The University of the West Indies at St. Augustine



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|THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES |

|SCHOOL FOR GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH |

|CAMPUS RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION FUND |

|APPLICATION FORM FOR STAFF RESEARCH AWARDS |

|Please forward a signed hard copy of the grant application and support documents to the Senior Assistant Registrar, Office of Graduate Studies and |

|Research |

|Kindly forward an electronic (Microsoft word) unsigned copy of the grant application to: sarah.kalloo@sta.uwi.edu |

|Email address(1): __________________________ |TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED: |

|Email address(2): __________________________ | |

|Office Extension: __________ Cell#:_________ | |

| |US$ |TT$ |

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|1. Principal Applicant’s |2.Principal Applicant’s |3. Title: |

|Last name: |First name: | |

| | |Professor( Dr. ( Mr. ( |

| | |Mrs. ( Ms.( ___________ |

|4. Names and qualifications of co-applicants (if applicable): |

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|A. PRINCIPAL APPLICANT INFORMATION |

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|5. Present Post: |6. Department: |7. Faculty: |

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|8. Date(s) of Appointment at UWI (Indicate Departments, Campuses, as applicable): |

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|9. University Qualifications: |10. No. of publications over last SIX (6) years: (Attach list of publications over last six (6)years where |

| |applicable) |

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|11. Number of graduate students currently being supervised: |

|MA/Med/MSc: ( MPhil: ( _ PhD: ( _ DM: ( ___ |

|12. List graduate students supervised who have successfully completed their degrees over last SIX (6) years: |

|# |Name of Student: |Degree: |Date of Completion: |

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|C. RESEARCH PROPOSAL INFORMATION |

|13. Title of Proposed Project/Activity: |

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|14.To adhere to the Strategic Initiatives of the Campus, please tick the thematic area(s) below that relates to your project: |

|International Trade and the Economic Partnership Agreement |Sustainable Tourism in Small Island Developing States |

|Integration Studies and the CSME |Cultural & Entertainment Industries |

|Governance and Management of the Caribbean Sea |Agriculture & Food Security |

|Crime Security and Justice |Biotechnology |

|Climate Change and Sustainable Development |Big Data |

|Natural Hazard Management |Gender Justice |

|Biodiversity & Environmental Protection |Sport and sports management |

|Renewable Energy |Sustainable Development |

|Education |Diversification of the Economy by Manufacturing |

|Health & Wellness |Entrepreneurship |

|Competitiveness |Behavioural Sciences |

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| |Not Applicable:________________________ |

|15. Proposed start date: |16. Proposed end date: |

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|17. Is Ethics Approval Required for the Project? |18. If yes to #17 - was an Ethics Application |19. If yes to #17 & 18, indicate the date the|

| |submitted for approval? |request was submitted for Ethics |

| | |Approval/Exemption. |

|Please tick: ( Yes ( No ( NA |Please tick: ( Yes ( No ( | |

| |NA | |

|NB: Failure to acquire the Ethics Approval or Exemption before the submission of a grant application will result in unnecessary delays in the processing |

|of this grant application. |

|20. BRIEF BACKGROUND: |

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|21. RATIONALE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY: |

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|22. MAJOR OBJECTIVES: |

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|23. DETAILED METHODOLOGY: |

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|24. IMPACT AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THIS RESEARCH (Use separate sheet(s) if necessary): |

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|25. PUBLICATION STRATEGY AND METHOD OF DISSEMINATION OF FINDINGS (Use separate sheet(s) if necessary): |

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|D. RESEARCH AWARD INFORMATION |

|28. List previous Research and Publication Awards: |

|CRP #, Project Title/Activity: |Date: |Award: |

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|29. Have you submitted required reports for these awards? |

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|E. FINANCIAL INFORMATION |

|31. Is proposed project already funded by UWI or External Sponsor(s)? |

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|33. Will you seek additional external support for further development of the proposed Project? Please elaborate and clarify below: |

|34. Will your Study and Travel Grant be utilized for this project? |

|Please elaborate and clarify below: |

|35. Are the funds being requested for your M.Phil./Ph.D. research work? |

|NB: If yes, kindly complete the student CR&P application form. |

|NB: Funding is not awarded for a staff member’s M.Sc. or any other postgraduate research work as this is not covered by the Committee. |

|36. Are the funds being requested on behalf of your M.Phil./Ph.D. research student whom you supervise? (NB: If yes, the student CR&P application form |

|should be completed) |

|37. Purpose for which the award is being sought (Please tick the appropriate box(es): |

|( Hosting a Conference |Publication of a: book ( journal article/page charges (please attach |

|( Hosting a Workshop |quotation for the book and the article & quotation for page charges ) |

|Fieldwork: ( Data Collection / ( Travel for research purposes / ( |Is the Journal Peer Reviewed ? Yes ( No (. |

|Consumables / ( Reagents (please attach quotation(s) where applicable) / |Is the Journal Non-Peer Reviewed ? Yes ( No ( |

|( Research Assistant | |

|Equipment for: ( research purposes / ( Setting up a Laboratory |( Other. Please specify: ________________________________________ |

|38. Amount being requested from the Staff Research Awards Fund for proposed Project by year: |

|Year 1: |Year 2: |

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|39. Budget and Budget explanation: (Please attach pro-forma invoices for equipment, materials and supplies where appropriate) |

|ITEM |UNIT COST |NO. OF ITEMS REQUIRED |TOTAL COST |JUSTIFICATION |

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|F. APPLICANT/STAFF MEMBER INFORMATION |

|Have you discussed your application with either the Deputy Dean or Member, Campus Research and Publication Fund |Yes ( No ( |

|Committee?(see table below for the names of these persons) | |

|Comments from Applicant/Staff Member: |

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|Declaration: I will utilize the resources provided by the Alma Jordan Library to ensure my research work is not |Yes ( No ( |

|published in predatory journals / publications. | |

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|Name of Principal Applicant/Staff Member (Block Letters) |Signature |Date |

|G. FACULTY INFORMATION |

|37. By signature below, the Head of Department/Unit or Dean of the Faculty signifies that the applicant will be able to execute the project in terms of |

|academic time and University facilities required. |

|Comments of Head of Department/Unit (/ or Faculty Dean ((where Head of Department is applicant: |

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|Name of Head of Department/Unit |Signature |Date |

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|Dean of Faculty (where HOD is the applicant) (Block Letters) |Signature |Date |

|H. DEPUTY DEAN/DEAN OF FACULTY/MEMBER CR&P INFORMATION |

|38. Have you discussed this application with the applicant/staff member |Yes ( No ( |

|Comments from the Deputy Dean (/ Dean ( or /Member CR&P(: |

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|Deputy Dean, Dean or Member, Campus Research & Publication Fund |Signature |Date |

|Committee | | |

|Kindly note that your application will not be processed unless you have consulted with the Deputy Dean or Member, Campus Research and Publication Fund |

|and verified by signature. |

|Please be advised of the following: |

|The Campus Research and Publication Fund Committee only funds projects that undertake scholarly / academic work. |

|The completed application form must be signed by the applicant, the Head of Department and either the Deputy Dean or Member of the Campus Research and |

|Publication Fund (CR&P) Committee for your respective faculty (Note: A list of Deputy Deans and Members of CRP Committee is given at the end of this |

|document). |

|Should the applicant be the Head of a Department, the application form must be signed by the Dean and either the Deputy Dean or Member of the Campus |

|Research and Publication Fund Committee for your respective faculty. |

|Should the applicant be the Director of a Department/Unit, the application form must be signed by either the Dean, Deputy Principal or Principal (where |

|applicable) and either the Deputy Dean or Member of the Campus Research and Publication Fund Committee closest to your respective faculty (This is |

|necessary as the Deputy Dean presents your application on your behalf to the CR&P Committee). |

|Should the applicant be the Dean of a Faculty, the application form must be signed by the Principal, UWI., St. Augustine and either the Deputy Dean or |

|Member of the Campus Research and Publication Fund Committee for your respective faculty. |

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|3. Tools from the Alma Jordan Library to assist with Avoiding Predatory Publishing |

|The Alma Jordan Library has subscribed to special resources to provide our researchers with tools to assist in ascertaining whether publishers and |

|journals are predatory. The following are the links to the databases: |

|ULRICH'S PERIODICALS DIRECTORY [pic] |

|A bibliographic database, which provides detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative information on serials, published throughout the world. It covers all|

|subjects, and includes publications that are published regularly or irregularly and are circulated free of charge or by paid subscription. |

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|WEB OF SCIENCE [pic] |

|This resource is an integrated research platform and features such databases as: |

|Science Citation Expanded Index; |

|Social Sciences Citation Index; |

|Journal Citation Reports Science Citation Edition; |

|Biosis Citation Index; |

|Essential Science Indicators and |

|See user's guide . View recorded training . |

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|CABELLS (BLACKLIST) [pic] |

|Cabells is the complete source for journal info, evaluation metrics, and submission details-for universities of any size. Real impact starts with finding|

|the right audience. The Campus Libraries have access to the Blacklist. |

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|Finding Databases at the Alma Jordan Library: |

|Alma Jordan Library Homepage - |

|A-Z list of resources () |

|Faculty |Name of Deputy Dean |Name of Member for the Campus Research and |

| | |Publication Fund |

|Food and Agriculture |Dr. Wendy-Ann Isaac |Prof. Mattias Boman |

| | |Dr. Wendy-Ann Isaac |

|Engineering |Prof. Boppana Chowdary |Prof. Boppana Chowdary |

|Humanities and Education |Prof. Jerome DeLisle |Prof. Jerome DeLisle |

| | |Prof. Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw |

|Faculty of Law |Prof. Rose-Marie Antoine |Prof. Rose-Marie Antoine |

|Medical Sciences |Dr. Kenneth Charles |Dr. Kenneth Charles |

|Science and Technology |Dr. Ricardo Clarke |Dr. Ricardo Clarke |

|Social Sciences |Prof. Surendra Arjoon |Prof. Surendra Arjoon |

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