GENERAL INFORMATION
During 2008-2013, doctoral students from CLMV countries; Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam had been awarded grants by the Thailand International Cooperation Agency, The Thailand Research Fund (TRF) (under the Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Program) and the French Embassy in Thailand. The Joint Fellowship Program now is the second phase in the period of 5 years, starting from 2014. Financial support will be co-sponsored by the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), the Thailand Research Fund (TRF) and the French Regional Delegation to ASEAN.
The joint Fellowship Program for doctoral students is a joint collaboration between France and Thailand. This joint program aims at supporting interested students from CLMV countries (up to five scholarships per year) to pursue their doctoral studies in Thailand and France, with the opportunity to do research with Thai and French advisors of academic excellence in the fields beneficial to the development process of their countries.