The Board of Trustees of the Professor Ayo Ogunye Professorial Chair in Chemical Engineering, University of Lagos, is calling for entries from Monday, March 18 to Monday, June 17, 2019 ahead of the Fourth Edition of the Research Grant Competition.

Below are rules and criteria for prospective applicants:
General
1. The Board of Trustees of the Professor Ayo Ogunye Professorial Chair in Chemical Engineering, awards a limitednumber of grants yearly to a maximum of N1,500,000.00

2 A. The Fund is designed for the exclusive use of the applicant for his/her research.
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B.The main body of work must be undertaken by the applicant while the non-essential parts may be carried out by other parties.
The Trustees main research interest will vary from year to year and this will be made known during the call for the competition.

3. It is expected that the grant will normally be used for the purchase of equipment, services or chemicals.

4. Under the usual conditions of funding, no portion of the grant may be used for personal expenses such as the payment of an assistant or research student and will not normally be used for the purchase of books or subscriptions to journals or magazines. Only in exceptional circumstances, and specifically to aid the furtherance of the research programme, may a portion of the grant be used for travel; details of which must be explicitly stated in the application.
Application and Assessment

5. Applicants must be members of a University or others carrying out independent research in Nigeria.

6. Applications are limited to one per department and MUST be submitted through the Head of that department.

7. Preference is given to those working in less well-endowed institutions. Applicants from early to mid-career researchers are encouraged.

8. Persons employed as research students will not be considered for funding.

9. Applicants carrying out research under supervision are required to have their applications signed by their Supervisor.

10. All applicants will be required to provide the names of two referees (in addition to that of the Supervisor where Regulation 9 is applicable). Normally, at least one of the referees should work in a different institution. Referees should provide a reference that assesses the content of the research proposal submitted.
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