I. Funding objectives
– Create a favorable research environment to promote basic scientific research in scientific and technological organizations in Vietnam.
– Improve research capacity, form strong research groups; contribute to training high-quality scientific and technological human resources.
– Improve the quality of scientific research, towards international standards.
– Promote international cooperation and integration in scientific research.
II. Scope of funding
Basic research topics include fields in the fields of social sciences and humanities: Philosophy, ethics and religion, Sociology, Political science, Economics and business, Economic and social geography, Law, History and archaeology, Ethnology, Psychology, Educational science, Language and literature, Mass media and communication, Arts (according to the classification table of scientific and technological research fields issued with Decision No. 12/2008/QD-BKHCN dated September 4, 2008 of the Minister of Science and Technology) (Download Catalog here) and Decision No. 95/QD-HDQL-NAFOSTED dated June 24, 2016 of the Fund Management Board on the announcement of the ListBasic research direction in social sciences and humanities implemented since 2016;
III. Sponsorship objects
– Vietnamese scientific and technological organizations; foreign organizations operating in Vietnam with scientific research functions; foreign organizations participating in research cooperation with Vietnamese scientific and technological organizations.
– Individual scientists who are Vietnamese citizens; foreign scientists participating in research cooperation with scientific and technological organizations, and individual Vietnamese scientists.
IV. Conditions for organizations and individuals implementing the topic and requirements for the topic results
1. For the organization hosting the topic
a) Scientific and technological organizations that have registered for scientific and technological activities and have operational functions appropriate to the specialized field of the topic;
b) Fully perform the responsibilities of the host organization according to the Fund's regulations.
2. For project leaders:
a) Have expertise relevant to the research topic, and are currently doing research at a scientific and technological organization. In case the project leader does not belong to any scientific and technological organization, he/she must be sponsored by a reputable scientific and technological organization in Vietnam in the relevant field of expertise and accepted as the host organization (the host or sponsoring organization is a scientific and technological organization with legal status, seal and account opened at the State Treasury);
b) Have research capacity that meets the requirements of the topic: have a doctorate degree or associate professor or professor title and have relevant specialized research results published in prestigious international journals within 05 years from the time of application submission;
c) Have enough time to complete the research content of the topic according to regulations. In case the topic leader is on a business trip or working abroad, the total time spent abroad must not exceed 1/3 of the time to carry out the topic;
d) Do not violate the conditions for registration to host and participate in the topic as prescribed.
3. Members of the research team must have professional qualifications and skills appropriate to the research content of the project, including:
a) Key research members, scientific secretaries: have a doctorate degree or associate professor or professor title and have relevant research results published in prestigious national or international journals within 05 years from the time of closing of application.
In case of master's degree, there must be appropriate research results, 01 article published in a prestigious international journal or 02 articles published in a prestigious national journal or 01 monograph within 05 years from the time of closing of application;
b) PhD students participating in the project must have a thesis content that is appropriate to the project topic, and have a decision to assign the thesis topic no more than 24 months from the date of closing of application.
c) Technicians and other support staff.
4. The research results of the topic must meet one of the following requirements:
– Have at least 01 article published in a prestigious international journal and 02 articles published in a prestigious national journal;
– Have at least 02 articles published in prestigious international journals.
– In case the research problem cannot be published in prestigious international journals, the results of the topic must include at least 01 monograph (published or in manuscript form that is considered eligible for publication) and 02 articles published in prestigious national journals.
* For the first 2 cases, the project leader must be the author of at least 1 article published in a prestigious international journal as a result of the project.
* The topic is exploratory and discovery in nature. The research results must have at least 01 article published in a prestigious international journal.
Instructions for searching the List of prestigious international journals (According to Decision No. 224/QD-HDQL-NAFOSTED dated November 8, 2017 of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development)
For detailed information on regulations related to the Program, please refer to Circular No. 37/2014/TT-BKHCN dated December 12, 2014 on the management of basic research topics funded by the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development, at the address:https://nafosted.gov.vn/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Thong_tu_372014TT-BKHCN.pdf
V. Project registration documents (including electronic documents and paper documents or electronic documents with digital signature):
1. Electronic records must be entered into the OMS system according to the prescribed form, including:
– Application for NCCB topic (Form NCCB01; Form NCCB01E) – Fill out directly on the system;
–Research outline(Form NCCB02; Estimate NCCB02; Form NCCB02E, Estimate NCCB02E);
– Scientific CV of the project leader and each member of the research team (Form NCCB03; Form NCCB03E) – Declare directly on the system;
– Documents proving the research achievements of the project leader: at least 01 publication of the project leader in the last 05 years in the List of prestigious international journals issued by the Fund.
Link to access the OMS_KHXH&NV system:http://oms.nafosted.gov.vn/oms_ss/account/index.php
2. After completing the electronic profile registration on the OMS system, scientists can submit the profile to the Fund in one of the following two ways:
Method 1. Send printed documents (01 set in Vietnamese) signed and confirmed in blue ink with red seal, including:
a. 01 application formPrint from OMS systemwith confirmation from the host or sponsoring organization;
b. Research proposal with budget estimate (matching the electronic version on the system) confirmed by the host or sponsoring organization;
c. Scientific CV of the project leader and each member of the research team printed from the OMS system, signed in blue ink and confirmed by the working agency, host or sponsoring organization;
d. Documents proving the training of doctoral students (copy of Decision on recognition of thesis topic and supervisor for doctoral students, if any)
In addition, the Project Manager prints 02 copies of the Application Form according to the Fund's form for comparison and delivery (Download the application form here).
Method 2. Using digital signature records (01 set in Vietnamese): See instructions here.
Attention:
– Evidence of published works of the project leader and research team members must be fully updated in the scientific curriculum vitae on the OMS system. The project leader must ensure that the English profile information is consistent with the Vietnamese profile. Insufficient evidence may result in the profile not being eligible for evaluation or not fully evaluating the capacity of the project leader and research team.
– Electronic records will be used in the evaluation and selection process.
– Topic registration files not printed from the OMS system will not be accepted.
– In the Explanation of project budget: it is required to record all 07 detailed budget items; the unused budget part must be recorded as: 0.
– Paper documents sent to the Fund, clearly stating on the outside:“Application form for the NCCB program in Social Sciences and Humanities”
Please read carefullyOMS system user manual.
VI. Address for receiving documents
Office of the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development
Room 405, 4th Floor, 39 Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Professional support phone: 024. 3934 0411/ ext 102, 103, 104, 105
Computer support phone: 024. 3936 7750/ ext 801 – 804
VII. Implementation plan
Receiving documents:from 16/9 until 17:00 on October 15, 2019
Review and classify documents: October 2019
Evaluation and selection: November-December 2019
Announcement of selection results: January 2020
Funding announcement: February 2020
Complete documents, sign contract: February-March 2020
VIII. Related documents:
– Circular No. 37/2014/TT-BKHCN dated December 12, 2014 of the Ministry of Science and Technology onRegulations on management of basic research topics funded by the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development;
– Decision No. 95/QD-HDQL-NAFOSTED dated June 24, 2016 of the Fund Management Board on the announcement of the ListBasic research direction in social sciences and humanities implemented since 2016;
– Decision No. 224/QD-HDQL-NAFOSTED dated November 8, 2017 of the Fund Management Board on the announcementList of prestigious international and national journals in the field of social sciences and humanities;
– Joint Circular No. 55/2015/TTLT-BTC-BKHCN dated April 22, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Science and TechnologyGuidance on construction norms, budget allocation and final settlement of funds for science and technology tasks using the state budget;
– Joint Circular No. 27/2015/TTLT-BKNCN-BTC dated December 30, 2015 of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of FinanceRegulations on allocation of expenditure for performing scientific and technological tasks using the state budgetc;
– Circular No. 40/2017/TT-BTC dated April 28, 2017 of the Ministry of FinanceRegulations on business trip expenses and conference expenses;
– Joint Circular No. 01/2010/TT-BTC dated January 6, 2010 of the Ministry of FinanceRegulations on spending regime for receiving foreign guests working in Vietnam, spending on organizing international conferences and seminars in Vietnam and spending on receiving domestic guests.
– Circular No. 09/2015/TT-BKHCN dated May 15, 2015 of the Ministry of Science and TechnologyRegulations on management of national science and technology capacity building activities supported by the National Science and Technology Development Fund;
– Circular No. 109/2016/TT-BTC dated June 30, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance regulating the preparation of estimates, management, use and settlement of funds for conducting statistical surveys and national statistical censuses.;
– Circular No. 71/2018/TT-BTC dated August 10, 2018 of the Ministry of Finance regulating the regime of receiving foreign guests working in Vietnam, the regime of expenses for organizing international conferences and seminars in Vietnam and the regime of receiving domestic guests;
– Circular No. 04/2019/TT-BNV dated May 24, 2019 of the Ministry of Home AffairsGuidance on implementing basic salary levels for salary and allowance recipients in public agencies and units of the Party, State, socio-political organizations and Associations;
The above documents can be viewed and downloaded from the Fund's website at:https://www.nafosted.gov.vn/
IX. Instructions for making budget estimates
1. The Fund guides the application of Circular No. 55/2015/TTLT-BTC-BKHCN dated April 22, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance - Ministry of Science and Technology guiding the construction norms, allocation of estimates and final settlement of funds for scientific and technological tasks using the state budget for basic research topics in the field of social sciences and humanities funded by the Fund as follows:
1.1. Labor cost: Calculated based on the number of working days of each member. Labor day is converted to 8 hours/day; over 4 hours is calculated as 1 working day. One working month is equivalent to 22 working days.
1.2. Repair and purchase of fixed assets: Within the framework of the NCCB funding program according to the scale of the project, the Fund only funds the purchase of small, necessary research equipment that directly serves the research activities of the projects. During the evaluation and selection process, the Fund prioritizes funding for projects whose host organizations fully meet the requirements for facilities and equipment serving the project. Proposals for purchasing equipment within the framework of the project must comply with the provisions of Joint Circular No. 16/2015/BKHCN-BTC dated September 1, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance - Ministry of Science and Technology guiding the management and handling of assets formed through the implementation of scientific and technological tasks using the state budget. Assets may only be purchased when the options for leasing and transferring assets are ineffective.
For purchases with a unit price of 10 million VND or more, the subject must provide a quote.
1.3. Outgoing delegation: No priority for funding within the framework of the NCCB topic. If the topic has a need, please explain the need and register for the National Science and Technology Capacity Enhancement Support Program according to the provisions of Circular No. 09/2015/TT/BKHCN dated May 15, 2015 of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
1.4. Entry group: According to Circular No. 71/2018/TT-BTC dated August 10, 2018 of the Ministry of FinanceRegulations on the regime of receiving foreign guests working in Vietnam, the regime of expenses for organizing international conferences and seminars in Vietnam and the regime of receiving domestic guests.
2. Regarding the application of Joint Circular No. 27/2015/TTLT-BKHCN-BTC dated December 30, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Science and Technology regulating the allocation of expenditures for the implementation of scientific and technological tasks using the state budget, guiding the allocation of expenditures for scientific and technological tasks using the state budget according to Decree 95/2014/ND-CP on investment and financial mechanisms for scientific and technological activities:
To have a basis for considering and approving funding according to the provisions of the Circular, project managers are requested to specifically propose the method of partial funding or funding to the final product in the Project Implementation Registration Form (Form NCCB 01 and NCCB 01E).
The Fund will consider allocating funds to the final product for the NCCB project if it simultaneously satisfies the conditions specified in Article 6 of Circular No. 27/2015/TTLT-BKNCN-BTC dated December 30, 2015 of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Finance on allocating funds to perform scientific and technological tasks using the state budget.
X. Some notes
– Scientists who are presiding over a research project funded by the Fund and submit their project acceptance documents before September 16, 2019 can register for the first round of project selection in 2020.
– The host or sponsoring organization must be a scientific and technological organization with independent legal status, registered for scientific and technological activities, with a seal and account 3713 opened at the State Treasury.
– The project profile must be built in accordance with the Fund's regulations in this Notice. Profiles with incomplete information or not in the prescribed form will not be considered.
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