<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> </strong><strong>To:             Staff members of the University </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> </strong><strong>From:        Office of Research Affairs </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> </strong><strong>Subject:     Announcement for 2019/20 Research Grant Competition  </strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> </strong>Haramaya University would like to invite interested staff members to compete for the 2019/20 (2012 EC) staff research grant. Staff members are encouraged to submit innovative and interdisciplinary research proposals. Involving PhD and MSc students in the research project scheme is highly encouraged for the application. Yet, standalone PhD/MSc proposals are not acceptable. The proposals should focus on <strong>Research Thematic Areas of the University and shall focus in the Eastern Part of Ethiopia except for compelling reasons</strong>.</span></p>

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 	<li><span style="color: #000000;">Deadline for submission: March 30, 2019</span></li>
 	<li><span style="color: #000000;">Submission: Online <strong><a href="http://grant.haramaya.edu.et">http://grant.haramaya.edu</a>/</strong></span></li>
 	<li><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Priority research areas of 2012 EC</strong>, <strong>can be accessed through</strong></span></li>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">(<a href="http://www.haramaya.edu.et/">http://www.haramaya.edu.et/</a>) or</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><a href="http://researchaffairs.haramaya.edu.et/">http://researchaffairs.haramaya.edu.et/</a> under each Theme</span></p>
download here the <a href="http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Contents-2019.doc">proposal content</a> and <a href="http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Budget-Templet-2019.doc">budget Templet</a>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;">With regards,</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong> </strong></span></p>