The TRF-CHE-Scopus Researcher Awards are designed to recognize outstanding and exemplary new researchers and mid-career researchers who have received grants from The Thailand Research Fund (TRF) and The Commission on Higher Education (CHE).
Research Quality, Research Impact, Research Excellence as well as Social, Economic or Scientific 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
The awards are given at two level
| 1) TRF-CHE-Scopus Young Researcher Awards | 6 awards, cash prize 50,000 baht per award and plaque |
| 2) TRF-CHE-Scopus Researcher Awards | 6 awards, cash prize 100,000 baht per award and plaque |
AWARD TIMEFRAME:
| Announcement of awards | July 1, 2013 |
| Application and nomination period | July 1 - August 15, 2013 |
| Closing of application | Midnight, August 15, 2013 |
| Awarding the winners | October 16, 2013 at The 13th TRF-CHE Annual Congress |
CRITERIA:
| Criteria | Indicators |
| Research Quality (based on candidate's selected 4 best papers) | Sum of Average Journal Citations/2 years from the candidate's selected best 4 papers
Number of citations - Excluding self-citation
Selected publication with the applicant's name appearing as the first author or corresponding author |
| Research Impact | Evaluation of Social, Economic and/or Scientific impact by the committee |
- The selected 4 best publications on Scopus will include only those generated from the research supported by TRF-CHE or TRF only
- For Social Sciences and Humanities, the research output could be in the form of published articles in international or national journals or books etc. Clear evidence supporting the quality of the research outputs, such as citations and/or social impact must also be submitted.
- The social, economic and/or scientific impact will be judged from a brief summary of the main theme/contribution of the research (1) Science & Technology - no more than 1 page based on the main contributions of your selected 4 best papers, (2) Humanities and Social Sciences - no more than 4 pages based on published articles, and/or books, and/or other documents.
QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS
- 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 (MRG or TRG Grants). The application must be submitted either before or within 2 years after submission of the final report.
- 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 (RMU or RSA Grants). The application must be submitted either before or within 2 years after the submission of the final report. Only the publications generated from the Mid-career Researcher Grants or the equivalent research Grants will be considered.
- 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.
- The research work must be carried out mostly in Thailand.
- Those who have received each category of the above mentioned grants twice could also select 4 best papers from 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 13th TRF-CHE ANNUAL CONGRESS, on 16th October 2013 at Holiday Inn Resort Regent Beach Cha-AM.
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