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Details of the successful applicants for the 6th call are
captured on the next page:
management.
Research Administration at ORID includes among others - the
administration and management of the University of Ghana
Research Grants Scheme and other external funding sources
by adopting internationally recognized systems, structures
and procedures that ensure efficiency. Other key activities
include:
• Identifying and making available information on
research funding,
• Proactively assisting researchers with a variety of grant
application processes,
• Managing research data and outputs,
• Administering assessment process, and
• Managing funding outcomes.
We also provide research support through the processing
of letters of support, make available information on the
UG policies related to research, manage scholarships and
also organise research education seminars, workshops and
conferences.
UG Research Grants
ORID manages the University’s Research Grants scheme
which was set up to encourage faculty members to actively
engage cutting edge research activities that will enhance
the UG’s research profile. There are currently three types of
grants that can be accessed:
1.
Seed Grants: Such grants are targeted at faculty
members at the early stage of their career to enable them to
explore new ideas to apply for larger funding or bigger grants
in the future and would normally not exceed GHC 5,000.
2.
Investigator-Led Grants: These grants would
normally not exceed GHC 30,000. Grants of this nature are
awarded to faculty members with a clear research question
they wish to address.
3.
Multi-Disciplinary Grants: These shall not exceed
GHC 100,000 and are for multi-disciplinary and inter-faculty
research projects which specifically address a national
developmental issue and are also capable of shaping or
influencing policy in Ghana.
Since the 2008-2009 academic year, six calls for proposals
have been announced. There have been one hundred and
eight-six (186) grant applications in total out of which a total
of eighty-seven (87) have received funding. There has been
a general increase in the number of proposals submitted
however, the numbers in terms of successful grants have not
been stable (figure 1).
FIGURE 1: TREND OF URF CALLS FOR PROPOSALS
FIGURE 2: DISTRIBUTION OF AWARDS (BY POSITION)
