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the President or the funding agency by the Project Leader. When the request
is justified, the request may be granted.
With respect to the LIB, transfer of funds from one line-item budget to
another may be allowed as long as the amount does not exceed 15 percent of

the line item. When the needed realignment exceeds 15 percent of the line
item, the project leader needs to request for realignment of funds to the VP-
RDET for internally funded projects and to the funding agency for externally funded
projects. Only upon approval of the request shall the allocation change be
formalized and implemented.
e. Research Project Reports
The project leader shall submit a quarterly Progress Report in the prescribed
format. The report shall be the basis of monitoring and evaluation of the progress
of project implementation.
The progress of project implementation with respect to the plan, based
accomplishment targets or deliverables and specified in the approved project

proposal.
Likewise, a semi-annual Audited Financial Report (AFR) shall be prepared
and submitted
to the VP-RDET and the funding agency by the ISU Accounting Department.
However, a Project Leader may request for an updated AFR as deemed necessary.
f. Transferring project leadership
Project leadership may be transferred to another upon request or
incapacity of the incumbent or when University management finds it necessary.
When the Project Leader leaves for at least three months, he should recommend

someone to take his place while he is out. To ensure the smooth implementation of
the project, the substitute leader should have the same field of specialization.
g. Project monitoring and evaluation
A systematic monitoring and evaluation (M&E) shall be implemented for
all research projects. The evaluation shall be based on the detailed action and
financial plan as embodied in the approved research proposal. For the purpose,
prescribed M&E forms shall be used. The cumulative progress of the project
shall be closely monitored to ensure that project outputs and deliverables shall be
attained on time as envisioned and scheduled in the research proposal.
h. In-House Reviews
An integral component of the M&E of ongoing and terminated researches

shall be the conduct of a regular R&D Agency In-House Review (AIHR) by the
University. This shall be conducted once a year. The AIHR shall be done in
coordination with the pre-AIHR reviews of the different ISU campuses and clusters.
A campus may opt to conduct other reviews as it may see fit.