Vietnam: Requirements to be satisfied by organizations and individuals applying for executing science and technology topics

Vietnam: Requirements to be satisfied by organizations and individuals applying for executing science and technology topics (illustrative image)

Under Article 9 of Circular 40/2014/TT-BKHCN, the requirements to be satisfied by organizations and individuals applying for executing topics of science and technology tasks funded by the National Science and Technology Development Fund in Vietnam are:

The organization registering to lead the topic shall:

- Register for scientific and technological operation, have the function of operation in accordance with the professional field of the topic;

- Have adequate facilities and technical conditions for the implementation of the topic;

- Not fall into one of the cases specified in Clause 2 Article 19 hereof.

2. The individual registering as the leader of the topic shall:

- Be the person who proposes and presides over the formulation and explanation of the topic;

- Have a bachelor’s degree or higher and be currently active in the professional area suitable with the content of the research topic;

- Be capable of organizing the implementation and ensuring time to lead the topic;

- Not have his/her civil right restricted according to the law of Vietnam;

- Not violate the provisions on registration of topic presiding specified in Clause 4, Article 18 hereof;

- Meet at least one of the following requirements:

+ Have a project published on prestigious international scientific journals with contents related to the registered topic within five (5) years up to the time of submission of dossiers if the topic is considered unplanned.

+ Have a project published on prestigious ISI journals with contents related to the registered topic within five (5) years up to the time of submission of dossiers if the topic is considered potential.

+ Be the creator of the plant variety granted the new plant variety protection title with the contents related to the registered topic and has been applied in practice for seven (7) years up to the time of submission of dossiers.

Note: In case the individual does not belong to an organization that satisfies conditions on topic registration of the lead organization, he/she be accepted by an organization that fully meets the conditions prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article as the lead organization.

Details maybe found in Circular 40/2014/TT-BKHCN effective from February 1, 2015.

Ty Na

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