[CALL FOR APPLICATION] European Research Council (ERC) – Thailand PMU-B

26 April 2023

[CALL FOR APPLICATION] European Research Council (ERC) – Thailand PMU-B
Opportunities for Thai Researchers to Join European Research Council Teams in Europe

European Research Council (ERC) and Thailand’s Program Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional Development, Research and Innovation (PMU-B) signed an Administrative Arrangement on 9 September 2022 to further cooperation between Thailand and the European Union (EU).

Regarding the Signed Administrative Arrangement, ERC and PMU-B have announced the call for application for Thai researchers to carry out research visits and to pursue frontier research collaborations in thematic area of mutual interest with European research team supported by ERC grants.

Funding Agencies: ERC and PMU-B
Deadline: 19 May 2023

Fund:

For Thai researchers

  • Travel grant: A round trip economy ticket from Bangkok to the location of the ERC project
  • Monthly living allowance according to the PMU-B guidelines
  • Visa fees
  • Health insurance coverage for the duration of the research visits

For those ERC-supported European teams which host a Thai researcher

  • PMU-B will also offer funding for the PI of the ERC funded project to visit the Thai researcher’s university or institute in Thailand for up to one week. PMU-B would cover return economy airfare, accommodation and living costs.
Thematic Area of Mutual Interests:
Frontier ScienceFrontier BCG (Health & Medicine: Environment & Climate Change)Frontier SHA (Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts)
-Fundamental Constituents of Matter

-Condensed Matter
Physics

-Computer Science and
Informatics

-System and Communication
Engineering

-Universe Science

-Earth System Science
Biotechnology and Biosystems Engineering		-Integrative Biology: From Genes and Genomes to

-SystemsPhysiology in Health, Disease and Ageing

-Neuroscience and Disorders of the Nervous Systems

-Immunity, Infection and Immunotherapy

-Prevention, Diagnostic and Treatment of Human

-DiseasesThe Human Mind and its Complexity

-Environmental Biology, Ecology and Evolution

-Human Mobility, Environment, and Space
-Synergy		-Cultures and Cultural Production

-The Study of the Human Past

-The Social World and Its Diversity

-Institutions, Governance and Legal Systems
Duration:
  • Thai researchers may carry out research visits with ERC-supported European teams through single and long-term visits (three to a maximum 12 months), or multiple short-term visits (one to three months).
Eligibility:
  • This opportunity is open to the High Caliber Thai researchers who is affiliated with the universities and/or research institutions in Thailand for the thematic area of mutual interests.
  • Frontier Science Researchers and Frontier Social Science Researchers with excellent research track records are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply?

Applicants should submit the following documents to PMU-B at pmub.gp@nxpo.or.th by 19 May 2023

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