e-ASIA Joint Research Program (the e-ASIA JRP) Research Cooperation in the Field of ‘Alternative Energy’ on the Topics of ‘Urban and Biological Wastes to Energy, Useful Biochemicals, and Biofuels’, ‘New Fuel Cell Science and Technologies’ and ‘Alternative Energies in the Tropics and Sub-tropics’

The aim of the e-ASIA JRP 11th Call in the field of Alternative Energy is to invite applications for scientific ideas and technical solutions to address the green energy demands in Southeast Asia, solve related environmental issues, and help mitigate global climate changes. It is also anticipated that the technical solutions developed through projects supported in this grant call could contribute to the economical and societal advancement in the region.

Deadline: 30 March 2022 at 17:00 (Thai Standard Time, UTC+7)

Duration: 3 years

Award: Up to 5,000,000 THB per project

Participating Member Countries and Organizations:

1. Japan: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
2. Myanmar: Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
3. Philippines: Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD)
4. Thailand: Program Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional Development, Research and Innovation (PMU-B)

Eligibility for Thai Applicants:       

• Applicant/ Project Consortium
  • A project consortium must consist of at least three eligible research teams from at least three different participating countries with Participating Member Organizations as listed above.
  • Each research team shall be led by a Principal Investigator (PI), and a consortium shall be led by a Lead Principal Investigator (Lead PI) specified among the PIs.
  • All PIs must fulfil their respective domestic eligibility rules for research application.
• Eligibility for Thai Applicants
  • The applicants must be researchers and/or university professors/instructors who work in public/non-profit organization research institutes or universities in Thailand.
  • The applicants are competent in conducting research with international partners.

Research Areas (for Thai Applicants):

• Urban and Biological Wastes to Energy and Biofuels
• New Fuel Cell Science and Technologies
• Alternative Energies in the Tropics and Sub-tropics

For more information:

• Visit the website at  https://www.the-easia.org/jrp/
• For information on eligibilities, review criteria, and funding support conditions, please contact Dr. Doungkamon Phihusut through pmu.b@nxpo.or.th or phone by +66 2109 5432 ext. 842-843.
• For general inquiries, please contact Mr. Ken Kawabata through easia_secretariat@jst.go.jp or phone by +66-2-564-7713.

Chula GRIP: GRIP.OIA@chula.ac.th or Tel. +66 22183124