The University of Balochistan Research Fund (UBRF) is dedicated to creating an innovation centric research and development ecosystem, compatible to knowledge economy of Balochistan. The UBRF promotes the view that only incremental innovation can improve the research culture in the province that can ultimately help in sustainable development of the province. Funded proposals are expected to perform research and development that leads to innovation and resulting knowledge economy in the province. We encourage proposals that perform original research as well as leverage results of existing research to develop solutions for important industrial, commercial and social problems.
UBRF will provide research grants to full-time PhD faculty of UoB (as PIs), M.Phil/PhD Research scholars/students (as Co-PIs) where personal or departmental resources have been exhausted. UBRF grants/funds will be provided to graduate students and research group/teams for research project which may incorporate two or more departments/institutes through new collaborative Initiative, creating entrepreneurial opportunities and exploring interdisciplinary domains, having some commercialization aspects.
Research grants will be awarded for high-level and promising development and research projects by individuals or groups, these projects should be based on either a universally known technology or a new technology developed by the applicant and should be aimed at achieving economically viable systems, products, or processes beneficial to the province. The grant may be used to purchase very specific unavoidable equipment kept to the bare minimum, consumable materials, and other items needed for the project.
Submission Deadline: August 10, 2021 Proposal Form, and supporting documents can be downloaded from the following link:
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Applicants are advised to submit the filled proposal along with supporting document in hard to ORIC, and soft copies via following procedure:
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