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	4.3. Co-funding may be allowed. Relevant information shall be cited in the appropriate		4.3. Co-funding may be allowed. Relevant information shall be cited in the appropriate
	section in the application form.		section in the application form.
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	4.4. The Project Leader shall be entitled to a PhP3,000.00 monthly honorarium. A		4.4. The Project Leader shall be entitled to a PhP3,000.00 monthly honorarium. A
	maximum of two Project Leaders may be allowed; the monthly honorarium shall be		maximum of two Project Leaders may be allowed; the monthly honorarium shall be
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	or USB drive, or through email.		or USB drive, or through email.

	Annex		'''Annex'''<br />
	A Administration and Governance B Benefits and Welfare C Resources D Peace, Harmony and Security E Environment		A Administration and Governance B Benefits and Welfare C Resources D Peace, Harmony and Security E Environment<br />
	A.1 Administrative procedures B.1 Admission policies C.1 Scientific culture/ Evidence-based		A.1 Administrative procedures <br />
	thinking		B.1 Admission policies <br />
	D.1 National roads at campus E.1 Disaster risk management		C.1 Scientific culture/ Evidence-based
			thinking<br />
			D.1 National roads at campus E.1 Disaster risk management<br />
	A.2 Processing of documents and/or		A.2 Processing of documents and/or
	proposals		proposals
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	A.10 Measures of research or creative		A.10 Measures of research or creative
	work productivity		work productivity
	B.10 University Health Service C.10 Business concessions/ commercial		B.10 University Health Service C.10 Business concessions/ commercial <br />
	establishments		establishments
	A.11 Organizational structure review		A.11 Organizational structure review

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	permanent or temporary (but excluding Lecturer, Professor Emeritus, and Faculty Member on		permanent or temporary (but excluding Lecturer, Professor Emeritus, and Faculty Member on
	sabbatical leave).		sabbatical leave).
	3. Contract Rate		<br /><br />
			3. Contract Rate<br />
	The SOS grant shall be PhP300,000.00 total for five (5) to twelve (12) months; this financial		The SOS grant shall be PhP300,000.00 total for five (5) to twelve (12) months; this financial
	requirement of the study may be negotiable for highly meritorious cases. In no case shall		requirement of the study may be negotiable for highly meritorious cases. In no case shall
	additional funding be subsequently granted beyond the approved project duration.		additional funding be subsequently granted beyond the approved project duration.
	4. Scope of Grant		<br /><br />
			4. Scope of Grant<br />
	4.1. The grant shall be for a maximum duration of one year. Successful projects shall be		4.1. The grant shall be for a maximum duration of one year. Successful projects shall be
	given top priority for additional funding in succeeding year(s) through other grants.		given top priority for additional funding in succeeding year(s) through other grants.
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	A.7 Information dissemination B.7 Employee benefits e.g. GSIS,		A.7 Information dissemination B.7 Employee benefits e.g. GSIS,
	Medical plan		Medical plan
	C.7 Flora and fauna D.7 Gender		C.7 Flora and fauna D.7 Gender<br />
	A.8 Faculty hiring and retention B.8 Employee housing C.8 Solar energy		A.8 Faculty hiring and retention B.8 Employee housing C.8 Solar energy
	A.9 Faculty tenure B.9 Health and wellness C.9 Electricity from Meralco		A.9 Faculty tenure B.9 Health and wellness C.9 Electricity from Meralco
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	Note: The dimensions of UPD problem areas are NOT mutually exclusive; NEITHER are they listed below in any order of priority or urgency.<br /><br />		Note: The dimensions of UPD problem areas are NOT mutually exclusive; NEITHER are they listed below in any order of priority or urgency.<br /><br />
	*List of DIMENSIONS of UP Diliman Problem Areas for Potential SOS Grants as compiled by OVCRD from ExeCom suggestions		*List of DIMENSIONS of UP Diliman Problem Areas for Potential SOS Grants as compiled by OVCRD from ExeCom suggestions

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	Feb 2012 version of OVCRD General Guidelines for Source of Solutions Grants		Feb 2012 version of OVCRD General Guidelines for Source of Solutions Grants<br />
	Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development		Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development<br />
	University of the Philippines Diliman		University of the Philippines Diliman<br />
	General Guidelines
	Source of Solutions Grants (Special Grants)		'''General Guidelines'''<br />
	1. Purpose		Source of Solutions Grants (Special Grants)<br /><br />

			1. Purpose<br />
	This grant provides funding to support commissioned research or creative work on resultsoriented projects or programs, open innovation solutions, or front-end ideation to R&D		This grant provides funding to support commissioned research or creative work on resultsoriented projects or programs, open innovation solutions, or front-end ideation to R&D
	addressing immediate challenges and pressing concerns of/in UP Diliman. It aims to promote		addressing immediate challenges and pressing concerns of/in UP Diliman. It aims to promote
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	source of solutions (SOS) to many of our most difficult national problems (in education, risk		source of solutions (SOS) to many of our most difficult national problems (in education, risk
	and disaster management, land use, transportation, community safety, etc).		and disaster management, land use, transportation, community safety, etc).
	2. Eligibility		<br /><br />
			2. Eligibility<br />
	The proponent shall be a regular Faculty Member or Research, Extension, and Professional		The proponent shall be a regular Faculty Member or Research, Extension, and Professional
	Staff (REPS) in active service in the University of the Philippines Diliman or in the UP		Staff (REPS) in active service in the University of the Philippines Diliman or in the UP
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	A.16 Best practices by the Units		A.16 Best practices by the Units
	A.17 Concept of UP leadership		A.17 Concept of UP leadership
			<br /><br />
	*first issued in June 2011 and updated in Feb 2012		*first issued in June 2011 and updated in Feb 2012
	Each proposal for SOS Grant shall be required to address TWO OR MORE dimensions of a UP Diliman Problem (e.g. A.2 and B.7; B.8 and D.5; or B.5, C.8 and E.6)		Each proposal for SOS Grant shall be required to address TWO OR MORE dimensions of a UP Diliman Problem (e.g. A.2 and B.7; B.8 and D.5; or B.5, C.8 and E.6)
	Note: The dimensions of UPD problem areas are NOT mutually exclusive; NEITHER are they listed below in any order of priority or urgency.		Note: The dimensions of UPD problem areas are NOT mutually exclusive; NEITHER are they listed below in any order of priority or urgency.<br /><br />
	*List of DIMENSIONS of UP Diliman Problem Areas for Potential SOS Grants as compiled by OVCRD from ExeCom suggestions		*List of DIMENSIONS of UP Diliman Problem Areas for Potential SOS Grants as compiled by OVCRD from ExeCom suggestions

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Feb 2012 version of OVCRD General Guidelines for Source of Solutions Grants
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development
University of the Philippines Diliman
General Guidelines
Source of Solutions Grants (Special Grants)
1. Purpose
This grant provides funding to support commissioned research or creative work on resultsoriented projects or programs, open innovation solutions, or front-end ideation to R&D
addressing immediate challenges and pressing concerns of/in UP Diliman. It aims to promote
the strategic value of UP Diliman as a microcosm of Philippine society and therefore a great
source of solutions (SOS) to many of our most difficult national problems (in education, risk
and disaster management, land use, transportation, community safety, etc).
2. Eligibility
The proponent shall be a regular Faculty Member or Research, Extension, and Professional
Staff (REPS) in active service in the University of the Philippines Diliman or in the UP
Diliman Extension Program in Pampanga, regardless of the status of employment whether
permanent or temporary (but excluding Lecturer, Professor Emeritus, and Faculty Member on
sabbatical leave).
3. Contract Rate
The SOS grant shall be PhP300,000.00 total for five (5) to twelve (12) months; this financial
requirement of the study may be negotiable for highly meritorious cases. In no case shall
additional funding be subsequently granted beyond the approved project duration.
4. Scope of Grant
4.1. The grant shall be for a maximum duration of one year. Successful projects shall be
given top priority for additional funding in succeeding year(s) through other grants.
4.2. The grant may be utilized for the following Maintenance and Other Operating
Expenses (MOOE) and Capital Outlay (CO):
4.2.1. Other Services under MOOE such as Project Leader honoraria and other
project staff salaries; (Honoraria of Project Leader and salaries of project staff
shall follow UP rates; these shall be taxable.)
4.2.2.Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses such as supplies and materials,
books, travel expenses, laboratory analytical services, conference attendance
expenses, equipment rental, sundry (reproduction, communication, internet
services);
4.2.3.Capital Outlay such as small laboratory machine, audio-visual equipment, and
office machine necessary in the conduct of research or creative work; (The
grantee shall accept the responsibility for the equipment; University rules for
transfer and disposal of equipment shall apply.)
4.3. Co-funding may be allowed. Relevant information shall be cited in the appropriate
section in the application form.
4.4. The Project Leader shall be entitled to a PhP3,000.00 monthly honorarium. A
maximum of two Project Leaders may be allowed; the monthly honorarium shall be
divided between them.Feb 2012 version of OVCRD General Guidelines for Source of Solutions Grants
5. Release of Funds
5.1. 70 % upon signing of the Memorandum of Agreement;
5.2. 20 % upon submission of the midterm financial report, and full liquidation of
earlier release with complete supporting documents;
5.3. 10 % balance upon submission of the final output described in the Obligations of
Grantee, provided that all the obligations are complied with not later than two (2)
months after the end date of the grant; otherwise, the final release is forfeited.
6. Obligations of Grantee
6.1. The grantee shall submit a midterm financial report.
6.2. The grantee shall settle all released funds at the end of the grant in accordance with
government accounting and auditing rules as well as UP rules.
6.3. The grantee shall, before the end of the grant, submit a duly accomplished UPD
Invention Disclosure Form and/or UPD Copyright Information Form before
prejudicial disclosure of intellectual property. In addition, he/she shall submit
the following outputs with the first four being optional, the last being required:
6.3.1. Approval/Signature Sheet of BA/BS/MA/MS thesis and/or PhD dissertation
of advisee (proof of mentoring activity through the project);
6.3.2. Proof of exhibition or equivalent in visual and/or performing arts;
6.3.3. Conference proceedings with full paper;
6.3.4. Full paper accepted in a refereed journal and letter of acceptance;
6.3.5. Confidential report (and confidential supplementary report where
applicable).
6.4. All submitted proofs of output shall be subjected to verification by OVCRD. Among
the recognizable proofs of research or creative work output described in Obligations
of Grantee, only the confidential report shall be subjected by OVCRD to a blind
independent review; the grantee shall consider the comments and/or suggestions of
the Reviewers in the confidential supplementary report.
7. Intellectual Property Ownership
7.1. Research inventions, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights
conceived, discovered and reduced to practice by its employees, agents or students
in the course or as a result of the grant will be owned by the University in
accordance with the Revised Intellectual Property Rights Policy of the University of
the Philippines System (3 June 2011). The said IPR Policy provides that shares in
royalty and other payments that may be earned from such IP will be shared among
the author/inventor/creator, the University, and the System.
7.2. The OVCRD shall have the right to first publication of any output arising from this
project. The Grantee, however, has the right to select the publisher should the
OVCRD through Humanities Diliman, Social Science Diliman or Science Diliman
fail to publish his/her work within six (6) months from the date of submission of the
manuscript, or declines to publish or fails to review the paper within three (3)
months. Grantees who submit their output within the grant period to ISI-accredited
journals or similarly indexed citations and the output is accepted, may be exempted
from this six-month first publication rule.
7.3. Should the result of the project be published or publicly presented or exhibited, the
grantee shall secure prior written consent by the Office of the Chancellor through
the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Development and shall
acknowledge the support and contribution of the University. The grantee shall
provide a copy of any publications or program of exhibitions to the OVCRD.Feb 2012 version of OVCRD General Guidelines for Source of Solutions Grants
8. Sanctions for Failure to Fulfill Obligations of Grantee
8.1. For failure to fulfill all obligations of the grant, the grantee shall be required to
return all the released funds. For purposes of this section, removal from his/her
employment with the University or resignation from the University shall be
considered failure to fulfill all obligations of the grant.
8.2. Endorsement of any application for external funding of research shall be withheld
until all grant obligations are fulfilled.
8.3. The grantee who fails to fulfill his/her obligations shall be ineligible for all UP
grants.
8.4. The faculty member grantee who fails to fulfill his/her obligations shall be ineligible
to apply for Research Load Credit or Creative Work Load Credit.
8.5. University clearance of the grantee who fails to fulfill his/her obligations shall be
withheld should he/she apply for leave, resign or retire from UP Diliman.
9. Application Process
9.1. Within the announced deadline, applications shall be accepted by the OVCRD
through the PMRGO and evaluated by the Reviewers according to merit.
9.2. The OVCRD shall approve proposals based on the recommendation of the
Reviewers and on the availability of funds.
9.3. The OVCRD shall inform applicants whose applications for funding could not be
granted during the particular round of proposals. The comments, suggestions, and
other relevant points raised by the Reviewers shall be relayed to the proponents.
They shall be allowed to reapply in the next call for proposals.
9.4. The OVCRD shall notify successful applicants and advise them regarding
arrangements with the OVCRD for the Memorandum of Agreement and the release
of funds.
9.5. Each proponent shall keep a complete copy of his/her proposal and other documents
submitted to the OVCRD in connection with his/her application for grant. After the
evaluation, the OVCRD shall keep one copy only for its file, regardless of whether
the application was approved for funding or not.
10. Application Requirements
10.1. Applicants shall refer to the request for proposals for commissioned research or
creative work on specific problems of/in UP Diliman as disseminated by the
OVCRD. Please refer to Annex – List of Dimensions of UP Diliman Problem
Areas for Potential SOS Grants. Every proposal shall include TWO (2) OR
MORE DIMENSIONS of the UP Diliman problem area that is being
addressed.
10.2. Applicants shall submit a three (3)-page executive summary of the technical
proposal using the prescribed response template and address the following:
10.2.1. Clear description of methodology to attain objectives
10.2.2. Level of conceptual maturity
10.2.3. Availability of data
10.2.4. Realism of proposed plan, deliverables, budget and timeline
10.2.5. Potential for proprietary position
10.2.6. Potential socio-economic impact
10.2.7. Proponent/team capabilities and related experience
10.3. The submitted technical proposal shall not and will not be deemed to contain any
confidential information of any kind whatsoever.
10.4. Applicants shall submit the prescribed application form containing the proposal,
with the necessary endorsements, in 3 hard copies.
10.5. Applicants shall submit an electronic copy of their full application in PDF in a CD
or USB drive, or through email.Annex
A Administration and Governance B Benefits and Welfare C Resources D Peace, Harmony and Security E Environment
A.1 Administrative procedures B.1 Admission policies C.1 Scientific culture/ Evidence-based
thinking
D.1 National roads at campus E.1 Disaster risk management
A.2 Processing of documents and/or
proposals
B.2 STFAP C.2 Creativity D.2 Vehicular noise E.2 Occupational safety
A.3 Accounting B.3 Fraternities/Sororities C.3 Communication skills D.3 Parking E.3 Waste management
A.4 Procurement B.4 Student organizations C.4 Personal financial management
skills
D.4 Police and security guards E.4 Greening of campus
A.5 Records/ files management B.5 Student dormitories C.5 Value of UPD real assets D.5 Informal settlers E.5 Food and sanitation
A.6 Management information system B.6 Student health C.6 Land use plan D.6 Sense of community E.6 Building maintenance
A.7 Information dissemination B.7 Employee benefits e.g. GSIS,
Medical plan
C.7 Flora and fauna D.7 Gender
A.8 Faculty hiring and retention B.8 Employee housing C.8 Solar energy
A.9 Faculty tenure B.9 Health and wellness C.9 Electricity from Meralco
A.10 Measures of research or creative
work productivity
B.10 University Health Service C.10 Business concessions/ commercial
establishments
A.11 Organizational structure review
A.12 Staff rotation every 3 years
A.13 Cheating and/or plagiarism
A.14 Character formation
A.15 Career development program
A.16 Best practices by the Units
A.17 Concept of UP leadership
*first issued in June 2011 and updated in Feb 2012
Each proposal for SOS Grant shall be required to address TWO OR MORE dimensions of a UP Diliman Problem (e.g. A.2 and B.7; B.8 and D.5; or B.5, C.8 and E.6)
Note: The dimensions of UPD problem areas are NOT mutually exclusive; NEITHER are they listed below in any order of priority or urgency.
*List of DIMENSIONS of UP Diliman Problem Areas for Potential SOS Grants as compiled by OVCRD from ExeCom suggestions