Emmanuel A. Onsay, a Certified Public Accountant and currently a Graduate Studies student at De La Salle University brought home P10,000 cash prize, plaque and certificate as he led the 2021 IIARI Research Competitions. Meanwhile, Juliet C. San Luis, a graduating student of Calayan Educational Foundation, Inc. took home P7,000, plaque and certificate as she topped the undergraduate category level. A team composed of Kenneth B. Ibardeloza, Louigie T. Badillo, Janna Mae H. Macatangay, Kharyl R. Dela Cruz & Myryl T. Malabanan of Tanauan City Integrated High School bagged the grand prize in the High School category bringing home P5,000, plaque and certificate. The virtual awarding ceremonies were held on December 4. 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on the world, and research institutions have certainly felt its impact as well. Yet, while the coronavirus has brought many challenges to academic research, public trust in the work of researchers has increased. The pandemic has brought a spirit of collaboration to research institutions. COVID-19 gives institutions a chance to reimagine what’s possible moving forward.
And IIARI took that opportunity to move forward and collaborate with different institutions and decided to have a research competition. The IIARI Research Competition (IRC) is an epitome of the organization’s commitment to knowledge and research. True to its mission, IIARI upholds the value of research and education for intellectual growth and development. IRC aims to nurture research culture among the students in various education levels. It is a national competition open to the Filipino student-researchers across the Philippines. It brings forth a venue for the high school, undergraduate and graduate students to display their research writing prowess. With the objectives of – continuously developing a strong research culture among students; providing a platform for the dissemination and publication of student research outputs; fostering collaboration among student-researchers around the globe; and developing camaraderie among fellows in the industry and academic community. There are three categories of the competition:
Category 1. High School Students. This competition is open to senior high school students.
Category 2. Undergraduate Students. This competition is open to undergraduate students in any specializations.
Category 3. Graduate Students. This competition is open to graduate students both in Masters and Doctorate levels in any specializations.
IRC-2021 has three levels namely: first, second and final round.
First round. The competitors submit the extended abstract of their paper during the first round of the competition. The panel of evaluators choose the papers to continue to the second round of the competition.
Second round. The competitors submit the full manuscript of their paper together with the student identification, proof of enrolment or certificate of graduation. The panel of evaluators choose only ten (10) papers from each category to advance to the final round of the competition.
Final round. The top ten papers are called for an online panel interview.
Panel of evaluators are composed of group of experts from Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines , India , Indonesia and Poland.
A 70-30 weight was used in choosing the Grand winner. Wherein 70% of the score /rating came from the full manuscript and the 30% came from the result of panel interview.
Here is the complete list of finalists (click here).
