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.
