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SCOPE OF THE COMPETITION

The competition is open to all Filipino scientists, researchers, and engineers from universities and colleges, R&D institutions, and private industries doing R&D work in the following categories:

(1) Industrial Technology

• Process
• Chemicals
• Mining and Minerals
• Metals and Engineering
• Food Processing

(2) Energy, Utilities & Systems

• Alternative Sources of Energy
• Energy Efficiency
• Transportation

(3) Emerging Technology

• Materials Science/ Nanotechnology
• Biotechnology/ Genomics
• Information and Communications Technology
• Electronic and Semiconductor
• Space Technology Applications
• Photonics

(4) Special Concerns

• Climate Change Adaptation
• Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
• Environment

ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to all Filipino scientists, researchers, and engineers from universities and colleges, R&D institutions and private industries doing R&D within the PCIEERD sectoral coverage

MECHANISM

• The research and development project should have been conducted mainly in the Philippines and completed between January 2010 and December 2014
• Entries should be submitted not later than February 27, 2015
• Entries to the award are made by submitting the details of the completed project following the prescribed format
• It should be certified by the Head of the institution / agency / organization as to the veracity of its claims

• All entries will be treated with utmost confidentiality

PRIZES

A winner from each category (1) Industrial Technology, (2) Energy, Utilities & Systems (3) Emerging Technology, and (4) Special Concerns will receive a trophy and a cash prize amounting to P500, 000.00 (net of tax).

Submission of entries should be in the prescribed format

General Instructions: Must be submitted in five (5) copies using Arial 11 font, 1.5 spacing and A4 size bond paper, and should have a maximum of 25 pages including figures and tables. Electronic copy (in CD) in PDF format should also be submitted.

Specific instructions: The articles include a discussion on how the research satisfies the Criteria and should contain the following:

1. Executive Summary – one-page, single-spaced, should contain discussion on impact/contribution of the research to national development and claims on originality
2. Title – Research and Development (R&D) title
3.  Author – full name and affiliation of author/s
4. Abstract – one page, 1.5 spacing, not more than 350-word summary encompassing the highlight of results of the project
5. Introduction – an overview of the state-of-the-art regarding the R&D undertaken, the significance and the statement of the problem
6. Review of Literature – relevant literature and other technical works related to the research
7. Scientific basis/framework – state-of-the-art technology / information from which the project takes-off
8. Objectives – statement of the specific purpose to address the problem areas which the project intends to solve
9. Materials and Methods – procedures involved, the materials used, sampling procedures, statistical analysis, methodology, and others including scope and limitation, time (seasonality), and place of study
10. Results and Discussion – data gathered, analysis, and interpretation of results supported by tables, graphs, pictures, maps, etc. including the comparison of targeted actual research and development output
11. Summary and Conclusion – the result in brief and the generalization derived from the investigation based on evidence shown
12. Implications
    1. Immediate or potential impact to national economy
    2. Mature technologies for dissemination / potential for business incubation
    3. Research and development breakthrough
    4. Result for policy and planning, formulation and implementation
13. Recommendations
    1. Findings / results that need further verification
    2. Result that can be formulated as a solution to a specific problem
14. Literature Cited – references listed alphabetically by author/s. Each source shall follow the following format: author/s, year, title, edition (if source is a book),place of publication, publisher (or name of journal, if article), page number (if it is an article)
15. Recognition/Awards Received, Papers Published Related to the Project
16. Acknowledgement – indicate key persons, institution(s), and other entities that contributed to the completion of the R&D.
17. Curriculum Vitae (CV) – maximum of three (3) pages should be included, as an attachment to the paper

CRITERIA

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