Call for Applications to organize researcher link workshops.
(05/05/2016)
The Researcher Links Workshop Programme offers
opportunities for early-career researchers of Vietnam and the UK to meet and
discuss academic matters during a period for three to five days in Vietnam. The
workshop(s) is expected to expand the bilateral research collaboration
networks, enhance research capacity of participants and discover contribution
of the concerned research topic(s) in addressing development challenges in
Vietnam. Teams of two leading researchers from Vietnam and the UK are invited
to apply to be the workshop coordinators.
Each workshop is expected to expand bilateral research
collaboration networks, enhance research capacity of participants and
demonstrate the contribution of the research topic(s) in addressing development
challenges in Vietnam. Two experienced researchers from Vietnam and the UK are
invited to make a joint application to be the workshop coordinators.
1. Thematic priorities for
Vietnam:
Environmental Protection
and sustainable development (co-funded by the Vietnam Environmental Protection
Fund)
- Adaptation to Climate Change
- Improving the resilience of the
environment
- Environmental restoration
- Green Technology
- Renewable Energy
- Energy security
Other
fields (Applicant Institute / University should be able to secure the
in-country in-kind and/or in-cash match funding to organize the workshop)
- Health and Life Sciences
- Future cities
- Agriculture
- Digital Innovation for development
Proposals
in the Chemical Sciences would also be welcome and, if selected, may be
co-funded by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
2. How to apply:
Information
on eligibility, selection criteria and financial sponsorship are detailed in
the Guideline for applicants which is available on the website of British
Council. The application must be submitted online on the website of British
Council.
https://www.britishcouncil.org/education/science/current-opportunities/workshop-grants-newton-april-2016
Deadline: 16:00 (UK time) 27 June
2016
3. Contact:
For further clarification please do
not hesitate to contact:
- Ms Nguyen Thu Giang, Higher
Education Programme Manager, British Council Vietnam. Email:giang.nguyen@britishcouncil.org.vn Tel:
04 3728 1926
- Ms Phan Lien Huong, Research and
Innovation Program Manager, British Embassy Hanoi. Email:phan.huong@fco.gov.uk Tel:
04 3936 0597 / 0904 461 817