The 2023 Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Joint Call for Proposals: “Circular Economy” & “Clean, Accessible and Secure Energy Supply” (8th Call)

7 February 2024

The Southeast Asia – Europe Joint Funding Scheme (JFS), a joint funding instrument that aims to fund and support the research and innovation collaboration between Southeast Asia and Europe, launched the 8th STI Joint Call for Proposals in the two thematic areas of “Circular Economy” & “Clean, Accessible and Secure Energy Supply”.

The funding is provided by local funding agencies or ministries at the national, regional, or local level from the two regions. The funding agencies for this joint call in Thailand are the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) and the Program Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional Development, Research and Innovation (PMU-B).

Application Deadline: 15 April 2024 12:00 (noon) CEST/ 05:00 pm Bangkok/Jakarta time

Participating Countries and Funding Agencies / Ministries

  • Austria: Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF)
  • Belgium: National Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.–FNRS)
  • Brunei Darussalam: University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD)
  • Bulgaria: Bulgarian National Science Fund (BNSF)
  • Cambodia: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS)
  • Czech Republic: Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS)
  • Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) 
  • Indonesia: Ministry of Education, Culture, Research & Technology (DIKBUDRISTEK) and National Research & Innovation Agency (BRIN)
  • Malaysia:
    • Universiti Malaya (UM)
    • Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  • Myanmar: Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST)
  • Spain: Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI–E.P.E.)
  • Switzerland: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
  • Thailand:
    • National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)
    • Program Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional Development, Research and Innovation (PMU-B)
  • The Philippines: Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD)
  • Türkiye: Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBITAK)

Funding Modalities:

  • NRCT: Up to 1,500,000 THB/per year/per project for a project with a maximum of three years
  • PMU-B: 5,000,000 THB per project for a project with a maximum of three years

Duration:

  • a maximum of three years (36 months)

Thematic Areas (for Thai Researcher):

  • NRCT supports projects in the thematic area of “Circular Economy”
  • PMU-B supports projects in the thematic area of “Circular Economy” and “Clean, Accessible and Secure Energy Supply”

Eligibility:

  • Main Eligibility
    • A project consortium must comprise of at least 3 partners from 3 different countries fulfilling the 2+1 rule: Either 2 partners from 2 different Southeast Asian countries and 1 European partner or 2 partners from 2 different European countries and 1 Southeast Asian partner.
    • At least 1 partner from each region must be eligible for JFS funding.
    • Further, the coordinator must be selected from among the partners eligible for funding. The required third partner can be funded by a funding organisation from a country participating in the JFS or bring their own funding.
  • Eligibility for Thai applicants
    • For projects that need to apply for funding from NRCT:

The applicants must have obtained Thai nationality who work in research institute or university, only legal entities established in Thailand, and are competent in conducting research with international partners.

  • For projects that need to apply for funding from PMU-B:

Research proposals may be submitted by researchers from:

  • Public research institutions
  • Higher education institutions in the territory of the Kingdom of Thailand.

Submission:

  • For projects that need to apply for funding from NRCT:
    • Proposals are to be submitted through the dedicated online tool (PT-OUTLINE). Link to the PT-Outline application tool: https://ptoutline.eu
    • After the project gets selected from this Joint Research Projects, Thai principal investigators must submit the proposal format via the NRIIS in accordance with NRCT regulation.
  • For projects that need to apply for funding from PMU-B:
    • Thai principal investigators must also submit a signed version of the proposal format in accordance with PMU-B regulation and related documents as required in NRIIS system (https://nriis.go.th/).
    • Thai applicants are advised to check with the Thai National Contact Point concerning eligibility before submitting a complete application.

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