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The award is
given to individual/group who made outstanding
contributions through research. Two types of awards
will be given, namely: (1) Basic Research and (2)
Applied Research.
For
Basic
Research, entries may come from any of the
following fields:
- Mathematical
(Computer Science)
- Physical
(Physics, Chemistry, etc.)
- Life Science
(Biology, Botany, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology,
etc.)
For
Applied
Research, entries may come from any of the
following fields:
- Agriculture
(including Aquaculture and Forestry)
- Industry and
Engineering (Energy, Environment, Earth Science,
Textile, Pharmaceuticals, Process, Mining and
Minerals, Materials Science, Transportation, Wood
and Wood Products, Construction, Electronics,
Information Technology, Engineering Technologies)
- Health and
Social Sciences (Economics, Health, Nutrition,
Science Education, other Social Sciences)
CRITERIA FOR
EVALUATION
The Outstanding
Research and Development awardee will be chosen by the
Board of Judges (to be appointed by NAST). The Board
of Judges will formulate their own guidelines of
judging based on the suggested criteria:
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Creativity and
originality of research work
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Suitability of
experimental design and appropriateness of methodology
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Substantiveness of
data
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Clarity of
presentation (conciseness, appropriate use of labels
and figures, technical accuracy of language,
definition of terms)
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Interpretation of
results
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Overall impact of
research (immediate or potential) on socio-economic
development, contribution to scientific knowledge
GUIDELINES
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The contest is open
to all Filipino researchers or research groups with
Filipinos as the principal investigators. The
composition or leader of the research group should be
documented.
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Research should
have been conducted mainly in the Philippines and
completed within a period of three (3) years preceding
the award.
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Papers may either
be basic or applied.
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Papers to be
considered or completed research must have been
published or refereed for publication or should have
been accepted for publication in a scientific or
technological journal.
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Original copies of
reprints and monographs of entries including the
abstracts should be submitted. Entries should state
the category of award under which they may wish to
compete.
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Entries should be
submitted in seven (7) copies to the NAST Secretariat,
2nd Level, Science
Heritage Building,
DOST Complex, Bicutan, Taguig City on or before 30
November 2007.
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Decisions of the
Board of Judges shall be final and unappealable.
Contestants or their representatives shall agree to
the immunity of the members of the Board of Judges,
DOST and their employees from
any legal suit that may arise from or relative to the
conduct, results, etc. of the contest.
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The Board of Judges
has the right not to declare any winner.
THE PRIZE
Winner of each
category will receive a cash prize of PhP150,000.00
and a medal.
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