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UP Diliman

found in the Annexes. Detailed statistics
are found in the Infographic on p .

The complete list of recipients of the UP
Diliman research and creative work grants,
classified according to type of grant received, is

NEW FUNCTIONS
Management of the Research Dissemination
Grant Program

One of the major thrusts of the
administration of Chancellor Saloma is the
rationalization of the functions and scope of
operations of the different UP Diliman offices
and units. As part of this rationalization
thrust, the management of the Research
Dissemination Grant (RDG) Program for
faculty members was transferred, in
mid-2012, from the Office of the ViceChancellor for Academic Affairs to the
OVCRD.
The transfer did not simply mean a change
in the office and personnel handling the
processing of RDG applications. More

significantly, it presented an opportunity for
reviewing the RDG Program. Noting that the
RDG budget had not seen an increase in the
last seven years, the OVCRD proposed that
P P4.5M be added to the 2013 RDG budget.
With the original allocation set at P P4.1M,
the 2013 RDG budget thus more than
doubled, for a total amount of PhP8.6M. To
make the RDG Program more inclusive, the
OVCRD also proposed guidelines for the use
of the additional budget, in which the
coverage of the RDG has been expanded to
juried, reviewed, and documented