This document provides details on research grant programs for faculty members run by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Nepal, including: 1. Lists three types of grants (Collaborative Research Grant, Faculty Research Grant, Small RDI Grant) and their funding amounts. 2. Includes application forms and guidelines for applying for the grants, with sections on personal information, research proposal details, budgets, endorsements, and undertakings. 3. Provides budget outlines for allowable cost categories like personnel, laboratory, field costs, and guidelines on funding limits for different research categories. The document aims to inform faculty on the various research grant opportunities available from the UGC and provide a standardized application

1. Appendix 3.1 ResearchGrants for Faculty Members - List
List of the UGC Research Grants and Funding Scheme
SN Program Class*of
Research
Funding**(Rs.)
1 CollaborativeResearchGrant A/D 20,00,000
B 15,00,000
C 10,00,000
2 FacultyResearchGrant A/D 4,00,000
B 3,00,000
C 2,00,000
3 Small RDI Grant A/D 1,50,000
B 1,00,000
C 75,000
* Classes:
Class A: Wet laboratorybased research
ClassB: Socialsurvey research
ClassC: Dry labbasedor library basedresearch
ClassD: Smallinnovationproject
** The funding includes an Overhead Cost for the Host Institution of the Principal Investigator. The rate of the
Overhead Cost is as per the rules of the institution, but not exceeding 10% of the grant.

2. Appendix 3.2 Research Grant for Faculty Members - Application Form (Generic)
UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION
Sanothimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal
RESEARCH DIVISION
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The UGC Research Grantfor Faculty Members Application Form
Incomplete application will not proceed for evaluation
Application Fee Filled bytheUGC
You are Applying for: (Only for PI) Draft *No./Bill No.
1. TheUGCCollaborativeResearchGrant(3Years) Rs. 1000
2. TheUGCFacultyResearchGrant(2Years) Rs. 500 Date:
3. TheUGCSmall RDI Grant(1Year) √ Rs. 100 Verified by:
* For the draft, application fee should be deposited in UGC'sbank
account(Rastriya Banijya Bank,Sanothimi, AccountNo. 214) and
the voucher should be attached with the application.
You are Applying as Type of the Requested Support:
1. Principal Investigator(PI) √ 1. Full Grant(theUGCbearsthefull cost) √
2. Co-Investigator (Co-I) √ 2. MatchingGrant(I have a co-fundingsponsor)
Important:NumberofRequired Investigators
1. TheUGCCollaborativeResearchGrant(3Years): PrincipalInvestigatorandat least 2 Co-Investigators
2. TheUGCFacultyResearchGrant(2Years): PrincipalInvestigator andat least 1 Co-Investigator
3. TheUGCSmallRDIGrant(1 Year): PrincipalInvestigator;Co-Investigator (optional)
A. Personal Information
A1. Applicant’sFullName:Sajan Maharjan A2. Gender:
Male
A3. Age: 30 A4. Date of Birth:
2045/02/12
A5. Citizenship No. and Issuing District:
21093/506,Kathmandu
A6. UnderprivilegedGroup:
Janajati
A7. Email(s):
maharjansajan@gmail.com
A8. PermanentAddress:
New Naikap,Chandragiri-14,
Kathmandu
A9. MailingAddress:
CiST College,SangamChowk,New
Baneswor,Kathmandu 32
A10. ContactTelephone
Res: -
Office:4473934/4485307
Mobile:

3. 9841719789
A11. University: PokharaUniversity A 14. Type of the Institution:
[Constituent] [Community] [Private]
A16. Designation:
Lecturer
A12. Campus/School:CIST College A15. Address of Institution:
CiST College,SangamChowk,New
Baneswor,Kathmandu 32
A17. Subject:
A13. Department:Pharmacy A18. Specialization:
M. Pharm(Industrial)
B. Information abouttheProposedStudy
B1. ProposedTitleof the Study:
B2. Cluster:
(Indicateby √)
a. Agriculture/Forestry e. Education
b. Science&Technology f. Humanities&SocialSciences
c. Health Sciences √ g. Management
d. Engineering
B3. Subject:Pharmaceutical
analysis
B4. Specialization:Analysisof
pharmaceutical product
B5. ProposedPeriodof Study
Oneyear
B6. ProposedBudget:
Rs. 150000.00
B7. No. of Investigators:
Two
B8. No. of Students included(fortheses):
PhD MPhil Masters Bachelors
1
B9. Co-Investigators (eachCo-Investigator shouldsubmitseparateapplicationform)
Name of Co-Investigator(s) CurrentInstitution/Department
(Indicateonthe right with √ if the institutionis a CommunityCampus)
1. Subhash KumarDhungel CIST College (AffiliatedtoPokharaUniversity)
B10. Roleof IndividualInvestigators
[Pleaseattach a documentwitha briefdescriptionofthe proposedroleof the PrincipalInvestigatorandeachCo-
Investigator includedaboveinthe proposedstudy]
 Principleinvestigator will beresponsibleforthe collectionofsamples,to analyze the regulatory
complianceandreportwriting.
 Co-investigator will beresponsibleforthe analysis of the sampleinvolvingone of the pharmacy
students studying MPharm inclinicalpharmacyat CIST College
B11. PostdoctoralPositionRequested(If any)
[TheUGCmightprovidefundingto hire a postdoctoralfellowforthe Collaborative Researchonthebasis of
need.If you wouldliketo requestthis assistance,pleaseexplainyour needandrequest.]
None

4. C. Research InfrastructureofInstitutions
List the relevant researchinfrastructureinyour institution(s)to conducttheproposedstudy
Institute/Department ResearchInfrastructure
CIST College,Pharmacy
DepartmentLaboratory
All thefacilitiesforthetesting and analysisofdrugsisavailablein the
department.Majorequipmentand instrumentsavailableareasfollows:
 HighPerformanceLiquidChromatography,HPLC (Agilent)- one
 UV spectrophotometer1600series(Simadzu)-one
 UV spectrophotometerelectrolab)-one
 Flamephotometer-one
 Othernecessarylaboratoryapparatus, glasswares andchemical
reagents
D. AcademicRecord(Masterslevelandabove)
Degree Year Major Subjects Grade Board/University
MPharm 2015 Industrial Pharmacy,medicinal
chemistry,qualityassurance
3.86
CGPA
Kathmandu University
E. EmploymentRecord (Pleaseincludeappointmentletterandexperienceletter)
Period of service
Designation Institution Remarks
From To
2073 Tilldate Lecturer CIST College
F. PublicationRecord (Pleaseattachseparatesheetif necessary)
1. MajorResearchPublicationin RankedJournals/Proceedings(SCImago Journal Ranking/JCRImpact
Factor)
Format:Authors, Title,Journal,Volume(Number),Firstpage - Last page (Year) Rank*/IF (Year)
1
2
2. MajorResearchPublicationin Non-Ranked Peer-Reviewed Journals
Format:Authors, Title,Journal,Volume(Number),Firstpage - Last page (Year) Country
1
Sajan Maharjan*, Amrit Khanal, Amit Shrestha, Bigyan Joshi, Shailendra Shakya,
Ashwinee K. Shrestha. Design, optimization and evaluation of sustained ocular delivery
of levofloxacin hemihydrate from ph-triggered in-situ gelling system, Volume 6, Issue 7,
1107-1133
India
2 Sajan Maharjan*, Neha Prajapati, Amit Shrestha, Formulation and Evaluation of
sustained release Sodium Alginate beads of Indomethacin. Asian Journal of Pharmacy
India

5. and Technology. Volume 9, Issue 3; Page 165-72, 2019
3 Bigyan Joshi*, Arpana chaudhary,Pragya Pudasaini,Sristi Lamsal, Surachhya
Sharma,Amit Shrestha and SajanMaharjan,Roleof carriersforenhancingsolubilityof
silver sulfadiazine,Worldjournalof pharmacyandpharmaceuticalsciences,Volume6,
Issue 8, Page 919-933,2017
India
4 Amrit Khanal*, Mina Bhatta, Sajan Maharjan, T. Suguna and C. Sowmya, Formulation
and evaluation of sustained release floating tablets of valsartan, World Journal of
Pharmaceutical Research, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 579-593, 2016
India
5 Amrit Khanal*,MinaBhatta, MribhaManandharandSajanMaharjan,Solubility
enhancementofAtorvastatin calcium bysoliddispersiontechnique,Worldjournalof
pharmacyandpharmaceutical sciences,Volume8, Issue 7, Page 1103-1119,2019
India
3. Student ResearchSupervision (Pleaseattachseparatesheet if necessary)
Level (PhD/
MPhil/Masters)
Title Completion Year
(Viva Voice Date)
Name of
Student
1
2
3
4. ResearchMethodologyTraining(Pleaseincludecopyof certificate)
Organizer Title Duration Date
1.
*ForSCImagoRank,visit: http://www.scimagojr.com
G. Listofthe UGCand OtherResearch GrantsReceived byyou. Pleaseattachacopyof awardandthe
completionletter.
Year Agency Program Title Period
Q. Do you have any otherUGC fundedresearchprojectcurrentlyrunning?
( ) Yes - You are NOT ELIGIBLEto applyfor the UGCResearchGrantnow..
( √ ) No - You areeligibleto applyfortheUGCResearch Grantnow..
H. Research Proposal

6. Pleaseattachyour researchproposalwiththe followingmajorcomponentswrittenconsistentlyin anyacceptable
format(APA, MLA, Chicago,Turabian,Vancouver,etc.) Limitit to 15-20pages.
[Important: For the purpose ofthe double blind review, please use the applicant’s name only on the cover
page and avoid itfrom appearing on the inside pages and in citations by replacing your name with “●●●”].
H1. Use the followingformatfor your RESEARCH PROPOSAL:
ResearchProposalformat:
(Note: Thesequenceofthesectionscanbealteredto suit the disciplineand
the researchmethodologybeingapplied.)
a. Title
b. Abstract
c. Background
d. Problem Statement
e. Literature Reviewand ResearchGaps
g. Foundational/PreliminaryWork (doneby any team member if any)
f. Theoretical/ConceptualFramework
g. Conjectures/Hypotheses,ResearchQuestions
h. ResearchObjectives
i. Study Design, Methods,ToolsandDataAnalysis
j. ExpectedFindings
k. Novelty and Level of Contributionof the Study
l. ExpectedOutputs(Student TrainingandPublications)
m. LimitationsandDelimitations
n. Ethical/SafetyIssues
o. Organizationof the Study
p. Gantt Chart andDetailedBudget*
q. References
r. Associationto NationalPriority** (explainitin a simplelanguage)
*SeeAppendix 3.3 for allowableheadingsandbudgetoutline
** Referto TheUGCResearchDevelopmentandInnovationProgramsImplementationGuidelines2017,Section
1.15, for the NationalPriorityList
H2. Use the followingformatfor DEVELOPMENT/INNOVATIONPROPOSAL
Development/InnovationProposalFormat
(Note: Thesequenceofthesectionscanbealteredto suit the disciplineand
the project)
a. Purpose
b. Abstract
c. Background/Context/Problem
d. Literature Review
e. Theoretical/TechnicalAspect
f. Significanceofthe Development/Innovation
g. Foundational/PreliminaryWork (doneby any team member,if any)
h. Development/InnovationGoal/Objectives
i. Design/ MethodologyandVerification

7. j. ExpectedProduct
k. LimitationsandDelimitations
l. Ethical/SafetyIssues
m. Organizationof the FinalReport
n. Gantt Chart andDetailedBudget*(actual)
o. Bibliography
p. Associationto NationalPriority**(explainit in a simplelanguage)
*SeeAppendix 3.3 for allowableheadingsandbudgetoutline
** Referto TheUGCResearchDevelopmentandInnovationProgramsImplementationGuidelines2017,Section
1.15, for the NationalPriorityList
I. AdditionalEligibilityCheck
Q1. Have you submittedthis proposalinfullor inpart to anyother fundingagency?
( NO ) Yes - You areNOT ELIGIBLEto apply for the UGCResearchGrantnow.
( ) No - You areeligibleto applyfor the UGCResearchGrantnow.
Q2. Have you submittedanyother applicationbesidethisonefor anyUGCresearchgrantin the currentseason?
( NO ) Yes - You cannot applyfor morethan oneUGCresearchgrantat one time.STOPHERE.
( ) No - You areeligibleto apply. PLEASE PROCEED.
J. References
Provide detailsof TWO refereeswhomaybe in a better positionto explainwhyyour team shouldbeconsidered
for this funding. Theyshouldnot have any familyrelationswithyou.
Referee1 Referee2
Name Dr. ShibaBahadur Karkee Mr.GajendraBahadurBhuju
Organization CIST College CIST College
Designation Professor Level Professor Level
PhoneNumber 9851006030 9851190115
Email karkee_sb@yahoo.com gbhuju@yahoo.com
K. Documentsrequired (Check√ifincluded.)
1. Detailed Research Proposal (3 copies + 1 CD) 7. First Page of Research Articles with Abstract and any
evidence of Rank/Peer-Reviewed Journal
2. Copy of Citizenship 8. Curriculum Vitae
3. Copy of Appointment Letter and Job Certificate 9. Applications from Co-Investigators
4. Copies of Academic Diplomas (Masters and above) 10. Previous UGC Grant Certification (if any)
5. Copy of Equivalence Certificate (if any) 11. Proposed Roles of the Proposed Investigators
6. Copy of Certificate of Underprivileged Group (if any) 12. Research Completion Letter/Thesis Supervision
Letter
L. Institutional Endorsement (from allinstitutionswherethe study willbe conducted):
Statementof Endorsement:
ThePrincipal InvestigatorandCo-Investigators of the proposedstudy arefacultymembersinourinstitutions and

8. are qualifiedtoconducttheproposedstudy. We confirm theinstitutionalapprovaland promisesupportto the
team in conductingtheproposedstudyat our institutionsif the projectisselectedfor fundingfrom the UGC.
1. From the Institution of the PrincipalInvestigator
Name:Prof.Naveen Shrestha
Designation:Principal
Institution: CiST College
Address:
SangamChowk,NewBaneswor,
Kathmandu 32 Signature Official Seal
2. From the Institution of a Co-Investigator (If different from above)
Name:
Designation:
Institution:
Address:
Signature Official Seal
3. From the Institution of a Co-Investigator (If different from above)
Name:
Designation:
Institution:
Address: Signature Official Seal
Note: Add additionalrows,if necessary.
M. UndertakingbytheApplicant:
I herebydeclarethatI have read (a) TheUGCMinimumStandardandProcedureforPhD/MPhilDegree,2073,
(b) TheUGCPolicyandProcedureagainstResearchMisconduct,and(c)TheUGCFundingPoliciesofTheUGC
ResearchDevelopmentandInnovationProgramsImplementationGuidelines2017,andagreeto the conditions
andto myobligationsasan applicant.Isolemnlyaffirm that the informationI have provided is true andthe
researchproposalIhave submittedisoriginalandhas not beensubmittedinfull or in part to any other agency
seekinga grant. In caseof anyresearchmisconductonmypart or the informationprovidedbymeis found false
at any moment,I shallbe liableto disciplinaryactionwhichmayresultin terminationofFellowshipfundingand/or
rejectionofapplication.
______________________________________
Signature
Name:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
( PrincipalInvestigator / Co-Investigator )
Date: . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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10. Appendix 3.3 ResearchGrants for Faculty Members - Budget Outline
UGC Research Grant for Faculty Members
OUTLINE FOR BUDGET ESTIMATE
(Collaborative Research, FacultyResearch, Small RDI)
Funding limit:PleaseseeAppendix3.1for fundinglimitfor various categoriesofresearchandgrants.
(Pleaseshow the budgetestimateinyearly basis)
A. Personnel Cost
A.1. Specialtask*basedremunerationtoInvestigators andStudents (not exceeding10%ofthe grant)
A.2. Benefits (travel insuranceandspecialneedcost,if any)
B. LaboratoryCosts
B.1. SpecialtyComputerandSoftware(specify)
B.2. EquipmentandInstruments(specify)
B.3. SpecialReagents/Kits(specify)
B.4. Chemicals
B.5. Consumables
B.6. Serviceand Repaircost
B.7. Laboratoryupgradingcostsharing
B.8. Testingservicecost
B.9. Other(specify)
C. Field costs
C.1. Travelcosts (Investigators, Assistants, Enumerators)
C.2. Dailyallowance(Investigators,Assistants, Enumerators)
C.3. Survey cost (hiring,subjectscompensation,refreshment,special need)
C.4. Rental cost
C.5. Other (specify)
D. Officecosts
D.1. OfficeEquipment
D.2. Computerandsoftware
D.3. Officesupplies
D.4. Communication
E. ConsultantServices
E.1. Training
E.2. SpecialProfessionalService
E.3. Data Analysis
F. StudentSupport
F.1. ThesisProposalPreparationCost
F.2. ResearchCost(if separate)
F.2. ThesisPreparationCost
G. Facilitiesand AdministrativeCost

11. G.1. InstitutionalOverhead Cost (as perrule of the institutionbut not exceeding10%)
G.2. ProjectAccountingandAuditing
G.3. Administrative TravelCost
G.4. ProposalPreparationCost
G.5. DocumentationandPublicationCost
G.6. ContingencyCost(not exceeding5%ofthe total projectcost)
Note:
* SpecialtasksincludethepreparationofResearchProposal,ProgressReport, Article ManuscriptandFinal Report,
conductionofspecial experiment,dataanalysis, accountingandanyothertasks approvedby the UGC.