A researcher who is either an SLSU faculty member or an employee with a research project completed from 2019 up to the present, whether published or unpublished, and which had undergone Agency In-House Review (AIHR) is eligible to join. On the other hand, SLSU researchers who completed personally-funded research projects that were not subjected to AIHR may still join; however, their full paper will be subjected to the paper review of the Institutional Research Evaluation Committee before qualifying as an entry. Entries must be submitted via email at research@slsu.edu.ph or slsuresearchoffice@gmail.com using the format found here.

The invited external panel of experts will evaluate the presentations based on the following criteria:

PURE/BASIC RESEARCH CATEGORY

Significance of Findings (60%)

Contribution to knowledge/S&T advancement

Relevance to national/regional development

Manuscript/Write-up (30%)

Creativity, originality, and quality of work

Accuracy of figures and language

Clarity and style

Cogency and logic

Presentation (10%)

Clarity of presentation

Mastery of the topic

Response to inquiries

APPLIED/PRODUCT RESEARCH CATEGORY

Significance of Findings (60%)

Social acceptability

Technical feasibility

Financial/economic viability

Environmental soundness

Political acceptability

Manuscript/Write-up (30%)

Creativity, originality, and quality of work

Accuracy of figures and language

Clarity and style

Cogency and logic

Presentation (10%)

Clarity of presentation

Mastery of the topic

Response to inquiries

Each oral presenter shall be given 15 minutes to present/discuss their paper. Only one (1) presenter shall be allowed to present their paper. Other members of the group shall only serve as observers. The evaluators will be given a chance to raise questions during the Q&A portion. The specific scheduled arrangements per session must be strictly followed. An assigned timekeeper and moderator will signal the presenters and evaluators of the remaining time left for each session.

The evaluators will rate the presentations and the ORS will consolidate the scores to determine the Outstanding Research per category. On the other hand, the Most Outstanding Research award shall be given to the researcher or group of researchers who received the highest score based on the standard criteria. The Commendable Research recognition will be awarded to the research that is next in rank to the Outstanding for Research and Development Category in terms of score received. The awardees will be announced during the closing ceremonies of the S&T Week Celebration. They will be awarded the following cash prizes as stipulated in the REPDI Manual of Operations approved via BOR Resolution 53, s. 2021:

Most Outstanding Research – 50,000

Outstanding for the Research Category – 30,000

Outstanding for the Development Category – 30,000

Commendable Research – 20,000

In addition, awardees will receive plaques that will be awarded during the upcoming PRAISE ceremony.

Also, during the same closing ceremonies, a special recognition shall also be awarded to the top three (3) Most GAD-Responsive Research among the presented projects in the Research Congress based on the evaluation of the SLSU GAD Office. The recognized research teams shall receive the following:

1st – 20,000 + Plaque + Commemoratives

2nd – 15,000 + Plaque + Commemoratives

3rd – 10,000 + Plaque + Commemoratives