Deadline: 1-Aug-22
The Embassy of France to Malaysia has announced the applications for the France-Malaysia Collaboration Programme for Joint Research 2023 to support bilateral cooperation in research after the successful implementation of the PHC-Hibiscus (2019 and 2020) and MATCH programme (2021) conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE).
The france-Malaysia collaboration programme for joint research 2023 (MyTIGER) is a joint funding program with the objective of structuring and stimulating research cooperation between France and Malaysia.
MyTIGER is based on a call for projects, an independent evaluation process, the selection of projects guided by common interests and ambition for excellence, and a co-funding mechanism by means of matching grants by the Malaysian research institutions involved in the program.
Projects have a duration of two (2) years. Funding for the French teams is provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in France (MEAE) and the Ministry for Research, Higher Education and innovation (MESRI). Teams in by Malaysia are supported a matching grant provided by the Malaysian institution in which the PI holds a permanent or fixed-term (2 years minimum) position.
The call for projects is open to all research teams of both countries, from research institutes or from public or private companies having started joint research.
Objectives
The Program aims at:
- strengthening scientific and technological exchanges between France and Malaysia on the basis of mutual benefit;
- supporting existing cooperation and encourage new collaborations and foster the development of innovative and high-level joint research projects;
- encouraging the participation of researchers from France and Malaysia, particularly young researchers (MSc students, PhD students, post-doctorates) in joint research projects by supporting academic and scientific cooperation between the two countries;
- fostering the promotion and enhancement of joint research activities of the scientific communities of the two countries (scientific co-publications, seminars, workshops, joint patent registration, joint diploma); and
- Developing synergies between the scientific communities of the two countries in order to create structured and sustainable research networks of high level and recognized at European and international levels.
Priorities
The development of multi, inter and transdisciplinary collaborations and projects, especially those including social sciences and humanities, and addressing the areas listed below will be particularly welcomed:
- Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainable Cities
- Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
- Health (Infectious Diseases, Non-Communicable Diseases and Epidemiology)
- Information and Communications Technology (AI and Multimedia, Big Data and Cybersecurity, ICT for Ageing)
- Advanced Manufacturing and Frontier Technology
Duration: The duration of each project is up to two (2) years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Principal Investigators (PI) may only submit one application to this scheme as Principal Investigator, but may be involved in more applications if listed as a Co-Investigator.
- Research Organisations eligible to apply are Public Universities, Private Universities or other research organisations based in Malaysia, provided they can commit to finance the project through a matching grant for year 1 (2023) and, if the project is successful and budgetary constraints allow for it, in year 2 (2024).
- The Malaysian PI must have been awarded a doctorate at the time of application. Applicants working towards a PhD, or awaiting the outcome of their viva/submission of corrections are not eligible to apply as PIs.
- Applicants must hold a permanent or fixed-term contract (2 years minimum term) in an eligible institution. Applicants with fixed terms contracts finishing before their grant end-date must secure confirmation from their Head of Department, stating that their contract will be extended to cover the duration of the award if their application is successful.
- Contact between the Malaysian PI and French PI prior to the application is essential. This contact should lead to a clearly defined and mutually beneficial research project proposal.
- Track record and CV of research team especially collaboration/contribution of each partner must be provided as a proof of the relationship.
- Applicants must be competent in oral and written English.
- The applicant’s employing organisation in Malaysia must be willing to agree to administer the matching grant.
- Applicants in Malaysia will need to adhere to the co-funding Malaysian institution’s progress and outcomes monitoring requirements.
- Applicants with active MATCH 2021 projects will not be considered for this call.
For more information, visit https://my.ambafrance.org/Call-for-proposals-The-france-MalaYsia-collaboraTIon-proGramme-for-joint