Professorial Chair Awards and Faculty Grant Awards are forms of recognition for achievement in the academe. They are granted to members of the faculty who have distinguished themselves in the fields they represent. Professorial Chair Awards are supported by special endowments.
The RDG is an award to outstanding faculty and REPS researchers who receive invitations or gain acceptance to present their research papers in prestigious international conferences. With the RDG, faculty and REPS researchers are encouraged to conduct and publicize high-quality research that would make the University more visible in the international research community. Participation in international conferences would also expose our faculty and REPS researchers to cutting-edge research, and could provide opportunities to forge collaborations with leading researchers in the world.
The UP Scientific Productivity System (SPS) was approved by the Board of Regents in its 1199th meeting in August 2005. The SPS aims to: (1) support the development of science and technology and (2) encourage and reward scientific productivity. Deserving scientists shall be conferred the title “UP Scientist” with a monetary award. (see https://ovpaa.up.edu.ph/research-innovation/scientific-productivity-system/)
The University is implementing innovative, interdisciplinary, inter-CU research programs and projects that aim to generate fundamentally new knowledge contributing to the understanding of natural phenomena, and with beneficial applications.
