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ISPF Grants for International Research Collaborations 2025 - Thailand-UK Partnershiphttps://nriis.go.th/www/NewsEventDetail.aspx?nid=12161 The National Research Office of Thailand in collaboration with the British Council (BC) has agreed to open applications for the ISPF Grants for International Research Collaborations for Fiscal Year 2025 under the International Science Partnership Fund (ISPF) to collaborate with the United Kingdom in generating research outputs and outcomes that can be utilized to mitigate or solve critical and challenging global problems.Research Topic Areas Open for Applications: Research and innovation in "Resilient Planet" focusing on "Urban Climate Resilience" with emphasis on addressing problems arising from air pollution and PM2.5 in urban areas.Funding Characteristics and Budget Support:Joint project between researchers from two countries: Thailand and the United KingdomTwo-stage proposal submission process (2-stage proposal)Expression of Interest Stage: Thai or UK Project Leaders submit Expression of Interest (EOI) through https://grants.britishcouncil.org/Full-proposal Stage: Thai and UK Project Leaders jointly prepare a complete research proposal in English according to the specified standard format and submit the proposal to https://grants.britishcouncil.org/. Only researchers who submitted EOI by June 30, 2025, and received confirmation from the British Council can submit the complete proposal.Thai Project Leaders prepare proposals in Thai according to the format specified by NRO and submit to www.nriis.go.th along with the attached complete project proposal (in English) from the British Council system.NRO will consider and approve research grants for Thai researchers not exceeding £50,000 per year or approximately 2,250,000 THB per year, with a research duration not exceeding 2 years (24 months) throughout the project. NRO will consider supporting the research budget annually, taking into account the success of the previous funded year before providing support for the following year.Researchers can submit EOI through https://grants.britishcouncil.org/ from now until June 30, 2025, at 6:00 PM Thailand time.Applications for complete proposals are accepted through the NRIIS system and British Council Applicant Portalfrom July 4 – August 4, 2025, at 6:00 PM Thailand time.Notes:Only researchers who submit EOI and receive confirmation from the British Council can submit complete proposals.Thai researchers' home institutions must endorse the research proposals in the NRIIS system by August 11, 2025, at 4:30 PM.For additional details: https://opportunities-insight.britishcouncil.org/short-articles/opportunities/ispf-research-collaboration-grants-2025Download Related Files:National Research Office Announcement on Call for Project Proposals for Fiscal Year 2025.pdfISPF Research Collaborations 2025 Grant Applicant Guidelines_0.pdf

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