Research Committee - Faculty of Indigenous Medicine

Duties and Responsibilities of the Research Committee

  1.  Evaluate applications for research awards/grants and make recommendations to the University/Senate
  2. Awards FIM Research Grants to the FIM academics to motivate and enhance their research activities.
  3. Call applications from FIM Academics for awarding FIM Research Grants.
  4. Informs the applicant about the approval or disapproval of his/her research proposal.
  5. Releases the financial allocation step by step according to the progress of the research.
  6. Monitors the progress of the research works once started and asks for progress reports every 06 months/ periodically from each applicant.
  7. Evaluate applications for staff research allowances in accordance with circular no. 05/2014(i) date 28.05.2014. and make recommendations.
  8. Appointing a subcommittee for undergraduate research project (UGRP) make recommendation of the guidelines of the UGRP, and monitor the progress of the UG research work.
  9. Monitors the progress of the research works of Postgraduate scholars
  10. Prepare criteria for Dean’s award and Faculty awards, call applications, evaluate applications for awards and make recommendations to the University/Senate
  11. If the Academic member involve a research activity with collaboration of external organization should achieve prior recommendation from the Research Committee. Whenever necessary it’s submitted to the senate and council for the approval.