Student-Led Research Programme

20 December 2023 to 20 May 2024

The School of Graduate Studies is pleased to invite you to participate in the 2023-2024 round of the Student-Led Research Program (SLRP).

What is SLRP?

Student-Led Research Program (SLRP), as part of the Student Research Enhancement Scheme, focusing on enhancing student learning and research training. The SLRP epitomizes Lingnan University's policy goal of promoting student-initiated research, including community-based research and service-learning projects.

Interdisciplinary research projects are especially encouraged. The projects can include but are not limited to the following areas:

• Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
• Policy review
• Action and community-based research
• Historical research
• Knowledge transfer activities
• Surveys
• Ethnographic research
• Case studies
• Archival research etc.

Requirements

Applications must include the following information

1. A brief description and justification of the project (Maximum of 250 words)
2. An itemised budget (if applicable)
3. A list of the names, academic departments, and contact information of each group member.
4. One person must be designated as the leader of the team.

Guidelines/Regulations

• Where funding is required and approved, it will be provided on a reimbursement basis.
• The nature of the project shall determine the funding ceiling. We encourage students to undertake small scale projects that can be completed within a short period.
• Dissemination plan: how output/results from the research will be communicated
• Any research output emerging from this programme must carry this acknowledgement notice: This research/project has been funded by the Student-Led Research Programme of the School of Graduate Studies, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Suggested Dissemination of output

Participants can share their research through:

• Academic and public presentations
• Academic publications
• Working papers (via Lingnan University's Institute of Policy Studies platform)
• Publications in local and international media outlets

Note

• Some of the project information and the contact details of project team members may be publicised on the website of the School of Graduate Studies and used for other promotions relating to the SLRP.

What can students get from participating in this programme?

Research experience

This program not only encouraged me to navigate research funding application processes but also offered crucial financial support, especially for junior scholars who often have limited resources.  ----------【shared by TAO Hongyi, 2021-2022 & 2022-2023 SLRP project paticipant】

[For more details]

Research Project Period: 20 December 2023 to 20 May 2024

What can you do now?

• Form a group of 3-5 members, norminateed a group leader. Ensure that at least 50% of the group's members are students of Lingnan Universi
• Identity a research topic, with a brief description and justification of the project within 250 words.
• Read through the guideline and make an itemized budget plan (if applicable)
• Fill in the application form
• Each Project must be completed by 20 May 2024

How to Apply:

• Please send the form [application form] to [email protected]
• Due Date of application: 30 November 2023. (Now Extend to 10 December 2023, 17:59pm)
• Should you require any information, please contact us at [email protected]. or Dr Padmore Adusei Amoah ([email protected]) or Ms. QIU Xin Wini ([email protected])

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