Guidelines for Thesis / Dissertation Assistance - College
Objective
Thesis/dissertation grants/assistance are awarded to individuals to complete their doctoral dissertation or thesis research.
Criteria
Availment of grant will be competitive in nature across all colleges. The evaluation of grant applications will use the following criteria.
Employment status
Performance evaluation in the last 6 consecutive semesters
Recommendation from Chair/Dean
Length of service (for both full-time and part-time faculty)
Age
Previous academic record
School where enrolled
Degree
Program
Potential impact of thesis/dissertation
Rrelevance to the field of specialization, to Batangas and to society in general
Previous availment of grant
Requirements
Applicants must be enrolled at a graduate program at the time of application.
Application must be made jointly with a thesis adviser who will undertake responsibility for supervising the research project.
Awards are contingent upon the applicant's successful completion of all requirements for the degree other than the dissertation/thesis. Applications may be submitted before such requirements have been met. However, should an award be approved, the school will at that time request evidence that the applicant is "all-but-dissertation/advanced-to-candidacy."
Application and Screening Procedure
A written letter of intent shall be filed to the Office of the Dean no later than a month before he start of the following academic term together with the following documents:
Proposal (refer to Annex 1 for proposal format)
Proposed budget
Recommendation from the Chair/Dean
Letter of confirmation by the adviser
All applications shall be screened by the College Faculty Scholarship Committee who shall recommend the ranking of applicants according to the criteria set in (II)
Final approval of application rests on the VCAR. All applications recommended by the committee shall be submitted to the VCAR within a week after the deadline set for submission of applications.
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