France Launches Bilateral Research Programmes with Indonesia and Thailand 

The Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the Republic of France
have established the NUSANTARA Programme to support to promote and to support new projects of scientific and technological cooperation, between French and Indonesian researchers in both public and private sectors. This call is Excellence based.

Details here
 
The Franco-Thai Junior Research Fellowship Programme for Thai Researchers
aims at jumpstarting the career of young Thai researchers by giving them the opportunity to develop promising collaboration with their French counterparts. It supports Thai post doctorates who intend to spend 2 to 6 months scientific stay in a laboratory in France.

Details here
 

European Funding and Fellowship Opportunities

Germany: DAAD Research Grants – Doctoral Programmes & Short-term Research Stays for PhD holders. ASEAN Researchers Eligible

DAAD research grants provide young foreign academics and scientists, including those from ASEAN,  with an opportunity to carry out research and continue their education in Germany. Knowledge of

German language is not mandatory. Deadline 15 October. Details  here

Global Change Award – an Opportunity for Researchers to Transform the Fashion Industry

 Do you want to reinvent fashion? The non-profit H&M Foundation opens the fourth round of its annual innovation challenge to spark the shift towards a circular fashion industry. The Global Change Award is an opportunity to think about technology, fashion, and the longer-term ambitions of humanity, and to bring positive changes to our planet.  Deadline 17 October. Details here

UK: Wellcome Trust International Training Fellowships in Health. ASEAN Researchers Eligible (ex Singapore and Brunei)
 
This scheme provides support for early stage researchers to consolidate their research skills and gain additional training  within the science remit of the Wellcome Trust. ASEAN researchers (ex Singapore and Brunei) are encouraged to apply. Your research proposal should focus on a health priority in a low- or middle-income country. Deadline 22 November. Details  here

Germany: International Climate Protection Fellowship for Young Climate Experts from Developing Countries. ASEAN Researchers Eligible

Up to 20 International Climate Protection Fellowships are granted annually that target prospective leaders from non-European transition and developing countries, including countries in ASEAN Candidates draw up their own research-based proposal which they then implement in collaboration with a host in Germany. German language training is offered. The next call will open on 15 September 2018. More info here 

EMBL International PhD Program. ASEAN Researchers Eligible

The EMBL International PhD Programme is Europe’s ‘best in class’ PhD programme for the life sciences. 240 students from over 40 countries are carrying out PhD research at EMBL. The programme offers advanced, interdisciplinary training in Molecular Biology and its associated scientific disciplines. Registration deadline: 15 October 2018. Details here

Call by the Volkswagen Foundation - Global Issues International Research Projects on Social Inequality
 
Funding will be provided for small, but strongly interacting research consortia of up to five partners. Besides one partner working at an institution in a European High Income Country(preferably in one of the countries where one of the cooperating Foundations is located), the involvement of two partners currently based in Low and Middle Income Countries is generally required.  EUR funding up to 1.5 million available. Details here 

UK: Clarendon Scholarships at the University of Oxford. ASEAN Students Eligible
 
This unique scheme offers around 130 new, fully-funded scholarships each year to academically outstanding graduate students from around the world including ASEAN. With over 400 current scholars from around 70 different nations, Clarendon is one of the biggest graduate scholarship communities at Oxford, and one of the most lively. Details here 

European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics (ERCIM) - 12 month Postdoc Fellowships. ASEAN Researchers Eligible
 
ERCIM, the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, offers 12month fellowships for PhD holders from all over the world including ASAN. Topics cover most disciplines in Computer Science, Information Technology, and Applied Mathematics. Details here
 

UK Chevening Scholarships Open to ASEAN. Call Open Now
 

Chevening is the UK Government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders. Chevening offers a unique opportunity for future leaders and influencers from all over the world to develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience UK culture, and build lasting positive relationships with the UK. Details here

EURAXESS Events

Great minds, 3 minutes, 1 day. Come watch the Finals of Falling Walls Thailand on Sunday 16 September at 2pm in Bangkok
 
Outstanding researchers, entrepreneurs and professionals from across the country will present 24 outstanding ideas and innovative projects in just three minutes. The winner will travel to Berlin to compete in the Falling Walls Lab Finale on 8 November 2018 and will also take home the EURAXESS ASEAN prize.  Come and meet our change makers! Register here
 

Singapore: Distinguished Lecture by Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation. 21 September
 
Artificial intelligence, robotics and machine learning are leaving the pages of science fiction to become part of our lives. Yet, society tends to regard many new technologies as agents of negative change. Fear – also fuelled by populism – is a real obstacle in embracing these new technologies and reaping their benefits. In this lecture Carlos Moedas will bring his perspective on the role of politics and political choices in the deployment and adoption of these and other emerging technologies. Register here 

Frontier Research in Europe – A Conversation with ERC President Prof Bourguignon. Singapore. 21 September

This is an opportunity for experienced researchers to meet with the President of the European Research Council (ERC) Prof Bourguignon to find out how the ERC supports top researchers from anywhere in the world. Learn about the ERC Funding Schemes open to you and how to prepare a competitive application. More info here