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1 Prolongation 01 the Southeast Asia E!)f~ pii.o!... ~Prof.Dr.Sujin Jinahyon Pr alar Igatiol1 of the Southeast Asia - Europe Pilot Joint Call for M et:ji1 feyffr-~-sfg A- bl;j R.AXES5. Sfflffi-.CQf:E.p.etitiofl. "' '_... un BARNOOx Alexandra <alexahdra.bartloux@dipioilidtie.gouo.fl > l~. 16/9/ :40 n>l;sponglowhapan@gmail.com <sponglowhapan@gmailcom>; sputtachard@gmail.com <sputtachard@gmail.com::>; srisuwansaranya@hotmailcom <srisuwansaranya@hotmail.com>; sruderman04@yahoo.com <sruderman04@yahoo.com>; stb@kmutnb.ac.th <stb@kmutnb.ac.th>; ststw@mahidotac.th <ststw@mahidol.ac.th>; study@apiu.edu <study@apiu.edu>; 3 a,,-v;u.mnn NSTDA-EURAXESS Slam Announcement Fina1.docx; GuideJor_ApplJcants_SEA-EU_PiloUoinCCall.pdf; CNRS_France_nationaLregulations_SEA-EU-NET_PiloUoinCCall.pdf; Dear Colleagues} Please find information on scientific cooperation below: Prolongation of the "Southeast Asia - Europe Pilot Joint Call for Mobility": The deadline for this call has been extended to September, 21,2015, 11:59 CET. i''!j~ _ ~ TliJ iltj U&l:;;~) b1" A~uih.!5 Q,I.. C...., 'U W 91 PI 'n1 tj'u'hj 5'L-:p., r~;8:'-'-6.:::~:,:' i~~~ ~~ ~ ~. ::!:,.:.:~j.. '-.. :~:~: ;-;;1"'1... 'W NSTDA-EURAXESS Slam competition NSTDA Euraxess Slam Competition is open to researchers (from masters students to advanced researchers) of all nationalities and research fields currently based in Thailand. To participate, send a 3-minute video describing your work, before October 5, 2015, to M. Simon Grimley: simon.grimley@euraxess,net This competition is a three step one. The first step happens in Thailand. The winner will go to the second step at an ASEAN level. last step of participation is the final at an international level. For more information: slam Best regards, Alexandra Bamoux Project Coordinator for Scientific and Higher Education Cooperation Ambassade de France abangkok I Frencl1 Embassy in THAILAND Tel: (+66) Charoenkrung Rd. Soi 36 (Rue de Brest) Bangrak, BANGKOK }J O~ ~f\g\~ Irtvt...")"e. fn\ ~! \.J tu,sj'f\..j,;; If /J v.s-... Y'H.3.0.\1\"1../

2 / NSTDA-EURAXESS Science Slam 2015 Thailand Science Communication Competition - First Prize is a Networking Trip to Europe! The popular EURAXESS Science Slam 2015 has officially Idcked off in six regions across the globe. The annual science communication competition takes place this In ASEAN, Brazil, China, India, Japan, and North America. The lucky winners will travel to Europe for the unique chance to network with research peers at one of Europe's top research institutes. EURAXESS Links ASEAN and its national partners, including the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) In Thailand, are organising qualifying events in THAILAND, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE, and VIETNAM. The winner of each national qualifying event will compete for the title of EURAXESS Science Slam ASEAN winner 2015 at the live finals in Bangkok, Thailand on 3 November WHAT IS THE SCIENCE SLAM? The Science Slam offers a platform for young research talent to showcase their work outside of the formal constraints of a research lab or class room. Each slammer will be judged on the basis of his/her ability to capture the audiences' attention with a precise, accessible and original introduction to their research topic. What is the most creative way that you can think of to get anyone and everyone interested in your research project? Come and take up the challenge at the NSTDA EURAXESS Science Slam! In this presentation challenge} anything and everything goesl From live experiments to colorful props} you can use anything to share your research with your audience in an entertaining way! SCIeNce r<.ocf(. SrA~?

3 Researchers (from masters students to advanced researchers) of all nationalities and research fields currently based in Thailand. WHEN? The submission process for the NSTOA - October 5,2015. EURAXESS Science Slam is open until HOW? What you need to do to join the competition: 1. Be creative and develop an original idea to present your research project to the world: Tap dancing, singing, old-school presentation, scientific equipment - all is allowed. 2. Make a 3-minute video of your presentation in English. 3. submit your video to simon.grimley@euraxess.net THE PRIZE The winner of the NSTOA-EURAXESS Science Slam national competition will compete for the title of the EURAXESS Science Slam ASEAN winner 2015 at the live finals In Bangkok, Thailand on 3 November Your flight and accommodation expenses will be fully covered if you are outside of Bangkok. The winner of the EURAXESS Science Slam ASEAN 2015 will be awarded a round trip to Europe where he or she will attend a scientific meeting along with the winners of the other EURAXESS Science Slams held in North America, Japan} India, China and Brazil. He/She will also have the opportunity to travel to a European research institution of his/her choicel More details here.?~)(oxess EURAXESS Links is an initiative funded by the European Commission's Directorate General for Research and Innovation. European Commission

4 Southeast Asia - Europe Pilot Joint Call for Mobility in the thematic areas of Environment, Health and Food research is open nowl Deadline for submission: 14 September 2015 (23:59 GET) Type of funded projects: Europe-Southeast Asian mobility projects with at least 2 partners from both regions in the fields of Environmental (climate change, water resource management, smarter cities, biodiversity & energy), Health ((neglected) infectious diseases, antimicrobial drug resistance) or Food (agricultural productivity, sustainabllity and standards, value chain) research to establish new and strengthen existing networks with multidisciplinary approaches between both regions. Participating countries: Austria - Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy (BMWFW) Belgium (Wallonia Brussels Federation) - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (FRS FNRS) Cambodia - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) France - National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) Germany - Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Myanmar - Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) The Netherlands - Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NOW) The Philippines - Department of Science and Technology (OoST) Poland - National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) Thailand - National Science & Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) & National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office (STI)

5 Scope of the projects: -----Pl-"lfFAojects can have a maximum duration of 1 year within whteh at least two workshops liave to be orgaliized (oile iii edcl i legioil). According to the respective national regulations the following funding can be applied for: Mobility. Workshops Please refer to the National Regulations for a detailed description of the funding instrument. You can download the respective national regulations for your country in the attachments section. Who can apply? Applications may be submitted by academics, higher education institutions or nonuniversity research establishments and SMEs. Eligibly criteria can be found in the respective national funding regulations. Consortia that wish to apply for funding of a research project within the above mentioned topics, have to consist of at least two partners from each region. Countries contributing to the Call are: Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, France, Germany, Lao POR, Myanmar, The Netherlands, The Philippines, Poland & Thailand, Partners from other countries than those participating in the Call can join a consortium but have to secure their own funding. Applicants are strongly advised to discuss their intentions and confirm eligibility with their respective National Contact Points before submitting an application. Application Process The application procedure has one stage. Applications are submitted electronically using PT-Outline Web Tool, accessible through this link. Here you can also find the template for the project description and financial plan. All proposals must be written in English only. The PT~Outiine electronic template consists of four pages (General information, Project coordinator, Project partners and Project description) that need to be filled-in online. In addition, a word document has to be downloaded from the Project description page of PT Outline, filled-in with the requested information, converted to PDF format and then uploaded again.

6 O. Basic project data Project title Project Acronym Name and institution of the Principal Investigator Names and institutions of other project partners 1. Project description 1.1 Short abstract of the project 1.2 Objectives of the project 1.3 Scientific excellence 1.4 Transnational added value 1.5 Scientific excellence of applicants 1.6 Multi-/interdisciplinarity of the project 1.7 Contribution to national priorities of the participating partners (if applicable) 2. Work plan 2.1 Methodology 2.2 Envisaged types of activities 2.3 Involvement of each partner 2.4 Time plan 2.5 Project coordination and management 3. CVs of participating researchers and scientific track-record 4. Letter of Commitment of partners participating at their own costs (if applicable) Proposals must clearly demonstrate the added value of transnational collaboration.

7 -- - All information inserted into the PT-Outline web tooris saved afi9rhaving chckea on me lisave"-ouuon anne oottomoffrncl1pagrl:i"e During the proposal s"bmissjoq phase it is allowed to replace already registered and eligible project partners, or to add project partners to the consortium. Please note that after the binding submission of a proposal (through clicking on the 'SUBMIT NOW' button in PT Outline) no further changes can be made to your proposal. More information on how to submit a proposal with PT-Outline can be found in the Section 1 of the Guidelines for Applicants. Evaluation Process The evaluation process includes the following steps. Eligibility check The Pilot Joint Call Secretariat and the National Contact Points will check the eligibility of all submitted proposals taking into consideration the general criteria and the individual national criteria respectively. The following general eligibility criteria will be checked: Appropriate length of the proposal Inclusion of all necessary information in English Eligibility of the Project Coordinator Eligibility of the other project partners (in case the Project Coordinator or a project partner is rejected in the eligibility check, the whole proposal will be rejected) PartiCipation of researchers from a minimum number of different eligible European countries and Southeast Asia Eligible thematic focus Reflection of national priorities (if applicable) Eligibility of required funding The national criteria are given in the Guidelines for Applicants. Only proposals meeting all eligibility criteria will be retained for evaluation. Non-eligible proposals will be rejected. Peer review Independent scientific experts in the relevant thematic research fields will carry out the anonymous peer review of the eligible project proposals according to evaluation criteria set up by the funding parties. Each proposal will be evaluated by one Southeast Asian and one European peer reviewer. The peer reviewers wul be nominated by the Southeast Asian and European National Contact Points in cooperation with the funding parties. The peer review process can be manages via the online tool PT-Outline if wahted. The evaluation is done using an electronic evaluation form based on the following evaluation criteria:

8 All information inserted into the PT -Outline web tool is saved after having clicked on the "SAVE" button at tffifdotromof eacn~pj::ialngae.: OWriR9 (tie pf;qpqaal $' 'bmi$sio o phase, it is allowed to replace alreadl' registered and eljglble project partners, or to add project partners to the consortium. Please note that after the binding submission of a proposal (through clicking on the 'SUBMIT NOW' button in PT Outline) no further changes can be made to your proposal. More information on how to submit a proposal with PT-Outline can be found in the Section 1 of the Guidelines for Applicants. Evaluation Process The evaluation process includes the following steps. Eligibility check The Pilot Joint Call Secretariat and the National Contact Points will check the eligibility of all submitted proposals taking into consideration the general criteria and the individual national criteria respectively. The following general eligibility criteria will be checked: Appropriate length of the proposal, Inclusion of all necessary information in English Eligibility of the Project Coordinator Eligibility of the other project partners (in case the Project Coordinator or a project partner is rejected in the eligibility check, the whole proposal will be rejected) Participation of researchers from a minimum number of different eligible European countries and Southeast Asia Eligible thematic focus Reflection of national priorities (if applicable) Eligibility of required funding The national criteria are given in the Guidelines for Applicants. Only proposals meeting all eligibility criteria will be retained for evaluation. Non-eligible proposals will be rejected. Peer review Independent scientific experts in the relevant thematic research fields will carry out the anonymous peer review of the eligible project proposals according to evaluation criteria set up by the funding parties. Each proposal will be evaluated by one Southeast Asian and one European peer reviewer. The peer reviewers will be nominated by the Southeast Asian and European National Contact Points in cooperation with the funding parties. The peer review process can be manages via the online tool PT-Outline if wanted. The evaluation is done using an electronic evaluation form based on the following evaluation criteria:

9 ----I 1. ScIentific excellence and originality of the proposar{o-;. sperms, tntl:1i:muio. ;J r I =-~yl~,ua((i~;!, y~~~~m ~-~Aeeptan~~al~i~~'~o~fo~b~j~ec~ti~ ~v~a'~~;)~ innovative potential _ quality and effectiveness of the methodology _ feasibility (governance. adequate budget, resources, time schedule) 2. Transnational added value (0-5 points, threshold: 2) ~ cohesion of the proposed research _ level of the collaborative interaction between project partners - added value of the project consortium _sustainability of the expected collaboration 3. Scientific excellence of project partners (0-5 points, threshold: 2) - scientific track-record - publications in scientific journals _standing of the organisation the applicants belong to - inclusion of young researchers 4. Multi-/lnterdisclplinarlty of the project (0-5 points, threshold: 2) _research question targets the links between more than one scientific discipline _ project partners come from different disciplines I belong to different scientific fields 5. Potential Impact and contribution to the scientific community, expected exploitation of the results (0-5 points, threshold: 3) ~ ~ The evaluation form consists of open text fields to be filled in with written remarks and a scoring system from 0 to 5 to evaluate the proposals with respect to the different evaluation criteria:

10 o~ falls or missing/incomplete information 2: fair 3: good 4: very good 5: excellent Scientific Expert Panel and Programme Steering Committee The technical secretariat is providing a ranking list of the projects to the Programme Steering Committee (PSC) consisting of one representative per funding party. Taking into account the ranking the Programme Steering Committee (SPC) takes the final decision on the projects to be funded. The Joint Call Secretariat will inform the Project Coordinators of the outcome of the eligibility check. Project Coordinators should then inform their project partners on the results. Contact information: Call secretariat: Mr. Christoph Elineau International Bureau of the BMBF Project Management clo German Aerospace Center (DLR) christoph.elineau@dlr.de ~1437 National Contact Points: Austria Ms. Monika Staltner ICM - Centre for International Cooperation & Mobility OeAD-GmbH monika.staltner@oead.at

11 Belgium Mr. Joel Groeneveld Natronal Contact POints Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique - FNRS ioel.groeneveld@frs~fnrs.be Cambodia Dr. Bunlay Nith Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport bunlaynith@gmail.com France Ms. Audrey Gahery La Direction Europe de la recherche et cooperation internationale National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) audrey.gahery@cnrs-dir.fr Germany Mr. Christoph Elineau International Bureau of the BMBF Project Management clo German Aerospace Center (DLR) christoph.elineau@dlr.de Lao PDR Mr. Phouthanouthong Xaysambath Department of Planning and Cooperation Ministry af Science and Technology pxaysombath@gmail.cam

12 ... ==MyaAliii'. "epa. t el.l of Tecl ' PI 01 I 10tiOI i lu'id Oeerdl"eti8" (BrF'e ~ Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) dastpolicy.planning@gmail.com The Netherlands Dr. Cora Govers Science for Global Development Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research c.govers@nwo.nl The Philippines Ms. Rowena Montecer International Technology Cooperation Unit Department of Science and Technology (D08T) rum0704@yahoo.com Poland Ms. Krystyna Maciejko Section for bilateral research programmes and the Eureka initiative National Centre for Research and Development kryslyna.macielko@ncbr.gov.pl Thailand Dr. Pattharaporn Suntharasaj I nternational Cooperation National Science & Technology Cooperation Agency (NSTDA) ic@nstda.or.th

13 FRANf"F National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) French applicants are advised to check with the respective national Contact Point the eligibility as to who may apply and what costs are eligible before a consortium submits the complete application. IEligibility Research proposals may be submitted by any laboratory or Joint Research Unit affiliated to CNRS. I Funding modalities For researchers funded by the National Centre for Scientific Research, the funding is limited to: Mobility: 1 - For F,rench scientists, to Southeast Asia and within Europe: National rules and CNRS internal processes will be applied. The following lump sums are taken as a basis for budget calculation (see Table 1): Tabie 1 - Subsistence allowance per day for a scientific visit abroad Austria 175 EUR Myanmar 250 USD Belgium 143 EUR The Netherlands 161 EUR Cambodia 150 USD The Philippines 8770 PHP Germany 164 EUR Poland 175 EUR Lao PDR 150 USD Thailand 3885 THB 2 - Eor Southeast Asian and European scientists travelling to France: All partner countries cover the costs for their participants based on their respective national regulations. Events: In general all costs directly related to the preparation and the implementation of events like workshops, conferences. etc. are eligible. National rules and CNRS internal processes will be applied. Translation costs are not eligible. Equipment: Equipment costs are not eligible. Consumables: According to the C!\IRS internal rules regarding consumables and supplies, any consumables necessary for the implementation of the project may be considered as direct eligible costs (i.e. consumable: unit cost less than 800 EUR and/or duration of use less than one year). Consumables are only eligible costs under the project if bought ("service fait'~ after the start date of the project. Consumables belonging to the applicant's basic facilities are not eligible. Personnel costs: Personnel included in the project may be from CNRS laboratories or Joint Research Units, whether they are hired by CNRS or by its partner institution. Personnel costs are not eligible but they shall appear in the total costs. 1

14 Subcontracting: S!lbcontracting costs are opt eligible Indirect costs: Overheads Neither indirect costs nor management costs are eligible. Additional national eligibility criteria for the proposal beyond the general criteria in the Terms of Reference of the Joint Call Eligible costs will be funded up to EUR per project. ISubmission Proposals are to be submitted through the through the dedicated online tool (PT-OUTLlNE). For more information, please contact: Ms. Audrey Gahery Direction Europe de la recherche et cooperation internationale - CNRS 3, rue Michel-Ange Paris cedex 16 France audrey.gahery@cnrs-dir.fr tel. +33 (0) : fax. +33 (0)

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