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viii. Services - covers printing, hospitality, honorarium, reimbursement to the research
participants or subjects, service-based input, and others; training costs related to
research such as workshops and others should be provided with strong justification to
be supported by the JPP-NIH review panel and approved by the Grant Review Panel;
**Funding must not be used to pay for expenses incurred to attend seminars or
conferences and publication fee
ix. Contract Personnel - salary and allowance for short-term personnel, which will be hired
based on the research; and
x. Equipment and accessories - the amount allocated for this category should not
exceed 40% of the approved total budget. Should any application exceed this limit, PI
must provide strong justifications, specifications, quotations, and estimations for the
purchase to the grant committee.
**For the purchasing of any ICT software and equipment, PI is required to seek
professional advice from the ICT department at their locality prior to the JPP-NIH panel
review meeting. The technical input from the ICT Department needs to be sent together
with the application as supporting documents. Their evaluation must cover the plan and
maintenance for related software and equipment during and after the completion of the
research.
8.9. Amendment to Grant Allocation
Any amendment to the allocation must be approved by the Deputy Director-General of Health
(Research and Technical Support) who is also the Chairman of the MOH Research Grant (MRG)
Review Panel. The completed form must be sent to the MRG Secretariat, NIH for approval.
Please refer to Lampiran Pindahan Agihan (Appendix 14).
8.10. Implementation and Research Conduct
All research must be carried out based on the approved methodology and allocation within the
stipulated time. Approved research will be monitored by the MRG Secretariat based on the
following aspects:
i. Financial performance;
ii. Research performance; and
iii. Outcome or Output.
8.11. Research Monitoring
PI is responsible for completing and submitting the financial reports and performance of
research under his/her supervision as follows:
i. Research financial report - must be sent to the MRG Secretariat every month of no later
than 15th of the following month;
ii. Research progress report - reports must be submitted semi-annually (on the 15 July
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and 15 January of the following year);
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iii. Research findings monitoring report - reports must be submitted every fourth quarter
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before 15 January of the following year. Please refer to Lampiran Pemantauan
Projek (Appendix 15); and
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