Eligibility: UP Manila regular Faculty and REPs

Maximum grant amount: Php 500,000 per project (MOOE only)

Priority areas for research (based on the NUHRA 2023-2028):

• Disease Management
• Halal in Health
• Health Security, Emergency, and Disaster Risk Management
• Health Technology and Innovation
• Health of Vulnerable Populations
• Health Promotion
• Health Systems Strengthening Towards UHC
• Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
• Mental Health
• Nutrition and Food Security
• Sexual and Reproductive Health

Requirements:

Send the following documents via email to src.nih.upm@up.edu.ph:

• Word file and PDF of the full proposal with Gantt chart of activities and detailed LIB (MOOE only), using the attached NIH Research Grant Project Proposal format;
• Endorsement letter signed by the unit head/institute director, department chair, and dean of the academic unit;
• Certificate of RGAO Registration; and
• UPMREB/IACUC/IBBC Certificate of Approval/Exemption from review, or Acknowledgment Letter with panel assignment

Deadline of submissions: October 31, 2026 / 11:59 PM

For more information, please read the attached Memorandum and the accompanying guidelines.

For inquiries, please coordinate with:
Ms. Katrina P. Mañago
Office of the Deputy Director for Research Operations
National Institutes of Health
Room 109, NIH Building, UP Manila
Email: src.nih.upm@up.edu.ph
Telephone: 8526-4349