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UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMITTEE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT GRANT Explanatory Notes (SEG 2) for completing the Application Form GENERAL (a) These notes are intended to be read by applicant(s)/institution(s) before completion and submission of a Special Equipment Grant application. (b) The form entries should be typed, and the font size should not be smaller than Point 10 (Times New Roman). (c) The form is in 3 parts, Part I : Summary of the Equipment Proposal; Part II : Details of the Instrument Proposal; and Part III : Institutional Endorsement and Research Ethics/Safety Approval. (d) All sections of the relevant parts should be completed. Where information sought is not applicable or not provided under a particular section, insert “NA” or “Nil”. (e) All applications should be submitted in 15 hard copies and 10 soft copy (in well-labeled CD ROMS) to the UGC Secretariat on or before 28 February 2008. (f) To help reduce the cost of processing and save paper, applicants are urged to keep the length of proposals and attachments to the minimum and use double-sided printing/photocopying when reproducing the form. It is important that applicants should comply with the page/word limits specified in various sections of the application form. Attachments are allowed only to cater for needs of essential documents such as letters of collaboration or price quotations, and supplementary materials such as papers, manuscripts, publications or detailed research work are not acceptable. Blatant abuse of page / word limits or excessive attachments may result in disqualification of the application. (g) Enquiries about the contents of these Explanatory Notes and other related matters about the Special Equipment Grant exercise should be directed to the Research Offices of the Institutions which, if in doubt, should consult the UGC Secretariat for clarification. Also, correspondence regarding Special Equipment Grant matters including enquiries, appeals and complaints should