The College Grant and Research Office is the central coordinating unit responsible for promoting, facilitating, and managing research and innovation activities within the College. The Office serves as the interface between faculty, researchers, students, funding agencies, industry partners, and other stakeholders.
Established to strengthen the research capacity of the College, the Office of Grant and Research provides administrative, technical, and strategic support across the entire research lifecycle from proposal development and grant acquisition to project implementation, monitoring, and reporting.
STRATEGIC MANDATE
The strategic mandate of the College Grant and Research Office includes the following
1. Resource Mobilization and Grant Acquisition:
To identify funding opportunities and support faculty in developing competitive grant proposals to secure external research funding.
2. Research Coordination and Administration:
To coordinate and manage all research and grant-related activities within the College, ensuring compliance with institutional and sponsor requirements.
3. Capacity Building:
To organize training programs, workshops, and seminars in grant writing, research methodology, and project management to enhance research competencies.
RESEARCH PERFORMANCE OF THE COLLEGE GRANT AND RESEARCH OFFICE
The College Grant and Research Office plays a critical role in enhancing the research performance of the College through:
1. Growth in the number and value of externally funded research projects secured by faculty and research teams.
2. Improvement in the quantity and quality of scholarly publications in high-impact journals and conferences.
3. Continuous training in grantsmanship and research management, leading to improved proposal success rates and efficient project execution.