Prof Ts. Dr. Zainura Zainon Noor
Introduction to Proposal
- International grant is more toward policy improvement. Malaysia more toward human capital and publications.
- In Class Assignment: 10 min, find 5 thing in common. present common trait.
- Personality Test: DISC
- Fellow or associate for center.
- Find mentor
- When identify research topic, determine the trend.
- Investigate when proposed topic.
- Still need to apply external grant for promotion dan KPI.
- Read the guideline carefully.
- Have proposal bank. Update according to trending.
- Explanation not too technical. Don’t use too much new term
- Achievable withing period of time.
- Put role for each member.
- Clear key element. Need to good executive summary.
- Use plain language -> simple short sentences.
Transdisiplinary Research Project
- Don’t forget stakeholder. International grant usually require stakeholder letter of interest.
- Pattern: Take years to complete. Take 4 years. cannot publish paper, because paper in public domain.
- Copyright: a lot of thing, even teaching module. lower than pattern. Just cop. If people use and take money, you can fight.
- When begin work, take small admin work first.
- Leadership track inside by dean. Usually teaching or research only. Professional track usually have technical expertise, has network.
- Type of Research
- Hard science
- collaborative
- ???
- External people not understand academic people. Be patient.
- The stakeholder need to be in the team.
- TRGS Grant – improve policy, methodology, solution. Surpass knowledge. RM1.5M. Contribute country’s strategic agenda. Leader need to be associate professor.
- Input e-LPPT: Quality and quantity. quantity does not care. But quality Q1 and Q2.
UKRI – UK Research and Innovation
- Newton Fund & GCRF.
- Cannot be individual. Need to be collaborator from original country.
- Newton Ungku Omar Fund (NUOF) – Malaysia + UK grant
- Newton Fund fokus on hiring people. Hard to buy big equipment.
