The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) is pleased to announce that the second call for applications for the 2024 DOST-PCHRD- Undergraduate Thesis Grant in Natural Products is now open.

The program aims to sustain a research culture in natural products to increase the number of research and consequently build a pool of researchers/experts specializing in the field. The program supports the Drug Discovery and Development (Tuklas Lunas) program of the DOST-PCHRD which aims to develop safe, effective and affordable alternative drugs from the country’s natural resources.

The call is open to all undergraduate students of Colleges of Pharmacy, Chemistry, Nursing, and Other Health and Allied Sciences who have thesis proposals in natural products from terrestrial/marine plants and/or microorganisms indigenous to the region. A thesis grant amounting to seventy-five thousand pesos (PHP 75,000.00) will be given to two (2) qualified thesis proposals per region. 

The deadline for submission of the complete documentary requirements to the consortium is on or before October 31, 2024. Interested applicants must submit (2) hard copies to RHRDC XI and email the soft copy (pdf and word format) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For forms and guidelines: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uH0RYjIAkv1AiY2HA316gGBC0rU14VLm?usp=sharing