Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission

DIGITAL SOCIETY RESEARCH GRANT

Assalamu' alaikum  warahmatullahi wabarakatuh

Dear YBhg. Tan Sri/Dato'/Prof. /Dr. /Sir/Madam,

It is our pleasure to inform you that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission is calling for research proposals under the Digital Society Research Grant. The Grant is open from 3 July 2020 throughout the year and will be subjected to remaining availability of research funding and the required research.

Objective

To contribute to the evidence base that is necessary for the nation to optimize on the advancements made in the deployment of communications infrastructure and service. This will in turn inform policy, programmes and interventions aimed at promoting the inclusion and participation of all segments of the population as the nation transitions towards being a fully digitally connected and informed society.

Research Focus Areas

Research candidates are invited to submit project proposal on one of the following research focus areas encompassing one or more of the identified sub-areas below:

Duration of Project 

The maximum duration of a project is six (6) months including submission of research report. 

Grant Amount 

The grant amount shall depend on the type and scope of the research project and subject to the guidelines herein may be of a sum of up to Ringgit Malaysia ten thousand (RM10,000). 

Eligibility Criteria

The grant is open to full-time academic faculty in schools of communications, social sciences, humanities or related fields of private and public institutions of higher learning (IHLs). Each proposal must have a lead applicant who will be subject to the general terms and conditions for granting.  

Rules apply to applicant

§  Lead applicant must hold a doctoral degree; 

§  Lead applicant must have an appointment with a local IHL for (at least) the duration of proposed research project; 

§  The salary of the applicant cannot be financed from this grant; 

§  The applicant requests the grant on her/his own behalf and on behalf of any possible project consortium; and

§  The applicant is responsible for research and financial matters. 

Researchers can only submit one proposal as lead applicant within this call and each researcher can act no more than twice as applicant (incl. lead applicant, co-applicant).

Proposal Submission

The proposals may be in English or Bahasa Melayu and shall be presented clearly and submitted together with the following:

§  Proposal Submission Form as per Appendix 1

§  Curriculum vitae of the lead applicant and team member(s) involved

§  Certified true copies of academic certificates and transcripts  

§  Other relevant materials to support the proposal  

Process Timeframe 

Evaluation of Proposals 

All proposals will be evaluated by a Technical Panel based on open competition and merit, and taking into consideration the following criteria:

§  Quality and relevancy of research proposal

§  Impact of research

§  Suitability of applicant

§  Feasibility of the project

The electronic copy of the proposal and forms should be emailed to the Secretariat with ‘DSRG Research Proposal’ in the subject line and addressed to research.enterprise@mcmc.gov.my cc to rajasabrina@iium.edu.my / grantapplication@iium.edu.my

An acknowledgement will be sent once the proposal has been received by the Secretariat.  Those submitting proposals and NOT receiving an email confirmation within a week should contact the MCMC.  

All applicants are advised to adhere to the requirements therein, submissions that do not follow the requirements shall be disqualified from consideration. 

Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to read the information and guidelines for participation in this Grant. The Application Package may be downloaded here:

Proposal Submission Form

Guidelines

Details

For further information on the Grant, please visit:

https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/grants/digital-society-research-grant-2020-call-for-propo

For enquiries, please contact the secretariat:

Atiqah Nabilah Mohd Salleh (03-86887854)

Dayang Aidah Awang Piut  (03-86888064)

Norizan Ab Rahman (03-86888354) OR

email marked Research Grant Query to research.enterprise@mcmc.gov.my.

Thank You. Wassalam.

Grant Initiative Unit, RMC IIUM