Research Grants

Research Dissemination Grant (RDG)

UPOU released the revised Research Dissemination Grant (RDG) policy primarily aiming to support faculty members and staff in disseminating their research outputs to international research conferences. Through RDG, UPOU shall embody UP’s purpose to establish cooperation with international and scientific unions, networks of universities, scholarly and professional associations in the Asia-Pacific region, and the world through research.

Download the Revised RDG Guidelines
Download the Revised RDG Forms

University Research Grant (URG)

The convergence of the Faculty and REPS Research Grant Guidelines established the UP Open University Research Grant (URG). The URG aims to strengthen research governance, expand institutional research support, promote research excellence, and align the University’s research funding program with its strategic priorities and evolving research needs.

Download the URG Guidelines
Download the URG Full Paper Format
Download the URG Evaluation Form

Gender-focused Research Grant (GFRG)

The UPOU Gender-Focused Research Grant strengthens UPOU’s commitment to gender mainstreaming by encouraging the conduct of research with the end goal of upholding equality and development among people of all genders, and especially promoting women’s human rights and welfare. It is open to all UPOU faculty members (regular and affiliate faculty with administrative duties); administrative staff; and research, extension, professional staff (REPS).

Please note that the cut-off date of the submission is every 3rd Friday of the month.

Download the GFRG Guidelines
Download the GFRG Process Flowchart

Collaborative Research Grant (CRG)

Collaborative Research Grant (CRG) is a one-time financial assistance in the form of a grant for participation in face-to-face or virtual meetings locally or abroad among two or more college/universities engaging in significant and sustained interdisciplinary/ multidisciplinary research both within the context of open educational learning and beyond that will result into a project with sustainable outcomes beneficial not only the collaborative partners but also to the nation and to the world as a whole. As such it can be availed of by faculty, REPS and administrative staff subject to the guidelines, conditions and terms.

Please note that the cut-off date of the submission is every 3rd Friday of the month.

Download the CRG Guidelines

Research Awards

UPOU Professorial Chair Awards

The UPOU Professorial Chair Awards are established to recognize achievement of faculty members in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and philosophy and mathematics, natural sciences and technology and general education. The awards should be made available to advance or develop a faculty’s field hence the gross potential of the faculty to conduct research should be the determining basis for awarding.

UPOU Faculty Grant Awards

The UPOU Faculty Grant Awards are given as recognition for outstanding achievement to regular faculty members with the rank of Assistant Professor or higher.