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Deadline: Friday/31 January 2025, Application for Indonesia-Malaysia: Grand Challenge
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Dear YBhg. Tan Sri/ Dato’/ Prof./ Dr./Sir./ Mdm.,
We are pleased to share that the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) is inviting you to apply for the Indonesia-Malaysia: Grand Challenge. Based on the Memorandum of Understanding between the National Research and Innovation Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (BRIN) and the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) signed on 19 June 2024, this call is launched to enhance the cooperative activities in the field of research and development between two countries. The main objective of this call is to support research and development projects to promote scientific and technological cooperation between two countries through the synergy between both countries’ teams.
Objective
- Producing a new product
- Increasing the product quality or standards
- Developing new techniques to reduce costs and increase standards
- Developing new production technologies
1. Natural product medicine
2. Agriculture local genetics resources and mechanization
3. Vaccine process and technology developments
Eligibility Criteria
1. Maximum project duration up to 3 years (36 months); extension beyond this period is not permitted.
2. The project proposal must be within one or more of the specific research priority areas described in Section D.
3. Indonesian and Malaysian-based teams must each be led by a Principal Investigator (PI) from each country.
4. Each project should have a Project Coordinator who will be selected from the PIs of the proposal and this person is responsible for coordinating the whole consortium (Indonesia and Malaysia Collaboration).
Specific Eligibility Criteria for Malaysia Consortium:
2. The project proposal must be within one or more of the specific research priority areas described in Section D.
3. Indonesian and Malaysian-based teams must each be led by a Principal Investigator (PI) from each country.
4. Each project should have a Project Coordinator who will be selected from the PIs of the proposal and this person is responsible for coordinating the whole consortium (Indonesia and Malaysia Collaboration).
Specific Eligibility Criteria for Malaysia Consortium:
1. The Malaysian consortium must consist of at least one Malaysian company/SME, based in Malaysia and one research institute, public organization or university.
2. The PI can be either from the academy or, the public or private sector for the Malaysian team. The private sector from Malaysia must be a Malaysia-based business of any size that is registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia - https://www.ssm.com.my/.
3. Interested parties or consortia will need to first register their interest via MIGHT’s online application system – https://applications.might.org.my/e/IMGC
Financial Conditions
1. Malaysian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can receive 75% of the approved budget; Malaysian large-scale enterprises can receive 60% of the approved budget. Higher education institutions, their institutes, and public R&D centres can receive 100% of the approved budget.
2. The Malaysian team from the private sector, academy, or public sector, which is eligible for funding, can receive up to RM 500,000.00 (inclusive of 8% SST) of funding per proposal in total.
2. The Malaysian team from the private sector, academy, or public sector, which is eligible for funding, can receive up to RM 500,000.00 (inclusive of 8% SST) of funding per proposal in total.
Project Proposal Submission
1. The joint project proposals (identical copies) must be submitted to both partner organisations in parallel.
2. The partners should agree with each other using their means of communication and jointly develop and complete their project proposals before submitting them to BRIN and MIGHT. BRIN and MIGHT do not match the collaborating partners.
3. The Joint project proposals must provide detailed information on the objectives and justification of the planned joint research work, the methodology to be followed, the composition of each research team and the intended schedule.
4. Because projects are bilateral, they must demonstrate equivalence in effort from the Malaysian and Indonesian partners. The project must have one common work plan with both the Malaysia and Indonesia partners having main roles and responsibilities.
5. The size of the grant may vary depending on the needs of each project and must be fully justified. Applicants need to ensure that supported elements of the proposal abide by all regulations for both funding agencies.
2. The partners should agree with each other using their means of communication and jointly develop and complete their project proposals before submitting them to BRIN and MIGHT. BRIN and MIGHT do not match the collaborating partners.
3. The Joint project proposals must provide detailed information on the objectives and justification of the planned joint research work, the methodology to be followed, the composition of each research team and the intended schedule.
4. Because projects are bilateral, they must demonstrate equivalence in effort from the Malaysian and Indonesian partners. The project must have one common work plan with both the Malaysia and Indonesia partners having main roles and responsibilities.
5. The size of the grant may vary depending on the needs of each project and must be fully justified. Applicants need to ensure that supported elements of the proposal abide by all regulations for both funding agencies.
Project Proposal Submission details for the Malaysian side
Malaysian partners will need to first register their interest via MIGHT’s online application system http://applications.might.org.my/e/IMGC . Please notify grantapplication@iium.edu.my when you submit an application for this grant.
Malaysian partners will need to first register their interest via MIGHT’s online application system http://applications.might.org.
Inquiry
Mr. Ahmad Razif Mohamad
Head of International Partnership Unit
Head of International Partnership Unit
+60 135023123
We hope IIUM academics will grasp the opportunity to apply for the grant.
Thank you.
RESEARCH MANAGEMENT CENTRE