The Department of Science and Technology- Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) in cooperation with the Gruppo Medica, Inc. (GMI) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2016 DOST-PCHRD Gruppo Medica Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis in Herbal Medicine.
The award is given to provide motivation for students, with the technical guidance of their faculty adviser, to view undergraduate thesis as an excellent opportunity to contribute to national interest. The Award recognizes relevant and innovative research works on herbal medicine that can lead to practical and/or commercial applications.
The search is open to all undergraduate students of Colleges of Pharmacy, Chemistry, Nursing and Arts and Sciences who have completed their thesis projects on medicinal plants in the current school year. Nominations must be made by the student’s faculty adviser using the attached prescribed nomination form. Please take note that any alteration on the nomination form is not allowed. All nominees must submit the following requirements together with the nomination form: (1) one soft and hard copies of the thesis report, (2) plant authentication certification and (3) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) certification for researches involving animals and/or Ethical clearance from an Ethics Review Committee for researches involving human participants. Nominations with incomplete requirements will automatically be excluded from the list of official entries. A maximum of three (3) thesis projects are allowed per institution.
The Gruppo Medica, Inc. will be giving the following cash prizes:
1st Prize: P 60,000 (P 42,000 for the student, P 12,000 for the mentor and P 6,000 for the school)
2nd Prize: P 40,000 (P 28,000 for the student, P 8,000 for the mentor and P 4,000 for the school)
3rd Prize: P 20,000 (P 14,000 for the student, P 4,000 for the mentor and P 2,000 for the school)
Kindly submit your entries to the RHRDC XI secretariat, c/o Department of Science and Technology XI, cor. Friendship and Dumanlas Rds, Bajada, Davao City and look for Ms. Richell Mae Ruyeras. For questions or clarifications please contact us at (082) 221-5428/227-1313 or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Deadline for submission is on May 20, 2016.
