Circular 40: Approval and publication of the list of funded science and technology topics in Vietnam

Circular 40: Approval and publication of the list of funded science and technology topics in Vietnam (illustrative photo)

Article 12 Circular 40/2014/TT-BKHCN specifically stipulates the approval and publication of the list of science and technology topics funded by the National Science and Technology Development Fund in Vietnam as follows:

1. Based on the result of the topic evaluation and selection, the Fund’s financial ability, the Director of the Fund shall give his/her opinion on the process of evaluation and request the Fund management council to consider and approve of the funded topic.

2. The Fund shall publish the list of funded topic on the website of the Fund and announce the evaluation and selection result to the topic registered organizations and individuals.

3. Organizations and individuals assigned to lead the topic execution shall amend the topic explanations, complete the dossiers according to the council's conclusions and send the completed and supplemented dossiers enclosed with a written explanation (an original signed by the leader of the topic and an electronic copy) to the Fund within 10 working days from the date on which the result of evaluation and selection is notified.

Additionally, this Circular also stipulates the inspection of dossiers and approval of funding for the topic:

- Inspection of dossiers of the topic

The executive body of the Fund shall organize the inspection of contents of the outline explanation and cost estimates of the topic according to regulations promulgated by the Fund Management Council.

- Approval of funding for the topic

+ Based on the inspection result, the Director of the Fund shall request the Fund management council to consider and approve the topics’ funds;

+ The executive body of the Fund shall announce their funding and provide necessary instructions to organizations and individuals receiving financial assistance to finalize their explanations according to approved contents and funds.

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

Ty Na

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