Our Mission

  • To provide dedicated funding for projects that address pressing developmental needs
  • To encourage projects to ‘plan for impact’ and ‘mobilize knowledge for development’
  • To support a more targeted, impact oriented, multidisciplinary research agenda
  • To foster a greater appreciation in our stakeholders of the value and impact of research, innovation and knowledge transfer
  • To facilitate research which impacts on policy, practice, new products, services, ways of thinking, attitudes and behavior, which ultimately contribute to the improved well-being of society.

Our Vision

A research enterprise which facilitates research that can serve as an impetus for transformational change and development.

 

What are the priority thematic/research areas?  

  • Climate Change and Environmental Issues
  • Technology and Society: Enhancing Efficiency, Competitiveness and Social well-being
  • Public Health
  • Finance and Entrepreneurship
  • Economic Diversification and Sector Competitiveness
  • Crime, Violence and Citizen Security

 

Who is eligible?

Full-time academic staff at UWI St. Augustine shall serve as Lead Researchers/Project Team Leaders for proposals submitted to the RDI Fund.  Part-time Lecturers, Assistant Lecturers, Instructors, Demonstrators, Research Assistants, post-doctoral researchers, and PhD students may serve as team members.

 

What activities and items are eligible for financing?

Eligible Expenditure Items  *
  • Short-term contracts/consultancies
  • Inputs/ingredients, chemicals and other materials related to the conducting of experiments and/or sample testing  
  • Organization of technical meetings, workshops, focus groups, stakeholder consultations, etc.
  • Educational and promotional material in print and electronic format
  • Project-related equipment (not exceeding 40% of the total project budget)
  • Expenses related to travel and/or the organization of meetings during the execution of project activities (not exceeding 10% of the total project budget)
  • Expenses related to print, electronic or radio advertisement and/or other media promotion (not exceeding TT$100,000)

 

Ineligible Expenditure Items *
  • Acquisition or upgrade of land, property, vehicle or physical assets
  • Short-term contracts/consultancies for persons who are already full-time employees of the UWI
  • Consultancies or short-term contracts for persons who are full-time employees of other institutions shall be consistent with the policies in force at those institutions or shall otherwise be deemed ineligible 
  • Refreshments for meetings and conferences
  • Honoraria and/or appearance fees for guest speakers at any project-related events
  • Reimbursements for personal funds spent on project-related items or activities.  [However, Faculty or Departmental advances, not exceeding TT$10,000, which are related to approved project activities, shall be eligible for reimbursement]
  • Personal ICT tools and/or products such as cell phones, laptop computers, etc.
  • Contingencies
  • Departmental or Faculty charges

 

 

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