The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund, NRF 2023 Grant Cycle, has received federal government approval for funding 185 successful research proposals, totaling N5,128,180,623.63.
This decision, part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration’s commitment to enhancing research and development, was communicated by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman.
The approval follows the thorough screening and recommendation of the TETFund National Research Fund Screening and Monitoring Committee (NRFS&MC), which assessed 4,287 concept notes from applicants starting in March 2023.
A statement to this effect by Abdulmumin Oniyangi, acting Director, Public Affairs of TETFund,said: “A breakdown of the approval indicates that the sum of N3,784,635,923.00 was approved for the Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation (SETI) thematic group; N759,875,400.00 for Humanities and Social Science (HSS) while Cross Cutting (CC) received N583,669,300.63 with individual grants ranging between N8 million and over N46 million.”
“Some of the approved research works under the Science, Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (SETI) thematic group include Application of the Hydro-Biogeochemical Framework to Develop a National Rural Water Quality Assurance Plan for Sustainable Water Quality Management in Nigeria; Development and Use of Doubled Haploid Maize Lines for Improved Maize Yield and Tolerance to Armyworm (Spodoptera Frugiperda); Development of an Intelligent Multichamber Evaporative Cooling Preservative System for Post-Harvest Storage of Selected Fruits in Nigeria; and Development of Electric Vehicle With Special Tracking Features, among others.
“Projects under Cross Cutting thematic group include Utilisation of Scrap Tires and Plastic Wastes as Aggregate Conductive Material for Renewable Energy Storage System; Development of Appropriate Technology for Production of Aluminum Alloy Sacrificial Anodes for Applications in Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry; Development of an Economical Low Voltage Programmable Electroporator and Investigation of Pulse Electric Field for Wound Healing and Cancer Treatment; etc.
“Approved under Humanities and Social Science are Digital Financial Inclusion, Rural Households’ Consumption Structure and Well-being in Nigeria; Equity and Inclusion: Creating Access to Library Resources for Students Living with Vision Impairment in e-Learning Environment in Nigerian Universities and Mitigating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Frontline Nigerian Army Personnel using Stress Inoculation Therapy; and Others, the statement read.
The TETFund introduced the National Research Fund (NRF) Grant to promote advanced research addressing crucial societal needs in Nigeria, including power and energy, health, security, agriculture, employment, and wealth creation. Aligned with its mandate, this initiative gained further momentum under the Renewed Hope Agenda, serving as a valuable tool to stimulate economic growth and enhance the living standards of the Nigerian people.
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