THE EXECUTIVE 09/01/2023
Fed Govt Approves N4.7bn for Research Grants
The Federal Government has approved N4,736,782,352.21 for the award of 219 research grants to successful participants in the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund (NRF) programme for the 2021 grant cycle.
This followed the report of the TETFund National Research Fund Screening and Monitoring Committee (NRFS&MC).
It recommended the funding of the 219 research proposals after a rigorous screening exercise which commenced with the receipt of 4,810 concept notes from prospective applicants in November 2021.
A breakdown of the approval indicated that N3,066,156,844.61 was approved for the Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation (SETI) thematic group, N806,381,998.00 for Humanities and Social Science (HSS) while Cross Cutting (CC) received N864,242,509.60, with individual grants ranging from N4.5 million to over N41 million.
The Acting Director, Public Affairs, TETFund, Abdulmumin Oniyangi, in a statement on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the agency, Sonny Echono on Monday in Abuja, said some of the approved research works are tailored towards enhancing national development.
