Up to 36 months

• The total budget for a Thai researcher’s project can be up 5,000,000 Thai Baht over three years.
• The budget for a project may differ each year, depending on the content of activities and compliance with PMU-B financial guideline.

Proposals must fulfil the following criteria to be eligible for funding under this Programme:

• 1. The proposal must have the researchers from Thailand at least 2 institutes/universities to cooperate with.
  2. Lead Applicants in Thailand must be;
     • Researchers and/or university professors/instructors who work in public/non-profit organization research institute or university in Thailand and are competent in conducting research with international partners.
     • The project leader must hold a doctoral degree or equivalent, possess a record of high-quality research, and be employed at a higher education institution or government agency in Thailand. Additionally, neither the project leader nor any of the research team members may have been involved in any violation of research ethics.
     • A project leader is an individual with expertise who is affiliated with a government research unit or a higher education institution nationwide and has a research track record that demonstrates their practical knowledge and abilities.
     • The project leader should have publications in international academic journals as a Corresponding or First Author, with at least 5 publications in the past 5 years or as specified by PMU-B.
     • If the project leader is a researcher in science and technology, their publications must be in journals indexed in Scopus or ISI and have an Impact Factor.
  3. The proposal topic must directly address the topic outlined in the call for proposals (PMU-B).
  4. The budget must stay within the specified constraints.

• The evaluation of the project proposals received will be performed in Thailand and in Germany in parallel and may involve external experts.
• The evaluation is based on the following criteria:
  • Relevance to the national funding policy objectives
  • Added value of international cooperation (increased knowledge base, training of young scientists, access to R&D infrastructure, …)
  • Relevance of the research approach, quality and originality of the solution strategy
  • Chances of success and commercial exploitation of the results
  • Excellence and expertise of the applicant and the partners involved (German and Thai); relevant previous work of all the partners
  • Appropriateness of the size and structure of the project, quality and stringency of the time schedule, work and budgetary plans and distribution of work among the partners

For Germany Submission

• 1. The German project coordinators must register first to the submission tool and invite their (international and German) partner(s) of the consortium in the “PARTNERS” section for registration.
     • Please register on this website
  2. After activation of the partner’s account by the coordinator, the partners need to fill-in the required basic information.
  3. Upon registration, the coordinator is enabled to navigate through the sections of the submission tool and provide all required information in the respective sections. This includes basic information (e.g. name, institute, email address, record of selected publications), CV details as well as project-specific information (e.g. project title, acronym, keywords, project summary, work plan etc). The main part of the proposal (the “project description”) shall be uploaded as pdf file. A template with the required structure and limitations of characters of each section is provided in the “Call Document” section.
     • For the template: please download
  4. After completion, the entered information can be validated by pressing the “VALIDATION” button. Missing information will be highlighted. Furthermore, there is the possibility to generate a “FACTSHEET” of the proposal that can be opened and saved as a PDF file.
  5. The submission can be finalized by pressing the “SUBMISSION” button.
  6. The submission can be done several times until the submission deadline for necessary updates of the proposal content. Only the most recent version will be saved.
  7. The submission tool will automatically cause a logout after an inactive session of 24 minutes.

For Thailand Submission

1. Thai project leader must also submit the full proposal to PMU-B through NRIIS: https://nriis.go.th For instructions on managing your budget, please refer to the PMU-B financial guideline; https://pmu-hr.or.th/proposal-submit-guide/ or download
2. Thai project leader must fill in the proposal details in the NRIIS system.
   • For the budget section, please fill in the budget details that the Thai applicant will be requesting from PMU-B.
   • Thai project leader must attach documents;
     • Full proposal
       • PMU-B Proposal Form
       • ProjectDescription_BI2025_Module3_Thailand
     • Letter of Support (LOS) : Researchers from each participating institution in Thailand must have a letter of support from their home institution, signed by an authorized representative of the institution/organization (P.S. The format and content of LOS forms can vary from one institution to another. Please contact your institution for guidance on completing their LOS form)
     • Supporting Documents e.g. The CV from Thailand Project Leader and co-researchers.
     • Any additional documents (if any)
   • Thai project leader (and co-researchers) must submit their proposal in the NRIIS system by November 25^th, 2024 (6:00 PM Bangkok time).
3. The Thai project leader’s institute must endorse the submission in the NRIIS system by November 25^th, 2024 (6:00 PM Bangkok time).

Please see the Bioeconomy International Submission Platform for additional criteria. (https://www.bioeconomy-international.de/bi2025)

Dr.Sonthaya Chaiarwut (Mr.)
Program Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional Development, Research and Innovation (PMU-B)
Tel: 0-2109-5432
E-mail: [email protected]