INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROPOSAL

DEPARTMENTAL ACTION

(A team must be composed of at least three (3) members, coming from different departments and at least two (2)
different colleges with distinct disciplinal differentiation among the proponents. Faculty members are only
allowed to participate at 2 IR projects at any given point in time.)

A. Research Title

B. Project Coordinator
Department/College

C. Research Project Appraisal

(Comments of the department chairperson and/or senior faculty on the proposed project)

D. University’s strategic research area(s)

The proposal is consistent with the following University’s strategic research areas. (Please tick the appropriate
box below to indicate the area).
□ Food, Nutrition, and Health (e.g., biochemistry of food products, science and engineering of potable water,
cancer risks and cure from food, sensory labs, economic impact studies of nutrition programs in schools)
□ Sustainability, the Environment, and Energy (e.g., climate change, eco-design of houses and urban centers,
industrial ecology, nano-carbon tubes, solar-powered tricycles and sheds)
□ Women, Children, and Family (e.g., studies on gender, OFW families, micro-finance, laws for the protection of
human rights, impact of globalization on the average Filipino family)
□ Living Culture and Contemporary Societies (e.g., history, digital art, languages, comparative literature, human-
computer interfaces, study on social networks on the Web, impact of globalization on the mobility of students
and workers)
□ Learners and Learning Innovations (e.g., impact studies on K to 12, ICT-based-learning, transformative
learning, software gadgets for learning, assessment of public school system)

E. Degree of department’s/college’s need for the proposed project

Is the proposal in line with the department’s/college’s research thrusts?
Yes
No
F. Recommendation
For Approval
Recommended Number of Research Units:
(For guidance, please refer to Policies and Guidelines for Faculty Deloading for Research at website:
http://intranet.dlsu.edu.ph/policy/vpar/urco/ifrp).
Deloading
Research Honorarium

For conditional approval (specify conditions):

Recommended by:

____________________________________ ____________________________________
Chair, Department Date

____________________________________ ___________________________________
CRC Representative Date

For Part-Time Faculty Member:

__________________________________ ___________________________________
Dean Date

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Disclaimer: This endorsement from the Department Chair and/or Dean shall solely be for the merit of the project
proposal. Any decision regarding the faculty member’s status (hiring/renewal) shall supersede this endorsement.
DEPARTMENTAL ACTION

A. Research Title

B. Project Team Member

Department/College

C. Research Project Appraisal

(Comments of the department chairperson and/or senior faculty on the proposed project)

D. University’s strategic research area(s)

The proposal is consistent with the following University’s strategic research areas. (Please tick the appropriate
box below to indicate the area).
□ Food, Nutrition, and Health (e.g., biochemistry of food products, science and engineering of potable water,
cancer risks and cure from food, sensory labs, economic impact studies of nutrition programs in schools)
□ Sustainability, the Environment, and Energy (e.g., climate change, eco-design of houses and urban centers,
industrial ecology, nano-carbon tubes, solar-powered tricycles and sheds)
□ Women, Children, and Family (e.g., studies on gender, OFW families, micro-finance, laws for the protection of
human rights, impact of globalization on the average Filipino family)
□ Living Culture and Contemporary Societies (e.g., history, digital art, languages, comparative literature, human-
computer interfaces, study on social networks on the Web, impact of globalization on the mobility of students
and workers)
□ Learners and Learning Innovations (e.g., impact studies on K to 12, ICT-based-learning, transformative
learning, software gadgets for learning, assessment of public school system) of public school system)

E. Degree of department’s/college’s need for the proposed project

Is the proposal in line with the department’s/college’s research thrusts?
Yes
No

F. Recommendation
For Approval
Recommended Number of Research Units:
(For guidance, please refer to Policies and Guidelines for Faculty Deloading for Research at website:
http://intranet.dlsu.edu.ph/policy/vpar/urco/ifrp).

Deloading
Research Honorarium

For conditional approval (specify conditions):

Recommended by:

____________________________________ ____________________________________
Chair, Department Date

____________________________________ ___________________________________
CRC Representative Date

For Part-Time Faculty Member:

__________________________________ ___________________________________
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Dean Date
Disclaimer: This endorsement from the Department Chair and/or Dean shall solely be for the merit of the project
proposal. Any decision regarding the faculty member’s status (hiring/renewal) shall supersede this endorsement.

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DEPARTMENTAL ACTION

A. Research Title

B. Project Team Member

Department/College

C. Research Project Appraisal

(Comments of the department chairperson and/or senior faculty on the proposed project)

D. University’s strategic research area(s)

The proposal is consistent with the following University’s strategic research areas. (Please tick the appropriate
box below to indicate the area).
□ Food, Nutrition, and Health (e.g., biochemistry of food products, science and engineering of potable water,
cancer risks and cure from food, sensory labs, economic impact studies of nutrition programs in schools)
□ Sustainability, the Environment, and Energy (e.g., climate change, eco-design of houses and urban centers,
industrial ecology, nano-carbon tubes, solar-powered tricycles and sheds)
□ Women, Children, and Family (e.g., studies on gender, OFW families, micro-finance, laws for the protection of
human rights, impact of globalization on the average Filipino family)
□ Living Culture and Contemporary Societies (e.g., history, digital art, languages, comparative literature, human-
computer interfaces, study on social networks on the Web, impact of globalization on the mobility of students
and workers)
□ Learners and Learning Innovations (e.g., impact studies on K to 12, ICT-based-learning, transformative
learning, software gadgets for learning, assessment of public school system) of public school system)

E. Degree of department’s/college’s need for the proposed project

Is the proposal in line with the department’s/college’s research thrusts?
Yes
No

G. Recommendation
For Approval
Recommended Number of Research Units:
(For guidance, please refer to Policies and Guidelines for Faculty Deloading for Research at website:
http://intranet.dlsu.edu.ph/policy/vpar/urco/ifrp).

Deloading
Research Honorarium

For conditional approval (specify conditions):

Recommended by:

____________________________________ ____________________________________
Chair, Department Date

____________________________________ ___________________________________
CRC Representative Date

For Part-Time Faculty Member:

__________________________________ ___________________________________
Dean Date

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Disclaimer: This endorsement from the Department Chair and/or Dean shall solely be for the merit of the project
proposal. Any decision regarding the faculty member’s status (hiring/renewal) shall supersede this endorsement.

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UN Sustainable Development Goals (To be filled out by the Faculty Proponent/s)

In support of the University research initiatives of mapping a research portfolio vis-a-vis the UN Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) for better tracking of research impact, please tick the appropriate box below to indicate the SDG
which your proposal seeks to address:

 Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere

 Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable
agriculture

 Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

 Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning
opportunities

 Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

 Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

 Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

 Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive
employment and decent work for all

 Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and
foster innovation

 Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and mong countries

 Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

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UN Sustainable Development Goals (To be filled out by the Faculty Proponent/s) (Continued)

 Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

 Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

 Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable
development

 Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestial ecosystems, sustainably
manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt
biodiversity loss

 Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide
access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all
levels

 Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for all
sustainable development

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Research and Grants Management Office
3/F HSSH * Locals 164/257

Project Coordinator

 Department
 Status:
Full-time faculty: Academic Service Faculty (ASF):
Full time permanent Full time permanent
Full time visiting professor Full time probationary
Full time probationary 1st year of probation
1st year of probation 3rd year of probation 2nd year of probation
2nd year of probation 3rd year of probation
Full-time contractual/full-time fixed term contract Full-time contractual/full-time fixed term contract
Half-time Half-time

Part-time faculty:

 Rank: Teaching Units:

 Involvement in another research project
Yes College Others
No

Please indicate the title of research project and source of funding:

 Deloading from the Faculty Development Program

Yes No

BIO-DATA (not less than 50 words)

(FACULTY IS REQUIRED TO INCLUDE ACADEMIC AND NON ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES RELATED TO THE
RESEARCH BEING PROPOSED) You may use another sheet if necessary.

Project Team Member

 Department
 Status:
Full-time faculty: Academic Service Faculty (ASF):
Full time permanent Full time permanent
Full time visiting professor Full time probationary
Full time probationary 1st year of probation
1st year of probation 3rd year of probation 2nd year of probation
2nd year of probation 3rd year of probation
Full-time contractual/full-time fixed term contract Full-time contractual/full-time fixed term contract
Half-time Half-time

Part-time faculty:

 Rank: Teaching Units:

 Involvement in another research project
Yes College Others
No

Please indicate the title of research project and source of funding:

 Deloading from the Faculty Development Program

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Yes No

BIO-DATA (not less than 50 words)

(FACULTY IS REQUIRED TO INCLUDE ACADEMIC AND NON ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES RELATED TO THE
RESEARCH BEING PROPOSED) You may use another sheet if necessary.

Project Team Member

 Department
 Status:
Full-time faculty: Academic Service Faculty (ASF):
Full time permanent Full time permanent
Full time visiting professor Full time probationary
Full time probationary 1st year of probation
1st year of probation 3rd year of probation 2nd year of probation
2nd year of probation 3rd year of probation
Full-time contractual/full-time fixed term contract Full-time contractual/full-time fixed term contract
Half-time Half-time

Part-time faculty:

 Rank: Teaching Units:

 Involvement in another research project
Yes College Others
No

Please indicate the title of research project and source of funding:

 Deloading from the Faculty Development Program

Yes No

BIO-DATA (not less than 50 words)

(FACULTY IS REQUIRED TO INCLUDE ACADEMIC AND NON ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES RELATED TO THE
RESEARCH BEING PROPOSED) You may use another sheet if necessary.

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Nature of the Research Project

Is the proposed research project:

 part of a larger research program? Yes No

 getting funds from other sources? Yes No

will still apply for funding
If yes, please provide information on:

 the Funding Agency: ___________________________________________________

 Primary objective of this larger project:

 expected output ____________________________________________

(e.g., journal article, monograph, book, etc.)

Signature of Proponent(s):

________________________________ _______________________________
Printed name/Date Printed name/Date

_________________________________ _______________________________
Printed name/Date Printed name/Date

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FORMAT for the BODY of the INTERDISCPLINARY RESEARCH PROPOSAL
Research and Grants Management Office
(attach to the first 8 pages above)

I. Research Title

II. Proposal Abstract (50-100 words)

(What do you intend to do? Briefly discuss the problem statement, general and specific objectives,
and methodology.)

III. Introduction (some parts may be deleted but at minimum should contain the significance and
objectives of the study)

Background of the Study/Review of Related Literature

Significance of the Study
Statement of the Problem/Objectives
Assumptions, Scope and Limitations

IV. Theoretical Framework

V. Methodology

 Describe the procedures for data collection and analysis, and how possible ethical issues/concerns will
be addressed in the conduct of the research. (Provide response whenever applicable)

 Attach a copy of the proposed/piloted data gathering instrument (e.g., survey/questionnaire,

interview/FGD guide, checklists, etc.).

VI. References

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RESOURCE PLAN
I. Workplan
 Duration of the entire project (number of terms) _______

Project Team Organization

(Please provide separate sheet(s) if space is not sufficient)

No. of Roles/Tasks Assigned Expected output/deliverables

hours (Each member shall contribute their disciplinal perspectives from
per conceptualization of the project, to the implementation of the actual
week * research, and to the writing and publication of the research report/paper.
The roles and tasks assigned to each member must explicitly show the
interdisciplinarity nature of the project.)
Project Coordinator

Project Team Member 1

Project Team Member 2

Project Team Member 3

Project Team Member 4

Project Team Member 5

Total no. of hrs/week

*Number of hours per week proponent(s) expect to work on the project and research units:
Note: Research units are computed as 56 hours of actual research work per term of 14 weeks for one research unit (meaning 4 hours/week
equals 1 research unit). However, the decision on what constitutes a reasonable number of hours for work on the project rests upon the Research
Panel Members.

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Check arrangement for Recommended

Research units no. of units
 Proponent 1: ______ hrs./week Deloading Honorarium _______________
 Proponent 2: ______ hrs./week Deloading Honorarium _______________
 Proponent 3: ______ hrs./week Deloading Honorarium _______________
 Proponent 4: ______ hrs./week Deloading Honorarium _______________
 Proponent 5: ______ hrs./week Deloading Honorarium _______________

Total ______ hrs./week

 Number of weeks/months needed for each activity, including report writing.

(Please provide a Gantt chart, use 8.5 x 11 size paper).

II. Financial Plan (Include details of the items; Refer to attachment for the current rates; the total
direct cost/expenses must not exceed Php 300,000.00)
(NOTE: FOR A PROJECT WITH EXTERNAL FUNDING/COUNTERPART, NO FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR
DIRECT COST/EXPENSES WILL BE PROVIDED.)

Amount

A. Personnel: P
(research honorarium, research assistant/s, transcriber, fabricator, consultant, artist, etc. Please provide a
detailed job description for each position)

Faculty Research Honorarium

 Proponent 1: Honorarium P_______________
 Proponent 2: Honorarium P_______________
 Proponent 3: Honorarium P_______________
 Proponent 4: Honorarium P_______________
 Proponent 5: Honorarium P_______________
Total P_______________

Research Assistant/s P ________________

Consultant/s P ________________

Fabricator/s P ________________

Artist/s P ________________

Others (please specify) P ________________

B. Materials and Supplies:

(Common amount if P4,000 per project. If greater than P4,000.00, justification with itemized list must be provided)
(Include quotations/canvass rates for equipment, chemicals, reagents, glasswares, plasticwares, etc.)

C. Research-related Travel and Transportation:

Travel and transportation: Specify destination, no. of visits to site/destination, mode of transportation, no. of
persons; Accommodation: Specify name of hotel/venue, no. of days/nights of stay, no. of persons)

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D. Materials Reproduction:
(Specify number of pages to be reproduced for final report/reference materials and the cost)

E. Others (specify):
(e.g., library fee; analysis/testing fee; estimate of 30% of total project cost per item for the brokerage fee/
processing fee for application for tax exemption/ delivery charge/freight charge; insurance, etc.)

TOTAL FOR FACULTY HONORARIUM P _______________________

TOTAL FOR DIRECT EXPENSES P _______________________

(Less Faculty Honorarium)

III. Publication Plan

Actual submission for publication is a requirement for the closure of the project.
Provide publication details (i.e. intent to publish in peer-reviewed journal/s preferably in ISI, Scopus or ACI,
and AGPCI-listed journals, name of journal/s to which you intend to submit your paper/manuscript and target
date of submission for publication.)
(Note: For a project with external funding/counterpart, actual submission for publication is a requirement to
close the project/grant, unless prohibited by the external funding organization. In case the external funding
has a publication requirement, this internal submission for publication requirement should not be over and
above such external requirement.)

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 Attachment

CURRENT RATES
(AY2022-2023)
A. Salaries of Personnel
1. Research Assistant
Classification Rate/Hour
RA I (Undergraduate student) P 70.00/hour
RA II (Graduate student)
BA/BS degree holder P 90.00/hour
MA/MS student P 122.00/hour
Ph.D. student P 144.00/hour
Ex. for RA II (graduate student w/ BA/BS degree) who works 4 hours a day for 30 days:
P90.00/hour x 4 hours/day x 30 days = P 10,800.00
2. Other Personnel
2.1. Consultant — P 7,000.00 maximum per project
2.2. Artist/Draftsman/Illustrator
Graphics Cost

Charts, diagrams, graphs P 10.00 - 50.00 @

Drawings, cover design 10.00 - 60.00 @
2.3. Carpenter & Fabricator, etc. — based on current rates used and amount of workload
2.4. Laboratory Technician — based on overtime rate (for DLSU Lab Technician)
2.5. Transcriber
P 1,500.00 (60 min. /1 hr. tape)
P 2,250.00 (90 min. /1 ½ hrs. tape)
B. Reproduction of Materials
1. Photocopying of materials
Paper Rate/Page (liquid)
Short .65
Long .75
Ex. for short liquid copy, 50 pages of final report, RGMO-funded,
P.65/page x 50 pages x 2 copies = P 65.00
2. Mimeographing
one-side back-to-back
paper short long short long
groundwood 0.37 0.40 0.45 0.48
white 0.52 0.55 0.68 0.75
colored 0.55 0.60 0.70 0.77
Additional charged of P20.00 in every original copies
Ex. for short, groundwood, one-side regular stencil
1,000 copies x P.52/sheet plus P20.00 (master stencil) = P540.00

C. Materials and Supplies

Common amount of P4,000 per project for office supplies. If greater than P4,000.00, justification with itemized list must be
provided.

D. Research-Related Travel and Transportation

1. Travel and Transportation: Specify the cost, destination, no. of visits to site/destination, mode of transportation, no. of
persons
2. Accommodation: Specify name of hotel/venue, no. of days/nights of stay, no. of persons

E. Others (specify): (library fee; analysis/testing fee; estimate of 30% of total project cost per item for the brokerage fee/
processing fee for application for tax exemption/ delivery charge/freight charge; insurance, etc.)

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