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The TRF-CHE-Scopus Researcher Awards are designed to recognize outstanding and exemplary new researchers and mid-career researchers who have received grants from Thailand Research Fund (TRF) and Commission on Higher Education (CHE).
Research Productivity, Research Impact, Research Excellence as well as Social Impact will be used by distinguished panelists as important criteria to award the winners. These awards are jointly supported by TRF, CHE and Scopus.
Categories
The awards will be given out in the following six categories:
| 1) Agricultural Sciences and Technology |
4) Health Sciences |
| 2) Engineering & Multidisciplinary Technology |
5) Physical Sciences |
| 3) Life Sciences |
6) Humanities and Social Sciences |
The awards are given at two levels:
| 1) TRF-CHE-Scopus Young Researcher Awards |
6 awards, cash prize 75,000 baht per award and plaque
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| 2) TRF-CHE-Scopus Researcher Awards |
6 awards, cash prize 150,000 baht per award and plaque
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Award timeframe
| Announcement of awards |
July 1, 2009 |
| Application and nomination period |
July 1 - Aug 15, 2009 |
| Closing of application |
Aug 15 midnight, 2009 |
| Review by panelists |
Aug 24 - 25, 2009 |
| Awarding the winners |
October 15 2009, at The 9th TRF-CHE Annual Congress |
Criteria
| Criteria |
Indicators |
| Research Productivity 1 |
Number of publications especially as the first or corresponding authors, and patents |
| Research Impact 2 |
Number of citations |
| Research Excellence 3 |
H-index |
| Number of publication in high Journal H-index / Average Citation |
| Social Impact 4 |
Documented social impact |
- Criteria #1, 2, 3 are to be searched by SCOPUS, #4 to be judged by the panelists
- The publications will include only those generated from the research supported by TRF-CHE or TRF
- For Social Sciences and Humanities, the research output could be in the forms of published articles in international or national journals or books etc. Clear evidence supporting the quality of the research outputs, such as citation and/or social impact must also be submitted.
Qualifications of applicants
1. Applicants for TRF-CHE-Scopus Young Researcher Awards must be the recipients of New Researcher Grants that are co-funded by TRF and CHE or TRF alone. The application must be submitted either before or within 2 years after submission of the final report.
2. Applicants for TRF-CHE-Scopus Researcher Awards must be the recipients of Mid-career Researcher Grants co-funded by TRF and CHE or the equivalent research grants (Metheevijai) awarded by TRF. The application must be submitted either before or within 2 years after the submission of the final report.
3. The publications must be of high quality and innovative. The published research papers should demonstrate that they have led to the creation of new knowledge and/or new discoveries. They must also acknowledge the support of CHE and/or TRF.
Other research outputs such as, patents or works that have been applied for commercialization, public policy, public benefit will also be considered, but there must be rigorous evidence to support the claims.
4. The research work must be carried out mostly in Thailand.
5. Those who have received each category of the above mentioned grants twice could also submit their collective research outputs to be considered for the awards, since this will demonstrate the continuity and thematic of their research, as well as the impacts that are generated.
Announcement of the Awards
The announcement of the award winners will be made during the 9th TRF-CHE ANNUAL CONGRESS, on 15th October 2009 at Holiday Inn Resort Regent Beach Cha-AM. The awarding will be presided by Prime Minister, His Excellency Abhisit Vejjajiva.
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