RGF 5 (Revised 8 Feb 2011)

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Academic Research Fund (AcRF) Tier 2 – Final Report

All information is treated with confidence. The information is furnished to the Ministry of Education (MOE) and its Academic Research Council (ARC) with the understanding that it shall be used or disclosed for evaluation, reference and reporting purposes.

All sections must be completed. Indicate “NA” where a particular section is not applicable.

PI must submit a softcopy and one hardcopy to the Office of Research (ORE).

OREs are to submit all progress reports within 3 months of completion of the project to:

Director, Higher Education

Ministry of Education

Higher Education Division

1 North Buona Vista Drive

Singapore 138675

(Please indicate “AcRF Tier 2 Final Report” at top left hand corner)

Grant Number: ______

Project Title: ______

______

______

University: ______

Approved budget (excluding research scholarship) : $ ______

Approved research scholarship funding: $ ______

Period of funding (MM/YY to MM/YY): ______

Original completion date:

Actual completion date:

Name / Role / University/ Institution

1 Principal Investigator & Collaborators

2 Other Professional Personnel Involved

Name / Role / University/ Institution

3 Abstract of Final Report

Please provide a summary of the progress of the project: its objectives, methodology, major accomplishments and other relevant information. Pay particular attention to how the project has advanced scientific frontiers and impacted or benefited the larger scientific community.

4 Introduction and Objectives

a)  State the background and objectives of the project.

b)  Describe the extent to which the objectives of the research have been achieved and relate that to the creation of new knowledge and how it may drive future research in this field.

c)  Deviations from the objectives of the original proposal during the course of the project, if any. The reasons and justifications for the deviations should also be reported.

5 Project management and execution

a)  Provide a detailed write-up of work performed. Describe the individual and collaborative work done by the various organizations involved in the project, if the project involves more than one organisation.

b)  Highlight any problems encountered (e.g. technical or personnel problems, material/equipment sourcing problems) and how these were resolved. Include reasons for any delay if the programme took longer than the proposed time frame.

6 Project Findings

a) Findings

Please provide a succinct account of the findings and results.

b) Outcome/Output of Research Project

Please provide the following for the entire project, as per Annex A, where applicable.

•  List of publications (with impact factor)

•  List of invitations to speak at international conferences/ seminars

•  List of patents filed/awarded and income derived

•  List of Awards (National and International)

•  Others – Please specify

c)  Describe any patentable/commercially exploitable results, and what follow-up arrangements have been made or are planned.

7 Manpower recruited

Please provide a list of the personnel recruited under the grant, and for each person recruited, also provide the name, post, qualification, remuneration and duration of employment.

8 Manpower training

Indicate

(i) whether the grant supports any undergraduate or graduate students, or post- doctorates and whether any of the research team member pursued a higher degree (Masters, PhD) while working on the project

For each of the post-graduates, please specify

·  name

·  qualification attained

·  Present employment

(ii) the manpower training KPIs in the table below

Expected / Achieved / Remarks
No. of Masters Students Trained
No. of PhD Students Trained

(iii) the training courses attended by the PI or collaborators specifically for the research project.

9 Future Plans

Briefly describe any new research areas or product development arising from this project.

10 Final Statement of Account

Please enclose a statement of account of the above project from your Finance Department. The statement should reflect the approved budget and the expenditure in the year reported in terms of manpower, equipment, consumables and others, as well as the balance at the end of the project.

11 Signing of Report

The report must be signed and dated by the PI of the project. The report must be acknowledged and dated by the Director of Research.

NAME & SIGNATURE
OF PI / DATE
NAME & SIGNATURE OF CHAIR OF SCHOOL / DATE
NAME & SIGNATURE OF DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH / DATE


Annex A

Format for reporting outcome/output of research

Publications

#Status: Published / In Press / Accepted/Submitted

Author Names:

Title of Article:

Journal Name:

Publisher:

Year/ Issue/No.:

Page No.:

Impact Factor:

#Delete as appropriate.

Please provide 2 copies of published articles.

Presentations/Conference/Seminar

Author Names:

Title of Article:

Conference Name:

Page No. of Abstract:

Organiser/Publisher:

Country/State:

Date:

Please provide 2 copies of published articles.

Patents

#Status: Filed/ Awarded

Author Names:

Title of Patent:

Covering Countries:

Filing Office:

Date of filing:

Date of Award:

Income derived:

#Delete as appropriate

Awards (National and International)

Name of Researcher:

Title of Article:

Name of Award:

Awarding Authority:

Date awarded:

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