PCIEERD Outstanding R&D Awards 2015

The Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) is accepting entries to the 2015 Outstanding R&D Awards.

SCOPE OF THE COMPETITION

The competition is open to all Filipino scientists, researchers, and engineers from universities and colleges, R&D institutions, and private industries doing R&D work in the following categories:

(1) Industrial Technology

  • Process
  • Chemicals
  • Mining and Minerals
  • Metals and Engineering
  • Food Processing

(2) Energy, Utilities & Systems

  • Alternative Sources of Energy
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Transportation

(3) Emerging Technology

  • Materials Science/ Nanotechnology
  • Biotechnology/ Genomics
  • Information and Communications Technology
  • Electronic and Semiconductor
  • Space Technology Applications
  • Photonics

(4) Special Concerns

  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
  • Environment

ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to all Filipino scientists, researchers, and engineers from universities and colleges, R&D institutions and private industries doing R&D within the PCIEERD sectoral coverage


MECHANISM

  • The research and development project should have been conducted mainly in the Philippines and completed between January 2010 and December 2014
  • Entries should be submitted not later than February 27, 2015
  • Entries to the award are made by submitting the details of the completed project following the prescribed format
  • It should be certified by the Head of the institution / agency / organization as to the veracity of its claims
  • All entries will be treated with utmost confidentiality

PRIZES

A winner from each category (1) Industrial Technology, (2) Energy, Utilities & Systems (3) Emerging Technology, and (4) Special Concerns will receive a trophy and a cash prize amounting to P500, 000.00 (net of tax).

For more information, visit the PCIEERD website.