Federal Varsity Lafia Okays N50m Research Grant For Innovation, Eyes External Funding

Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lafia (FULafia), Prof. Mohammed Isa Kida, has approved a N50 million research grant to strengthen the institution’s research capacity and enhance its competitiveness in attracting national and international funding.

The fund, released to the University’s Research and Conference Development Committee, is designed to support high-impact research projects, promote innovation and improve the quality of academic research across faculties and departments.

The committee’s chairman, Prof. Adam Adebayo Sirajudeen, described the initiative as a major step towards building a sustainable more larger external grants.

According to him, the  fund will enable researchers to initiate quality projects, develop robust methodologies and generate evidence-based solutions to pressing societal challenges.

He said the initiative is expected to improve the university’s research output, strengthen its national and international reputation and enhance its position in global university rankings.

“The deployment of the university’s research development fund to initiate quality projects and refine robust methodologies is laying a strong foundation for attracting substantial external funding,” Sirajudeen said.

“This initiative represents a major milestone in promoting problem-solving research and cultivating a strong culture of grantsmanship,” he added.

The committee has already approved and funded the first batch of research proposals valued at N34,072,600.

The University Management said the funded projects would contribute to knowledge generation in critical fields while providing research support for postgraduate students working under the supervision of principal investigators.