Bahir Dar University

Bahir Dar Institute of Technology

School of Research and Graduate Studies

Research Proposal Concept Development Guide and Fund

Application Form
[To be submitted in two copies]

[Date of Submission]
A. TITLE OF RESEARCH PROJECT:

B. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR Male Female

Full Name C. RESEARCH DURATION:
Current Position
Faculty and program ______________________________
Cell Phone
Email D. TOTAL GRANT REQUEST IN
BIRR:
CO-Investigator -1 Male Female _______________________________
Full Name
Current Position
E. RESEARCH THEMATIC AREA (
Faculty and program choose from the list at the last page):
Cell Phone _______________________________
Email

CO-Investigator -2 Male Female

Full Name
Current Position
Faculty and program
Cell Phone
Email

F. Purpose of Application, if new, put a mark below. If it is continuation, write the title of the
previous project

New Research Continuation from:

G. Affiliated to another BiT Projects Yes No If yes state,the name of the project:

Signature of Principal Investigator Signature of Respective Chairholder

Date: Date:

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1. Title of the Research project

The title of the research project should be brief, precise, specific, instructive
and unambiguous. It should be prepared or written in a way that catches the
attention of the reader.

2. Summary of the proposal (maximum 1 page)

The summary should be brief and precise outline of the most relevant topics to
be addressed including problem statement, the proposed objective,
methodology, main expected outcome and time frame and budget allocation
of the project

3. Introduction/Review (maximum of two pages)

The introduction and/or review should include: the background and the state
of the art of your field of study: including the essential references; the most
relevant national and international works in the same or related fields of study.
Here the rational for the project and the relevance of this project should be
clearly identified and stated.

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 4. Objective of the project

The objective should show what the project would like to contribute. It is clear that
the objectives are changes that we would like to see happening at the end of the
project life. Therefore, very clear general and/or specific objectives that should follow
the principle of SMART (i.e Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time
bound) would be put in place in this part.

4.1. Describe the reasons to present this proposal and the initial hypothesis which
support its objectives (maximum 20 lines)

4.2. Indicate the background and previous results of your research work or
other related works that support the initial hypothesis

4.3. Describe briefly the objectives of the project (the target to achieve).

5. Methodology or Research Plan

The methodology to tackle the formulated statement of problem should be explicitly
described irrespective of the research approach (Experimental, modelling, field survey

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 etc...). Moreover, the tasks should identified and explicitly assigned for person in
charge of this particular task
The research plan should contain the tasks, milestones and deliverables.
For each task, it must be indicated the centre to be conducted and the
number of researchers involved.
If personnel costs are requested, the tasks to be developed by the
personnel to be hired must be detailed and justified.

Example for Task Description

Task A: Synthesis and characterization of synergetic hybrid material
Responsible person: Mr. Y
Duration: Five weeks
Aim of this task: To obtained active and stable catalyst that can be applied in waste
treatment
Facilities needed: Autoclave reactor, oven with temperature controlled, list of chemicals

Task B: Kinetic modeling for biogas production

Responsible person: Mr. X
Duration: Ten weeks
Aim of this task: To obtain a realistic kinetic model for digester design
Facilities needed: Batch bio-reactor, Matlab or other software to simulate the obtained
experimental result with the existing or new developed model

N.B: Repeat this step as many task you have.

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 6. Chronogram (time schedule with detail tasks and work for assignation)

The ways or methods and tools of monitoring and evaluation that we are likely
to apply in our project should clearly show the schedule and approaches in our
proposal so that one can easily follow up our progress. The Gant chart should
include deliverable tasks, milestone of the project. Please adapt table 1 while
you develop your Gant chart.

Tasks or Activities Start End October November December January February March April May
time time

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Table 1: Gant chart for Residential Construction Project (Sample)

7. Benefits derived from the project, diffusion and exploitation of results

(maximum 1 page)

In this part the following items must be described:

Scientific and technical contributions expected from the project, potential
application or transfer of the expected results in the short, medium or large
term, benefits derived from the increase of knowledge and technology.
Diffusion plan and, if appropriate, exploitation plan of the results.

8. Background of the researcher

Indicate the previous activities and achievements of the researcher in the field of
related projects:
If the project is related to other previously granted, you must indicate the
objectives and the results achieved in the previous project.
If the project approaches a new research field, the background and
previous contributions of the research group (departments) in this field
must be indicated in order to justify the capacity of the group (department)
to carry out the project.

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 9. Plan for Financial Expenditure
Proposed Financial Requirement
S.N Item Unit Quantity Unit Total Cost Remark
Cost (ETB)
1 Personal expenditure
Per dime:
Field substance

3 Equipments

4 Consumable:
Chemicals & reagents

Total amount

10. The Undersigned Agrees to Accept Responsibility for the Scientific and
Technical Conduct of this Research Project. The Provision of the Required
Progress of Report (both in public defence and written report) and the
Presentation of the Final Report as Required.

Name of the investigators (s) Signature (s) Date

_______________________________ ____________ _____________

_______________________________ ____________ _____________
_______________________________ ____________ _____________
_______________________________ ____________ _____________

Chairholder Signature Date

_______________________________ ____________ _____________

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 BiT Key Research Thematic Areas
1) Sustainable energies and Applied Thermal Engineering

a) Solar and solar thermal process

b) Hydropower
c) Biomass energy and Bio-fuels
d) Efficient Cooking Stove and efficient lightning
e) Wind Energy
f) Geothermal energy
g) Solar and Adsorption Refrigeration
h) Power Plant technology
2) Chemicaland Food processing

a) Crop value chain and Postharvest Technology

b) Milling , Food fortification and Extrusion technology
c) Process Intensification and Energy Utilization
d) Green Process engineering and Chemistry
e) Intensification of dairy process (Milk products)
f) Product development and Packaging material
g) Upgrading Indigenous Technologies
h) Sugar Processing and By-Product Utilization
i) Beverage Technology
j) Mineral processing and Petrochemical Technology
k) Waste Valorization and Bio-energy Intensification
l) Leather processing Technology
3) Water Resources Management

a) Water supply and Distribution

b) Remote sensing and geospatial technology
c) Water quality and Sanitation
d) Flood management and monitoring
e) Soil Erosion and hydrological phenomena
f) Irrigation technology
4) Transport systems and Construction Management

a) Roads, bridges and geotechnical properties of soils

b) Railways
c) Maritime
d) Low cost construction Materials and technology
e) Traffic Engineering
5) Environment protection and Management

a) Solid and Hazard Waste Management

b) Environmental Impact and Life Cycle Assessment
c) Water and Waste Water Treatment
d) Air Pollution Control and Monitoring

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 e) Environmental Leveling

6) Industrial Design and Management Science

a. Quality Management
b. Kaizen
c. Ergonomics and Safety engineering
d. Production Management and Productivity improvement
7) Mechanic Design and Manufacturing Engineering

a) Metallurgic and steel processing

b) Welding technology
c) Material testing and analysis
d) Robotics and Mechatronics
e) Aerodynamics and CFD
8) Electrical Technology and ICT
a. Software Development
b. Big Data Processing andCloud Computing
c. Distribution Computing
d. Mobile Based Application Development
e. Mobile and Electronic Services
f. Electronic Hardware Development
g. Wireless Communication and Digital Signal Processing
h. Sensor development and automation

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