)
The intent of the RMG program is to provide funding and advisory support to post-secondary students in Nepal to conduct high-impact research in the fields of AAS. The studies are expected to address knowledge gaps and contribute to innovations toward the development of economically viable, socially just, and environmentally sustainable plant and animal-based agricultural systems and natural resource management.
Funding Amount and Areas
NAPA plans to support quality proposals of up to NRs 40,000 each as a sole or matching fund. In this call, RCBC considers proposals in diverse, specialized, and interdisciplinary areas of agriculture and allied sciences contributing to enhancing the knowledge base, defining challenges, and identifying opportunities for technological, socio-economic, and policy interventions. Studies that focus on prospective under-utilized resources (e.g., plant and animal species, local landraces/breeds), agrobiodiversity, sustainability, climate change, food safety, value-addition, and niche-based opportunities may get priorities.
Eligibility
This call for proposals is specifically for students of post-secondary academic and vocational institutions. All undergraduate/vocational school students’ research projects that require monetary and advisory support are eligible. Students must have at least one year remaining before graduation to complete the proposed study. However, undergraduate seniors can be eligible if this project is adopted as their Intern project and is certified by the University/Institution.
How to Apply
- Follow the given online proposal form for each section including Project Title, Background, Research Hypothesis and Objectives, Methodology, Deliverables and Expected Outcomes, Timeline, and Budget.
- Proposals must be accompanied by a recommendation letter from the student’s advisor(s) explaining his/her academic standing and ability to conduct the proposed study.
- The recommendation letter shall also provide the advisor’s full commitment to serve as the resident advisor to the student for the duration of the project.
- Investigators proposing collaboration/partnership with other eligible institutions/entities should include letter(s) of support from the collaborating institution(s).
- An advisor can submit a recommendation letter for only one student or group of students working on the same proposal.
- Proposal Submission Deadline: January 7, 2023; 11:59 pm US EST (New York Time)
- Awardees will be notified: February 15, 2023
- Contracts with awardees and research initiation: March 1, 2023
Timeline
Submit Your Proposal
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Click [here] to submit your proposal
Proposal Submission Resources
Research Mini-Grant 2022 - Detailed Call for Proposals [pdf document]
Research Mini-Grant 2022 - Proposal Writing Guidelines [pdf document]
Research Mini-Grant 2022 - Budget Template [Spreadsheet]
Please email us at: research@napaamericas.org for any proposal and submission related questions
Please register [here] for upcomingNAPA Mini-Grant 2022 Orientation and Q & A Session on Dec *27* 29, 2022 at 7 PM CST.
You will receive an email with the meeting details and link on Dec *26* 28, 2022.
NAPA-RMG Awarded Grants (Archive)
Have more questions about the application process?
This video may answer some of the basic Q&A about RMG. The video is the recording of the RMG-2020 discussion session.
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