Call for Proposals for
Korea-Mongolia SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH COOPERATION
Joint Research Projects for 2013
Within the framework of the Korean-Mongolian scientific and technological cooperationagreement, Korean-Mongolian research teams are hereby invited to submit joint research proposals in the following fields:
- DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
Deadline for Application : March 5 (Tue), 2013.
Basis for Implementation
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea and the Ministry of Education and Science of Mongolia (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Parties”) will implement a Korea-Mongolia Joint Research Program from 2012 based on the Protocol of the Korea-Mongolia Joint Committee for Educational, Scientific and Technological Cooperation (September 7, 2010), and on programme of cooperation in the fields of education and science and technology (March 29, 2012)
Selection Process
The Parties will announce a call for proposals on joint research projects during the same period.
The researchers of both countries are to form a research team on a selected research field. To initiate a project, scientists from both countries shall form a joint research team and prepare one research proposal in English. The team shall be led by one Korean principal investigator and one Mongolian principal investigator.
Korean principal investigator should submit a proposal to Korea while the Mongolian principal investigator should submit a proposal to Mongolia.
The Parties will decide on the list of priorities for the submitted research projects through domestic evaluations and make the final selection based on discussions between the Parties.
Evaluation for selection
The evaluation factors include the necessity of the cooperative research, the superiority of the research objective and contents, performance capacity of the cooperative research, potential applications and expected outcome of the research results, and the development of networks between research labs.
A joint review meeting will held if necessary based on agreement between the Parties.
Duration
In principle, project duration is 3 years with annual assessments to decide on the continuation of a project.
A party may ask to discontinue funding for the following year under justifiable reasons such as unsatisfactory research results or misuse of the research fund.
Reports and Evaluation Results
Principal investigator of each Party must submit a mid-term report prior to the end of the annual project execution period in one month and final reports in two months after the end of the whole project. Research findings for completed projects may be presented at the annual conference by the Parties.
Reports on cooperative projects will be evaluated by experts in the relevant fields and serve as each Party’s reference in future decision making and the use of the Joint Fund.
Designation of Implementing Agency
The Parties are to designate the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) for Korea and the Mongolian Foundation for Science & Technology (MFST) for Mongolia as the implementing agencies for the joint research programs.
Joint Administration
l Joint administrative measures including the examination of the implementation status and the joint evaluation on the results will be discussed in due time.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Additional information can be obtained from the following:
Mongolia:
Zorigt Sanchir
Expert on International Cooperation
Mongolian Foundation for Science and Technology
Tel: 976-11-312542
E-Mail: sanchir@stf.mn
Address: NITP # 323
Baga toiruu 49
Ulaanbaatar 14200
Mongolia
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Call for Proposals for NSC–MECS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH COOPERATION
Joint Research Projects and Joint Symposium 2013-2016
All applications must be received not later than 30 April 2013.
Within the framework of the Taiwanese-Mongolian scientific and technological cooperation agreement, Taiwanese- Mongolian research teams are hereby invited to submit joint research proposals in the following fields:
˙BIOLOGY and BIOTECHNOLOGY
˙HISTORY and ARCHEOLOGY
˙TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
˙INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
˙TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION
˙SCIENCE EDUCATION
B. MODE OF COOPERATION
Cooperation may take the form of:
˙Joint research project:
-complementary research activities, where interdependent
subprojects of a single program are conducted simultaneously in Taiwan and in Mongolia with mutual updating and evaluation
-complementary methodological approaches to a joint problem is conducted in Taiwan and inMongolia with mutual updating and evaluation
˙Joint symposium:
-convened in either Mongolia or Taiwan
-shall accommodate no less than 6-8 persons from the visiting country and no less than 12-14persons from the hosting country
˙The work program should include mutual visits (see E)
C. LEVEL OF FUNDING AND DURATION
˙Joint research project:
The total maximum funding for each individual project is US$18,000 from each side for one year, to subsidize personnel expenses, consumables, travel and living expenses, but may not purchase instruments or equipment. The project period may be up to three years.
˙Joint symposium:
Every granted symposium can receive in the maximum amount of US$30,000. The grant may be spent on international travel, accommodation, and symposium organization. Peer scientists, scientists from other countries, and industry researchers are welcome to participate in the discussion and presentation, but shall bear the expenses by themselves.
˙Restriction for travel expenses:
The following items cannot be declared:
-visa application to the 3rd country
-living expenses in the the 3rd country
-airfare not ‘from’ or ‘to’ either Mongolia or Taiwan.
D. Eligibility
l 1. Proposals must involve an Mongolian Principal Investigator (PI) and a Taiwanese PI.
l 2.The PI on each side must be affiliated to an academic institution or
l research institute. Researchers from industry may take part in the
l program as partners in teams headed by PI’s from an academic
l institution or research institute.
l 3.The PIs are expected to take responsibility for the execution of the
l proposal throughout the duration of the project (or symposium).
E. Mutual Visits for Joint Research Projects
Participating scientists are encouraged to spend an extended period of time visiting in the institutions of their counterparts. So long as the visits are an integral part of research cooperation, international travel and local expenses of visiting scientists will be included in the budget proposal of the research project –travel and living expenses for Mongolian researchers traveling to Taiwan will be reimbursed by Taiwanese side and deducted from the part of Mongolian grant. Travel and living expenses in Mongolia for Taiwanese researchers will be paid by the part of Taiwanese grant.
F. EVALUATION CRITERIA & PROCEDURES
Proposals will be evaluated by a joint procedure based on recommendation of scientific committees.Evaluation will be
based on:
a) Academic excellency;
b) Extent of existing collaboration between the Taiwanese and the Mongolian research teams;
c) Expected level of collaboration between the Taiwanese and the Mongolian research teams.
All applications must be received not later than 30 April 2013.
The application forms and accompanying material (in ‘pdf’ or ‘doc’ format) should be submitted to NSC from Taiwanese side, while the Mongolian side to MECS.
H. CONTRACTS, PAYMENTS AND REPORTS
1.The expected starting date for approved projects is 1 August 2013.
2.Contracts
Upon approval of a particular project, separate contracts may be signed in Mongolia and Taiwan, respectively, between the responsible funding agency and the institution of the PI. The contracts may include provisions regarding intellectual property rights, as agreed upon by Taiwan and Mongoliaresearch teams. A request for the continuation of research funding must be submitted to the responsible agencies on the appropriate forms at least two months prior to the end of the first year of the project, together with the annual scientific report. (Contract example is in enclosed)
3.Payments
Payments will be made in keeping with the provisions of the contracts
mentioned above, according to the practices and regulations in effect for each
funding agency and depend on budget availability.
4.Reports
˙Joint research project:
a) Financial Reports
Financial reports will be submitted according to the practice of each funding agency, as specified in the research contract.
b) Scientific Reports
b.1) A joint scientific report must be submitted to the funding agencies
two months prior to the end of the first year of the research contract, together with the request for continuation of research funding (see Paragraph G[2] above).
b.2) A joint final report covering the work carried out during the entire
project period must be submitted within two months of the conclusion of the project. Additional interim progress reports may be required, according to the practices and regulations of each side, as specified in the research contracts.
˙Joint symposium:
Both financial and scientific reports should be submitted to the funding agencies within one month after the end of symposium.
I. INFORMATION
˙Additional information can be obtained from the following:
Taiwan:
NSC/Ms. Hui-Chuan Cheng
Program Director
Department of International Cooperation
National Science Council
21F., 106 Ho-Ping E. Rd., Sec. 2
Taipei, Taiwan 106
Tel.:+886-2-2737-7472, Fax:+886-2-2737-7607, E-mail: hccheng1@nsc.gov.tw
Mongolia:
MFST/Sanchir Zorigt
Expert on International cooperation and advertising
Mongolian foundation for Science and Technology
Tel: 976-11-312542, Fax: 976-11-315741, Mobile: 976-8880-8803
E-mail: sanchir@stf.mn
Web: www.stf.mn
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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