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Watch this video as a brief orientation for the researchers who are grantees of the Basic Education Research Fund in conducting their studies.

Q: The policy does not have provisions on liquidation. How can we track liquidation documentation?
A: BERF is output based. the provisions for eligible expenses are for planning processes of the proponents. We emphasize that cost estimates should be within accounting rules. We will be questioned if we will not put eligible and ineligible expenses. We will check how the money is spent during the evaluation.

Q: What if the tranche is more than actual expenditure?
A: We do not change the total amount. We just reimburse the researchers. In our previous guidelines, the first tranche is 20% which is often insufficient to fund the expenses of the grantees. Hence, we increased it to 40%.

Q: Do we have templates for cost estimates and work plan?
A: None. The work plan is only a Gantt Chart detailing the activities in the implementation of the research. On the other hand, the cost estimates enumerate the proposed items and their corresponding cost which are necessary to conduct the research. However, it is the prerogative of the RO or DO if they want to come up with templates for these.

Q: Should action research be restricted for teachers?
A: Under the RMG, offices may conduct action research. In light of the implementation of the rationalization plan, we thought that offices might need to conduct action research in order to assess their functions and systems. The matter of credit for action research towards hiring and promotion is something that we are aware of, and will brought up with BHROD.


Q: Do we need to require the oral presentation of research proposals for funding under BERF?
A: No, unless the proponents have requested to have an oral presentation of their proposal. It becomes an additional burden to teachers and some of them are discouraged to conduct research because of this. Our focus is to encourage as much as many researchers as we can. Nonetheless, we can have oral presentation as part of preparation for research conferences.

Q: Can proponents submit research proposals on previously conducted research studies for funding under the BERF?
A: Conducting a previous study to validate its findings becomes another study. Let us check the intention of the proponents and the merit of the proposal. We discourage the submission of research proposals for the sake of having a submitted proposal. Let us also evaluate the merit of the study – the significance and contribution of its findings to our context.