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Call For participation

APPGM-SDG Research Article Writing Competition

Theme: Grassroots Issues in Parliamentary Constituencies

APPGM-SDG Secretariat, supported by Persatuan Sains Sosial Malaysia (PSSM), is pleased to announce our inaugural Research Article Writing Competition. This competition aims to promote high‑quality research by utilising APPGM-SDG’s issue mapping reports and associated publications, including situational analysis and parliamentary policy papers.

We invite abstract submissions of no more than 300 words that address grassroots issues falling within the broad themes of social, economic, environmental, and governance.

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eligibility

Open to Malaysian citizens from a wide range of backgrounds including:

Parliament and MP staff and researchers

Think tanks, CSOs and NGOs

Academics

Postgraduate students enrolled in local and overseas universities

Civil servants

UN and other international agency staff

Independent researchers and interested members of the public

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competition format and prizes

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30 selected papers

will each receive a prize of RM 500

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Ten papers

will be invited to compete in an SDG Parliamentary Research Symposium

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Top three presentations

will each receive a cash prize of RM2,000

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thirty selected papers

will be published in a book to be launched in early 2027

important dates

27 June 2026

Abstract Submission Deadline

27 July 2026

Notification of Results

16 November 2026

Full Paper Submission

2-3 December 2026

Symposium

Early 2027

Book Publication

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