Internal Funding
UTAR Research Fund (UTARRF) is an internal research grant scheme designed to provide seed funding to support UTAR researchers and students in implementing research projects and research related activities.
As of 31 December 2023, the accumulated UTARRF amount awarded is RM90.55 million (Figure 2-1 abo
The University, guided by stringent and careful grant approval procedures, had initially approved a funding amount of RM516,500 in 2006. The amount continued to register growth in the years following with a total of RM6.730 million awarded in 2023.
From the RM6.730 million that was approved in 2023, RM3,023,864 was awarded to 108 (including 7 Educational Related Projects under the Centre for Learning and Teaching and 1 Case Study Project) research projects in UTARRF 2023 Cycle 1 and 2. The breakdown of the awarded UTARRF projects by Faculties/Institute is shown in Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2: Breakdown of the awarded UTARRF projects by Faculties/Institute as of 31 Dec 2023
A total of 343 active internal funded research projects as at 31 December 2023 are listed in Appendix A1.
A special allocation was also set aside for academics’ and students’ research related activities. A total of RM 4,414,275.02 funding was approved for the purpose. These activities include the following:
1. Publication and Data Analytics Workshop by Prof. Ramayah2. Motivational Talk for SPM candidates
3. Humanities, Religion and Society Academic Exchange Conference for ICS, UTAR and College of Humanities, Fo Guang University
4. Workshop Collaboration Between UTAR and Universitas Syiah Kuala (UNSYIAH)
5. Technical Talk - Taste Chips Ingredients for Making the Microchip
6. The Newly Formed Kerajaan Perpaduan Malaysia Perspectives of Socio-Political Economics, Institutions as Well As Taxation
7. Workshop Ultrasound Imaging in Physiotherapy Evaluation of the Shoulder
8. UTAR Buddhist Conference 2023
9. 13th Malaysian Symposium on Biomedical Science 2023
10. Forum Latest Economic Developments and Expectations on Graduates in the Job Market
11. International Workshop on Advanced Learning Sciences (IWALS 2023)
12. The International Kobe University UNESCO Chair - UTAR Workshop on Social Impact of Post-COVID-19
13. Seeing Straight Early Detection and Prevention of Scoliosis
14. Agriculture Tech. Seminar Series XX11 Sustainable Pest Management of Fruit Trees
15. 2nd N2RTU Workshop on Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics, And Data Analysis for Precision Nutrition
16. 11th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics (BAFE) 2023
17. FICT Research Day 2023
18. 10th Symposium on Science Education 2023 (SoSE 2023)
19. CEGT Technical Talk-Process Design in Practice
20. Forum on Hakka Studies and Cultural Industries 客家研究与文化产业论坛
21. MUET Sharing Session by Ms Clarise Yee Sook Fen22. 2023 UTAR Industry-Academia Collaboration Forum: Traditional Chinese Medicine（2023 年拉曼大学产学合作论坛：中医药
23. The Cultural Dimension of Leadership and Communication across Business
24. CEGT Technical Talk-Bioconversion of Waste to Feed: Are Insects the Solution?
25. FRGS Application and Reviewer Training Workshop for Cycle 1-2024
26. CEGT Nano Workshop
27. FICT Postgraduate Colloquium 2023
28. Joint Education Workshop MSBMB-UTAR-Taylor’s University
29. Research Writing Workshop
30. Supervising Adult Researchers in the Digital Era
31. A legal Framework on Retirement Benefits for Retired Sportsmen”
32. CEGT Technical Talk-Implementing Environmental, Health, and Safety Practices in Industry
33. LKC FES Postgraduate Colloquium 2023