Information about funding sources for science in Asia-Pacific

October 2008

 

Major Funding Agencies in Asia-Pacific Region

 

India 

          ● Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR
            http://www.csir.res.in/ 
          ● Indian National Science Academy, INSA
            http://www.insa.ac.in/html/home.asp 

Japan

          ● Japan Science and Technology Agency, JST
              http://www.jst.go.jp/
          ● Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, JSPS
              http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/index.htm
          ● Interchange Association, Japan, IAJ (Limited to the
            researchers from Japan and Taiwan)
            http://www.koryu.or.jp/

Korea

           ● Korea Research Foundation, KRF  (related to the Ministration
              of Education)
            http://www.krf.or.kr/new/eng/main.html
           ● Korea Science and Engineering Foundation, KOSEF
              (related to the Ministry of technology)
              http://www.kosef.re.kr/english_new/

 

China – Beijing

● National Natural Science Foundation of China, NSFC
             http://www.nsfc.gov.cn/nsfc2008/index.htm

China – Taipei

● National Science Council, NSC
              http://web1.nsc.gov.tw/
Singapore

● Agency for Science, Technology and Research, A-STAR
              http://www.a-star.gov.sg/
Thailand

● National Science and Technology Development Agency,
                  NSTDA
             http://www.nstda.or.th/
Malaysia

● Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, MOSTI
             http://www.mosti.gov.my/
Vietnam

● Ministry of Science and Technology, MOST
             http://www.most.gov.vn/
Philippine● Department of Science and Technology, DOST
                    http://wwwdost.gov.ph/

 

 

International funding agencies

 

•          Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics, APCTP

   http://www.apctp.org/

--- academic project

--- for organizing conference/workshop

--- visiting program

--- facility application

 

•          International Federation of University Women, IFUW

   http://www.ifuw.org/

--- Provide fellowship, grants, scholarship for women undergraduate/graduate/postgraduate research, study and training.

 

 

Bilateral Projects (1)
--- granted by JST, Japan

•          Paris office (Europe)

•          Washington, D.C. office

•          Malaysia office   (Southeast Asia)

•          Beijing office

 

 

Bilateral Projects (2)
--- granted by KRF, Korea

 

Bilateral Projects (3)
--- associated with KOSEF, Korea

 

 

Bilateral Projects (4)
--- granted by NSC, China-Taipei

In 2008, it includes Israel, Mongolia, Austria, Poland, Philippines, India, Czech,

New Zealand, Denmark, Hungary, Sweden, Australia.