CALL FOR PROPOSALS CY 2025

 Regional Call for Proposals: Health Research and Development Consortium (HRDC) XII

 The call for proposals for health and health related researches in SOCCSKSARGEN is now open.

The Health Research and Development Consortium XII highly encourages health researchers in the region to submit their proposals under the DOST-PCHRD Regional Research Fund. This is an initiative offered for early-career researchers as a preparatory phase introducing them enough competency level of project management to later apply for a larger scale research projects grants initiatives offered by national and international funding partners once a good track of record has been established by the researcher. 

Who can apply?

Researchers and faculty of HRDC XII member institutions who have permanent or regular status. We also highly encourage young and budding researchers to grab this opportunity.

I am interested in conducting research, but I am not yet a regular or permanent personnel in our institution.

You may opt to partner with a colleague who is a permanent or regular employee. He or she will become the primary investigator of the study. This arrangement must be made internally in your institution.

How much is the funding support?

Funding support is up to Php 1,000,000. However, this will depend on your proposal. The evaluators will deliberately check the proposed budget to see if it is reasonable enough to corroborate the details of your line-item budget.

What should be the duration of my proposal?

Your proposal must be feasible in 6 months – 1 year.

What proposals to submit?

The proposal must align on the priority areas indicated in the 2023-2028 Regional Health Research Priorities (RHRP). 

How to apply?

The proponent should submit the following requirements:

1. Project proposal following the DOST Capsule Form (https://tinyurl.com/2hhu6nbj.) 
2. Workplan Schedule (Gantt Chart of Activities);
3. Proposed Line-item-budget (LIB);
4. Counterpart Funding of Implementing Agency;
5. Endorsement of Agency Head;
6. Curriculum Vitae (CV) of proponent(s).

What is the evaluation process?

For DOST-PCHRD Funding:

1.  In-house screening in terms of alignment to the research priorities, duplication, and completeness of requirements.
2. Technical review by the consortium Technical Review Board (TRB) based on the following criteria:
   • Technical Merit
   • Data Management
   • Relevance/significance
   • Marketability potential (for product-based proposals)
   • Feasibility (practicability, cost, time)
   • Proponent’s/Institution’s capacity
3. Final approval by the PCHRD Governing council or the PCHRD Executive Director depending on the recommended total budgetary requirement of the proposal.

For Department of Health XII Funding:

1. In-house screening of proposals in terms of alignment to the research priorities, duplication, and completeness of requirements.
2. Technical review by the HRDC XII Research Management Committee. In this stage of the review process, the proponent may need to revise the proposal on the basis of the recommendation of the reviewers.
3. Once approved, the proponent may need to secure a permit and clearance depending on the nature of the study:
   • Bureau of Animal Industry clearance for studies involving animal subjects
   • Biosafety Clearance for studies involving genetic engineering and pathogenic organisms
   • National Commission on Indigenous Peoples Clearance for studies involving Indigenous Peoples
   • Gratuitous Permit from Biodiversity Management Bureau for studies involving the collection of flora and fauna from DENR Protected Areas
   • Ethics Clearance for studies involving human subjects.
4. Once the clearance is obtained, the proponent will proceed to MOA Signing and release of funding.

When is the submission?

The deadline for submission of the pertinent requirements of the proponent/s is on or before March 28, 2025. Late submissions will not be entertained.  

You may send a soft copy of the requirements through email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (kindly put in the subject: 2025 RRF <Last Name> <School> or submit a hard copy of your documents at HRDC XII Office, c/o DOST XII, Philippine National Halal Laboratory & Science Center, Brgy. Paraiso, City of Koronadal.

For further queries, you may email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or message through our Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/hrdcxii/.

Where to submit?

Submit your letter of request and requirements addressed to:

The Regional Health Research Priorities CY 2023-2028 in Region XII, Complete Guidelines of the Call and Capsule Form can be accessed through this link:  https://tinyurl.com/2hhu6nbj.