The Vejchewin Research Institute offers funding through its Small Grants Programme and Publication Grants. The purpose of the VRI Small Grants Programme is to provide early and mid-career academic professionals with funds to develop research projects and support scholarly undertakings. The amount of each Small Grant is up to US$ 800. Publication Grants aim to facilitate publication of scholarly work in Scopus- and Web of Science-indexed journals. The amount of a Publication Grant is up to US$ 400. It is expected that 3 to 5 grants will be made each year. The grants are administered by the Research Administration and Promotion Cell within the VRI Research Wing. All research proposals shall be mandatorily reviewed by the Research Ethics Panel of the Institute.
RESEARCH PRIORITY THEMES
- Changing geostrategic landscape in the Indo-Pacific region
- Roles and foreign policies of middle powers
- Regional multilateralism
- Politics of international aviation
- Contemporary issues of aviation management and policy
- Transnational flows of boys love (BL) media
- Social media and youth culture
ELIGIBILITY AND CONDITIONS
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APPLICATIONS OPEN
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GRANTS AWARDED
| Small Grants Awarded in 2022 | Grant Number | Grant DOI |
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| Publication Grants Awarded in 2022 | Grant Number | Grant DOI |
| Tungkeunkunt, K., & Bunyavejchewin, P. (2022). (Re-)Narrating the Evolution of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation: China’s Diplomacy Behind the Scenes. Strategic Analysis, 46(5), 494-509. doi: 10.1080/09700161.2022.2136196 [Scopus Q3; WoS ESCI] | JA-2022-1 | https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx |
| Chotisut, K., Bunyavejchewin, P., & Promprasit, N. (2023). The recent violation of Thai airspace by a Myanmar MiG-29 fighter jet: Understanding Thailand’s unusual response. Asian Journal of Comparative Politics, 8(1), 476-484. doi: 10.1177/20578911221140798 [Scopus Q3; WoS ESCI] | JA-2022-2 | https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx |
| Nugprachaya, O., & Bunyavejchewin, P. (2023). PC Air: an extreme case of fleet planning problems. International Journal of Sustainable Aviation, 9(3), 205-219. doi: 10.1504/IJSA.2023.10052471 [Scopus; WoS ESCI] | JA-2022-3 | https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx |
| Internal Grants Awarded in 2022 | Grant Number | Grant DOI |
| Translation of the Guidelines for Conducting of Human Subjects Research in Behavioral Science, Social Sciences, and Humanities dated March 18, 2021 | MISC-2022-1 | https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21666443.v1 |
| The Quantitative Asian BL Studies Project | IRG-2022-1 | https://doi.org/10.xxxx/xxxxx |