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6. Allocation of Funds and Utilization of Supplemental Budget for
R&D
In support to the university’s quest for excellence in its academic and research standing, a
special budget allocation amounting to 10% from tuition fee income has been earmarked
and approved by the governing board. The annual allocation is the mainstream source of
fund is expected to boost ISU’s readiness to meet its R&D commitments and target and to
further ensure sustainability and continuity of its operations.
Likewise, this extraordinary gesture of ISU sends a positive message to our partner agencies
and stakeholders of our sincerity to invest in research and development as a main strategy
in contributing to the development of communities and academic services.
To ensure effective and efficient utilization of the said budget, the following guidelines and
criteria are hereby adapted.
a. Guidelines on Utilization and Item Allocation
The following guidelines will be adapted in the implementation of R&D projects funded by
the Supplemental budget:
1. Direct Cost for R&D – 65%
● Support to the university’s priority R&D commodities (Agriculture, Environment,
Natural Resources, Fisheries, Industry, Engineering, Science, etc.)
● Higher Education Research – University Graduate Tracer Study, Impact Assessment
of HEI Researches; Cost Effectiveness of Curricular Program; Policy Research on
the Utilization of HEI Research Outputs; Policy Researches on Assessment and
Evaluation of Academic Programs; Rationalization of Fees
● Developmental Research – Product Development, Packaging and IPR
Management
2. Support to Paper Presentations in Scientific Conferences, Fora, etc. – 10%
Financial assistance will be provided to researchers presenting research papers in
national/international symposium local and abroad (preferably same paper will be
published in refereed journal).
3. Capacity building – 15%
In-house training will be conducted locally to further enhance the capacities of
researchers in preparing high quality proposals, writeshops in producing publishable
R&D papers, and advances in methods of research.
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