Ministry: Grants only for researchers with potential


Abu Bakar (second from right) and Dr Sabarudin (right) launching the workshop on peat land construction.

SIBU: Research communities, including institutions of higher learning, can now apply for financial grant of up to RM500,000 from the Science, Technology and Innnovation Ministry, but subject to strict criteria.

Its Deputy Minister, Datuk Dr Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah, said the ministry would only approve such application if the applicants could ensure that their research would lead to the invention of products which could be commercialised for the benefit of the people.

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