Call for Research Proposals

The ICT4D Research Center kindly invites the staff of BDU to apply for this call for Research proposals for possible funding in 2017 E.C.. The new research proposal shall address existing problems using ICT-related remedies and have a special relevance to development of the country. The final output of the research must be published in a reputable journal.

Please submit your research proposals to ICT4D Research Center in a hard copy and soft copy via (ict4dbit@gmail.com) on or before May 31/2024.

Eligibility for proposal writing:

  • Be a staff member of BDU.
  • Researchers who successfully submitted all previous BDU funded research projects, in case if the applicants are funded in the previous budget years.

Requirements:

  • A proposal shall involve at least six researchers and should encompass 3 or more sub-themes
  • The researchers, preferably, shall have a reputable publication record in indexed and peer reviewed journals.
  • Research proposals must be within thematic areas identified by BiT and should be specifically related to Digitalization, Communication and ICT. Furthermore, the proposals should be in line with the research thematic areas of ICT4D Research Center:
    • Natural Language Processing,
    • Wireless and Mobile Communication,
    • e-Service,
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Privacy & Digital Security.
  • Proposal shall be written based on “Research, Community Service and Technology Transfer Guideline of Bahir Dar University, 2019”.

Note: Multidisciplinary research proposals are highly encouraged.

For any information, please contact us via ict4dbit@gmail.com