Apply In-Person

1. To apply for conducting research at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MOEY), you should submit your application to the Planning and Development Division of MOEY. Please view MOEY’s contact details via this link:Link
2. Write a formal request letter addressed to the ministry indicating the background of the research and the reasons for undertaking the particular research.
3. Then prepare all the necessary documentation supporting your request application and attach them to the letter in a single file or envelop
4. Go to the Ministry’s office and submit your complete request application to the Planning and Development Divisionthrough the Permanent Secretary or chief executive officer (CEO)
5. The Division will verify the request along with the documentation and consult with the relevant senior authority together with the Executive Management Group to grant approval of the research request or reject it
6. If the research request is approved, it will be forwarded to the specific Division or Unit, or Department in which you wish to conduct your research
7. If schools will be required to take part in the research, an introductory letter is prepared under the signatory of the Chief Education Officer or Deputy Chief Education Officer, or the Regional Director for the respective School Administrator.
8. The specific Division or Unit or Department will inform you of the approval through your contact details either by Mail or Email and also provide you with guidance on protocol and availability of data or information you wish to collect
9. In case you want to obtain information of a personal student in your research, you must obtain written approval from the student’s school and Parent or Guardian of the student
10. Proceed with the research according to the protocol provided by the Division or Unit or Department
    

• Request letter
• Any documents supporting your research request
• Approvals (if applicable)
  

Ministry of Education, Youth, and Information
Address: 2 National Heroes Cir, Kingston, Jamaica
Tel: 876-922-1400-9
Website: Link
Contact details and Regional offices :Link

Individuals and Organizations who wish to conduct research at the Ministry of Education in Jamaica are eligible to apply

The application fee varies with the type of research you wish to conduct, please contact the relevant authority for fees details

The research is valid for the period you have requested

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Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
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width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

You must observe and be aware of the Child Care and Protection Act while conducting your research

• Title of research
• Research name
• Reasons for conducting the research
• Research details
  

Applying and obtaining approval from the ministry if education proves that you have been permitted to conduct your research

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