{"id":9115,"date":"2025-07-15T21:56:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/?p=9115"},"modified":"2025-07-16T22:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:36:58","slug":"sharing-session-with-rc-and-rg-from-faculty-of-civil-engineering-fka-on-research-grant-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/2025\/07\/15\/sharing-session-with-rc-and-rg-from-faculty-of-civil-engineering-fka-on-research-grant-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing Session with RC and RG from Faculty of Civil Engineering (FKA) on Research Grant Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/07\/image-25.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/07\/image-25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/07\/image-25.png 960w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/07\/image-25-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/zakiyamani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/865\/2025\/07\/image-25-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 15 July 2025 | <strong>Time:<\/strong> 2:30 PM | <strong>Venue:<\/strong> BMU, Faculty of Civil Engineering (FKA), UTM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was invited by the Faculty of Civil Engineering (FKA), UTM to deliver a sharing session on available research grants during their Research Centre (RC) and Research Group (RG) meeting. The aim was to provide exposure to RC and RG leaders on potential funding avenues that can support their research initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although initially requested to speak about UTM internal grants only, I broadened the session to cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>National grants<\/strong> (e.g., FRGS, PRGS, TRGS, etc.),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>International funding schemes<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UTM\u2019s internal research grants<\/strong>, including preliminary insights into the <strong>2025 internal grant planning<\/strong>, which is informed by MOHE\u2019s allocated budget.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The session, originally allocated 30 minutes, extended to about <strong>45 minutes<\/strong> due to active engagement and questions from attendees. I shared the <strong>PDF version of my slides<\/strong> with participants for future reference and further reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Follow-up Invitation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The next day, I was contacted by <strong>Prof. Safuan<\/strong> from FKA, who requested that I deliver a similar presentation to a group of <strong>new academic staff (under 5 years of service)<\/strong>. <span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\"><strong>Insha&#8217;Allah<\/strong>, I have agreed to support this initiative, as it aligns well with efforts to strengthen the awareness and readiness of early-career researchers&nbsp;<\/span>in securing grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Other Activities on the Same Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9:00 AM \u2013 12:30 PM<\/strong>: Attended and actively participated in the <strong>Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Dana (JKPD)<\/strong> meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#20242025 Day 015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#Tuesday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 15 July 2025 | Time: 2:30 PM | Venue: BMU, Faculty of Civil Engineering (FKA), UTM I was invited by the Faculty of Civil Engineering (FKA), UTM to deliver a sharing session on available research grants during their Research Centre (RC) and Research Group (RG) meeting. 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