PCASTRD invites researchers to submit R&D proposals The Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development invites Filipino scientists and researchers in government, academe and private R&D institutions to avail of agency support for R&D. Priority will be accorded to proposals in advanced S&T such as biotechnology, information and communication technology, materials science, space technology applications, photonics, and electronics. Projects must be innovative, technically and financially feasible, culturally acceptable, socio-economically and environmentally beneficial, and be undertaken by researchers or institutions with proven research capability and can to attain objectives within reasonable time. PCASTRD's R&D support program aims to boost the competitiveness of the country's production sector and enhance the know-how of Filipino scientists and technologists. For more program details, log on to http://www.pcastrd.dost.gov.ph or call the agency's advanced technology division at tel. no. 837-2071 local 2106, or e-mail PCASTRD at pcastrd@dost.gov.ph (end) |