MSFSOCIAL AND FAMILY RESEARCH FUND: UNDERGRADUATE CATEGORY

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT

SOCIAL AND FAMILY RESEARCH FUND (SFRF)

Undergraduate Category

ApplicationForm

(Please complete allfields and indicate “NIL” if not applicable)

1.details of Applicant & Team members
Personal Particulars / Applicant (or Lead Member) / Project Team Members
(if applicable):
Name
NRIC/Passport No.
Tel No. (H)
MobileNo. (Hp)
Email Address
Residential Address
2.DETAILS OF RESEARCH PROJECT
Title of Research Project
(Title should be descriptive and specific rather than general.)
Degree Undertaken
Course and Current Year of Study
University/Department
Proposed Period of Research Study / Estimated Start Date (MM/YY):
Estimated Completion Date (MM/YY):
Total Research Grant Requested S($)
3a.summary of research proposal
Please provide a brief overview of your study and research methodology in not more than 200 words.
3b.DEtails of research Proposal
Give a description of the research in no more than 10 pages, which excludes references and annexes. Proposal must address the following:
  1. Research objectives, background, purpose, significance
  2. Brief literature review
  3. Research questions
  4. Relevance to family research
  5. Proposed methodology
  6. Research limitations i.e. limitations of proposed methodology or research approach
  7. Required data analysis and expected use of findings
Please attach your proposal as a separate document
using Arial 11 point font and 1.5 line spacing
4. ITEMISED BREAKDOWN OF Research GRANT requested
Note: Please provide detailed breakdown and calculation for each expenditure item below.
(not a lump sum figure)
Category / Amount Requested
(S$) / Calculation Basis and other details
A.Transport cost incurred during fieldwork
Note: The most economical mode of transport should be used.
B.Incentives or tokens for respondents’ participation
Note: Please provide justification for requested quantum by stating type of interview to be conducted, length of interview, whether the respondents are required to travel to the interview venue, etc.
C.Cost of printing questionnaires used for research
Note: Cost of printing and binding thesis report for submission to institution is not supported.
D.Cost of items needed for conducting the research
(e.g stationery)
Note: For hardware or equipment, only rental costs will be considered. Purchase of software and license are not supported.
Total Research Grant Requested (S$)
5.Declaration of ethics consideration
Note:
It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the research proposal is carefully reviewed for its compliance with applicable laws, health and safety guidelines and ethical standards. Ethics clearance should be sought for research involving human subjects.
Please note that approval of the grant is subjected to ethics approval.
  1. Please “x” where appropriate, if your research study involves the following types of Human Subjects.

Healthy Volunteers
Prisoners
Children (<21 years old)
Pregnant Women
Outpatients
Inpatients
Victims of Crime/Violence
Others (please specify)______
  1. Have you obtained research ethics approval from your university/ research institution?

Yes. Please attach copy of ethics approval.

No, pending outcome. Please state expected date of outcome:

6.Declaration on application of funding from other sources
Note:
MSF will not provide funding if the applicant has accepted or will be receiving research funding from other agency/agencies for the same project.
Are you applying for funding of this research projectfrom other agency(ies) or other research funds in MSF?
Yes.
  • Please state name of other funding agency(ies)
------
OR
  • Please state name of other funding Division(s) within MSF
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No.
7.Declaration on scholarshipS or financial support received
Note: The applicant(s) should provide details of the scholarships or financial support received.
Name of Lead Member/Team Members on scholarships or financial support / Name of Scholarship and the Awarding Agency / Can the scholarship be used to fund the research project?
(Yes/No)
8.endorsement by Supervisor
I acknowledge that the above applicant/project team*, (Name) is under my supervision for his/her/their Honours Thesisor equivalent research project as described above. I support the application for the SFRF.
Name of Supervisor: / Signature:
Date:
University: / Appointment:
Tel No: / Email:

* Delete where applicable.

9. Declaration on accuracy of information provided
I/We*, (name)certify the information given are to the best of my knowledge and I/We* agree to abide by the conditions (where it is given) governing the application for the Social and Family Research Fund (SFRF).
Name of Applicant (or the Lead Member) / Signature / Date
Name of Project Team Member (if any) / Signature / Date
Name of Project Team Member (if any) / Signature / Date
Applicants are required to submit a softcopy of the application materials in
Microsoft Word formatto:

and 1 hardcopy to:
The Social and Family Research Fund (SFRF) Secretariat
Strategic Planning, Research and Development Division
Ministry of Social and Family Development
512 Thomson Road, #07-00,MSF Building,
Singapore 298136

* Delete where applicable.

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