Belgian Bilateral Scholarships, funded by the Belgian Government, enable young professionals from Vietnam to pursue Master studies in Belgium and gain new expertise for the benefit of Vietnam. The Belgian Bilateral Scholarship Programme for academic year 2015-2016 is now open. There will be estimatedly 30 full Master scholarships available. Applications will be received from 1st October to 30th December 2014. The Programme encourages applications from all provinces and regions of Vietnam, from public institutions, civil society and the private sector. Women and candidates coming from […]

(Note for applications from NAFOSTED funded projects: Successful proposals for British Council Travel Grants can be considered for NAFOSTED support funding) This is a reminder on the British Council Call for travel grants under Research Links initiative, which will be closed by 30 September 2014. The Researcher Links initiative, delivered under the Newton Fund*, will encourage international research collaboration between ambitious researchers from the UK and key partner countries around the world. The programme, ‘British Council Researcher Links’ provides opportunities […]

The National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) would like to announce: At the moment, additional funding of the year 2014 has been transferred from the Ministry of Finance to NAFOSTED. Hence, NAFOSTED will start providing grants of the year 2014 for science and technology project funded by NAFOSTED. Time for grant providing: from September 3rd to September 30th, 2014 Qualified projects: – Basic research in natural sciences funded from 2009 to 2013 (Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, […]

Under the framework of funding for basic researches in natural sciences program and according to the regulation on implementation of basic research themes in natural sciences funded by the National Foundation for Sciences and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) (issued together with Decision No. 03/QD-HDQLQ 24/12/2008 by NAFOSTED’s Management Board), NAFOSTED makes the announcement for funding plans in 2014. 1. Objectives: Facilitating and building favorable, continuous, and inheritable research environment to promote scientific research activities in science and technology organizations of Vietnam. Developing […]

The bilateral co-operation program signed by Vietnam’s National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) and Belgium’s Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) was divided into two phases. The first phase was implemented in the period of 2009-2012 while the second one will be carried out in the period of 2013-2016.     In the first phase of 2009-2912, the two foundations agreed to co-finance 13 subjects, including 12 subjects in the field of natural sciences and 01 subjects in the field […]

According to regulations on implemeting basic researches in the field of social sciences and humanities, funded by the National Foundation for Technology and Science Development (NAFOSTED), the foundation suggests heads of approved themes in collaboration with organisations to submit mid-term report on their progress and results of the themes. The report aims to provide a basis for the foundation in the next round to fund the approved themes which were launched since 2011 and 2012. The periodical projects’ reports including report on research results and report on […]

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on November30th 2013 held a press meeting to introduce Ta Quang Buu Award in 2013. Attendees at the meeting were Tran Viet Thanh, MOST’s deputy minister cum head of the award’s organizing board, Mr Do Tien Dung, director of the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) – the standing committee of the prize and members of the organizing board as well as prestigious scientists at universities, institutes and research institutions. The […]

On April 16 2013, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the NAFOSTED has approved the list of 40 basic research projects in the natural sciences to be funded  from 2013 (Decision No. 14/QD-HDQLQ). The Executive Office will review the budget of the projects on the list above (expected to be in May 2013). After the approval of the funding by the Chairman, the Executive Office will notify the Principal Investigators to complete and edit their proposals and to […]

1. Introduction Science is increasingly global. Many research questions and “grand challenges” cannot be resolved without cross-border collaboration between scientists. Vietnam and Flanders wish to invest in joint research projects, creating a leverage for scientific excellence. This intention will be realized through the implementation of a call for proposals, to be launched jointly in Vietnam and Flanders. Each proposal should contain a Vietnamese and a Flemish part. The Vietnamese part will be peer reviewed and funded by NAFOSTED according to […]

Within the framework of the Grant Program of Basic Research in Natural Science, the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development announces the funding plan for 2013. 1. Objectives: Build a durable, innovative and conducive environment to natural science research activities at universities and institutes Improve the research capacity of young scientists and establish research centers that meet international standards and develop high-quality human resources in natural science Enhance the quality of scientific research and increase the number of Vietnamese […]