DRIC has launched a maiden event to award outstanding researchers. Three categories of awards are on offer for the following categories of researchers: Best Evolving Researcher, Best Evolved Researcher and Outstanding Researcher. Respectively, the awardees will receive Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢5,000.00), Ten Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢10,000.00) and Fifteen Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH¢15,000.00). A formal ceremony will be organized for the awardees to present their ‘best’ research findings in December 2015. Members of the general public will be invited to the ceremony with the aim of further making UCC more visible.