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Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria for Principal Investigators and Team Members

  1. Principal Investigators:
  • Must be full-time staff members of Ton Duc Thang University with a valid employment contract, not under disciplinary action, and having no unfulfilled scientific research obligations;
  • Must demonstrate research competency to meet the project’s requirements through at least one of the following: relevant research outcomes published in academic journals indexed according to the University’s international publication ranking; ownership of a patent; or a proven application/technology transfer implemented by enterprises or organizations within the last five years from the submission date;
  • May register a maximum of 02 scientific publications for basic research;
  • Exceptional cases shall be subject to the University’s consideration and decision.
  1. Team members: possess expertise, qualifications, and skills appropriate to the project’s research content. Priority shall be given to projects that involve University students.

Project Registration Criteria

  1.  The competency to publish research outcomes in international academic journals according to the University’s standards, and/or the capacity to obtain patents of research outcomes, and/or the feasibility of practical application in enterprises/organizations to generate valuable products of research outcomes.

  2.  The originality and innovativeness of the research content presented in the proposal.

  3.  Clear project objectives accompanied by appropriate and convincing research methodologies.

  4.  The expertise and experience of the Principal Investigator and research team; the adequacy of research resources, including access to facilities, databases, and technical support.

  5.  The potential to enhance international collaboration during project implementation.

  6. The suitability of the proposed budget for effective project implementation proposed by the Principal Investigator

(Extracting from Decision No 2516/QĐ-TĐT, dated September 8th, 2022 about "Regulations on the appraisal, selection, evaluation, and acceptance of institutional-level scientific research project").