DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FOR TETFUND INSTITUTIONAL BASED RESEARCH (IBR) PROJECTS

                                                                  UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA                                                                      

MEMORANDUM

  To: BENEFICIARIES                                        From: TETFUND COMMITTEE

  Our Ref: UN/RC.2024/TFC/BR/04                     Date:      2nd September, 2024

 

DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FOR TETFUND INSTITUTIONAL BASED RESEARCH (IBR) PROJECTS

  1. The under listed applicants (21 Nos.) whose research proposals were selected and recommended to TETFund for funding under year 2024 Institution-Based Research (IBR) Intervention are hereby notified that their funds are ready for disbursement.

 

  1. Please note that the amount disbursed represent 60% first tranche of the total cost of the project. The second tranche payment of 40% will only be released when the Researcher must have published at least one article from the findings of the research in any referred Journal with impact factor of at least 3 (three) and above, evidence of which should be submitted to TETfund.

 

  1. TETFund should be acknowledged as the sponsor of the research in a footnote in the first page of a paper citing the research project no. (TETF/DR&D/CE/UNI/NSUKKA/BR/2024/VOL.IB)

 

  1. The Lead Researcher to open an IBR Bank account into which the funds will be credited.

 

  1. Quarterly progress reports by the researchers be forwarded to the Fund for monitoring purposes. The quarterly reports should be regularly submitted until the entire intervention is completed and closed out.

 

  1. Upon completion of the Research Projects, you are expected to forward to TETFund a close out/completion report (including copies of the financial receipts obtained in respect of the Research Projects). You are also required to forward three (3 Nos.) bound copies of the Research Report for the Research Project within three (3) months of completion.

 

  1. You should please insert in the application for release of approved fund a statement of commitment to fully comply with the above stated conditions.

 

 

AWARDEES OF INSTITUTION BASED RESEARCH (IBR) FUND (2024)

S/N Research Title/Topic(s) Duration of Research Lead Researcher Amount Approved for Research Project(s)

(N)

 First Tranche 60% Disbursement

(N)
1. Development of an improved two-level 4.5KW Solar-battery powered inverter system for rural dwellers 12 Months Dr Eya Candidus Ugwuoke

Electrical Engineeri

 1,900.000.00 1,140,000.00
2. Adult education strategies for conflict resolution and peaceful co-existence between Fulani Herdsmen and Rural Farmers in Enugu and Anambra State 6 Months Ass Prof. Nwabuko Linus Okechukwu

Adult Education and Extra-mural Studies

 1,750.000.00 1,050,000.00
3. Mitigative roles of the probiotic (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae) in heat stress induced testicular & humoral alterations in pubertal male pigs 12 Months Dr. Edmund C. Mbegbu

Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology

 1,900,000.00 1,140,000.00
4. Investigating neuro-educational practices for inclusion of Children with developmental disorders in basic education schools 12 Months  Dr. Vera Victor-Aigbodion

Educational Foundations

 1,900.000.00 1,140.000.00
5. Development of multi-purpose hybrid electrothermic and fuel energy firing furnace 8 Months Engr. Madu Solomon C.

Metallurgical Engineering

 2,300.000.00 1,380,000.00
6. Development of high strength ternary aluminum-rice husk-derived graphene-titanium composite conductor for electricity transmission 12 Months Engr. Dr, A.D Omah

Metallurgical Engineering

 1,850.000.00 1,110,000.00
7. Effect of aqueous decoction extract of Xylopia aethiopicafruit pods (Uda) on the immediate postpartum uterine in albino rats 4 Months Prof. Izuchukwu Ochiogu

Veterinary Obstetrics and Reproductive Diseases

 1,950.000.00 1,170,000.00
8. Improving employability skills acquisition of visually impaired students through inclusive career coaching programme 4 Month Ass. Prof. Liziana Onuigbo

Educational Foundations

 1,500.000.00 900,000.00
9. Phenotypic and Genotypic Evaluation of bacterial and fungal contaminations of effluents of cesspools from burst pipes in University of Nigeria, Nsukka and the Surrounding towns 12 Months Dr.(Mrs) Maria I. Ngwu

Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology

 1,900,000 1,140,000.00
10. Metagenomic analysis of microbiomes of soils from different geological formations in Nsukka as a tool for sustainable agriculture 12 Months Prof. Ifeyinwa Monica Uzoh

Soil Science

 1,900,000.00 1,140,000.00
11. Comparative analysis of green corrosion inhibitors on mild and medium carbon steel produced from Ajaokuta steel plan in 1-10M of H2SO4 12 Months Engr. Ocheri Cyril

Metallurgical and Material Engineering

 1,900.000.00 1,140,000.00
12. Assessment of Immunomodulatory mechanisms of methanolic seed extract of Garcinia kola in broiler chickens challenged with velogenic Newcastle diseases virus 12 Months Ikenna-Ezeh Nkechi Harriet

Veterinary Microbiology

 2,300,000.00 1,380,000.00
13. Biometric voting technology and voter participation in Nigeria: The emerging demands of voter mobility among disadvantaged groups 12 Months Dr. Chimankpa Ojimba

Philosophy

 1,900,000.00 1,140,000.00
14. Biogas generation and kinetic analysis of co-anaerobic digestion of rice husk, poultry droppings with household vegetable waste 12 Months Dr. Uyor Uwa Orji

Metallurgical and Material Enginnering

 2,100.000 1,260,000.00
15. Effects of different land utiliozation types on the distribution of selected properties of texturally contrasting soils in Uzo-Uwani, South-Eastern Nigeria 12 Months Awaogu Chukwuebuka Edwin

Soil Science

 1,500.000 900,000.00
16. Chemical composition and Erythropoietic potentials of dialium guineese fruit-pulp and leaf extract and effects on anaemia and liver function in adult in wister rats 6 Months Ezeja Enechojo Peace –

Nutrition and Dietetics

 1,900,000.00 1,140,000.00
17. An experimental evaluation of the antimicrobial, properties of aqueous seed extract of Carica papaya 7 Months Dr(Mrs) Eze Chinelo Charity

Pharmaceutical Microbiology

 1,800.000.00 1,080,000.00
18 Pen, Paper, Power, Measurement and cultivating gender equality through creative composition 12 months Ogechukwu U. F. Chukwuneke – Linguistics, Ugbo and other Nigerian Languages

 

 1,545,000.00 927,000.00
19. Flood detection on some selected states in Nigeria using topological data analysis and unsupervised machine learning technique 12 Months Dr. Felix O. Ohanuba

Statistics

 1,900.000.00 1,140,000.00
20. Development of interactive multimedia-based courseware in early children education using authoring system 12 Months Dr. Emmanuel Chukwunweike Nwangwu

Computer and Robotic Education

 1,900.000.00 1,140,000.00
21 The impact of violence against persons prohibited law (VAPP) in promoting survivor-cender policing against sexual and gender-based violence in Enugu State, Nigeria 12 months Dr. Isaac S. Ndubuisi 1,900,000.00 1,140,000.00

 

 

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Prof. Anene, B. M.

Chairman   TETFund Committee/TETFund Desk Officer