As the overall policy-making, coordinating, and funding agency for the preservation, development, and promotion of Philippine arts and culture, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts encourages and supports the conduct of research and the utilization and dissemination of research outputs on culture and the arts.

NCCA support for research comes in the form of awards for individuals and grants for organizations. Research awards and grants shall be given to outstanding projects in 2020:

📒 Research Award for an Individual (regular) – 300,000 (6 slots)
📕 Research Award for an Organization (regular) – 500, 000 (1 slot)
📗 Community Research (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao) – 500,000 (3 slots)
📘 Ph.D. Dissertation Award – 150, 000 (4 slots)
📙 MA Thesis Award – 75,000 (8 slots)

Projects must be implemented from January 1 – October 31, 2020. Deadline for submission of Research Proposals is on July 31, 2019

Download:
📌 NCCA Research Agenda (http://bit.ly/NCCAResearchAgenda)
📌 Specific Guidelines for NCCA Support for Research in Culture and the Arts (http://bit.ly/NCCAResearchGuidelines)
📌 NCCA Research Proposal Form (http://bit.ly/NCCAResearchProposalForm)

Proposals may be submitted in any of the Philippine languages.

Submit the complete Research Proposal Packet to:

Cultural Dissemination Section
Policy/Plan Formulation and Programming Division
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
633 General Luna St., Intramuros, Manila 1002
Email: dissemination@ncca.gov.ph