Mrs Lee Choon Guan Endowed Research Fund
Significance and potential impact of practice research
The primary objective of practice research is to produce research for practice and turn it into intervention, training, and teaching materials.
Practice research projects have the potential to:
- improve the accessibility, delivery and design of services
- enhance the well-being of service users
- contribute to policy discussions at the agency and/or governmental levels
LCG Grant Selection and Award Process
The LCG Secretariat organises a practice research seminar a few months prior to announcing the LCG Grant Call.
Academic Consultations A month prior to the submission of applications, we announce a schedule for Academic Consultations, where social work practitioner-researchers or their research team members could obtain clarifications or guidance from NUS Social Work Department academics about the research project they are keen to undertake.
Grant Application Period
Following the announcement of the Grant Call interested parties are given one full month to submit their grant application.
Selection Process
At the end of the Grant Application Period a Selection Committee is put together to independently review the research proposals received. Following months of stringent deliberations the Selection Committee makes their recommendations to the LCG Steering Committee. The actual number of LCG Grant Awardees will depend on the quality of the submissions.
Application Process Timeline
The application timeline may look somewhat like this:
Grant Quantum
The quantum awarded by the LCG Fund varies. In previous years we have given out as much as $60,000 per research project.
Who Can Apply?
The research team should be helmed by a registered and practicing social worker (Practitioner-Principal Investigator). If there is a Co-Investigator, the person should also be a qualified social worker. Researchers can make up the rest of the team.
The Grant Call is an institutional call; the management of the awarded social service agency or medical institution is required to support the practitioners through the research projects. The director of the organisation is required to endorse and sign the last portion of the Grant Application Form.
Each research team will be paired with an academic PI from NUS Department of Social Work.
Expected Deliverables from Awardees
- NUS-IRB Application and Approval (if necessary)
- Quarterly Reimbursement Claim and Progress Report
- Final Research Report
- Dissemination and Utilisation Deliverables: Presentations and Development of Training Materials
- Any other deliverables agreed within project team
Expectations from Research Team and Academic PI
- Regular project meetings must be mutually agreed upon
- Progress update and grant administration meetings with PI (practitioner), PI (academic) and the Secretariat of the Research Fund
- Oversight of Academic PI on submissions of the research team
Submission Instructions
Please submit the completed application form, along with the necessary documents as stated in the form to swk_LCGResFund@nus.edu.sg, with the subject stating ‘Application Submission - <your last name>, <your organisation>’.
Your submission should be made no later than 5pm on 1 September of the Grant Call year.
Note: For the signatures required in the last two pages of the Application Form, please pen-sign accordingly and scan the pages for submission. The rest of the Application Form should remain in word document format (.doc or .docx).
For Enquiries
You may visit the FAQ page or write in to us.