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Notification of Chulalongkorn University
on Criteria and Rates for Various Kinds of Payments of Research Funds of the Faculty of Arts
B.E.2556 (2013)
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Whereas it is expedient to revise Notification of Chulalongkorn University on Criteria and
Rates for Various Kinds of Payments of Research Funds of the Faculty of Arts, B.E.2555 (2012);
By virtue of Clause 17 of the Rule of Chulalongkorn University on the Fund of
Chulalongkorn University, B.E.2552 (2009) coupled with Clause 11 of the Regulation of
Chulalongkorn University on the Research Fund of the Faculty of Arts, B.E.2541 (1998), the
Executive Committee of the Research Fund of the Faculty of Arts, by the resolution of the
Executive Committee of the Faculty of Arts in its Meeting No. 2/2556 on 23 January B.E.2556
(2013), therefore, issue the following notification:
Clause 1.
This notification is called " Notification of Chulalongkorn University on
Criteria and Rates for Various Kinds of Payments of Research Funds of the Faculty of Arts,
B.E.2556 (2013)".
Clause 2.
This notification shall come into effect from the date following its publication.
Clause 3.
The Notification of Chulalongkorn University on Criteria and Rates for
Various Kinds of Payments of Research Funds of the Faculty of Arts, B.E.2555 (2012) shall be
repealed.
Clause 4.
Criteria and rates for payments hereunder shall be as follows:
4.1 Criteria for granting supporting fund for the production of an academic work
and an innovative work in humanities of the instructors are as follows:
4.1.1 Qualifications of the applicant:
4.1.1.1 Being a permanent instructor of the Faculty of Arts,
Chulalongkorn University (In cases where such instructor holds a bachelor degree, at least 1 year
of work experience is required);
4.1.1.2 Being a core researcher and being on duty;
4.1.1.3 Having no record of unfinished research which has been
funded by the Faculty of Arts;
4.1.1.4 Having no record of a breach of the terms and conditions of
any grant of the fund of the Faculty of Arts and being able to apply for no more than 1 fund in
each period.
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4.1.2 Kinds of project to be funded are as follows:
The individual research projects and group projects are the following
projects:
4.1.2.1 A humanities innovative work, such as a translation of
important works, a project for a play production, a project for a music composition for a play, a
project for a costume design for a play, a project for compilation of dictionary, corpus and any data
banks, a project for the creation of academic database, a cartography project, a project for a
production of computer programmes for use in humanities work. An approval for other kinds of
humanities innovative work shall be at the discretion of the Research Committee and the Executive
Committee of the Faculty of Arts;
4.1.2.2 A project for a production of teaching materials / a project for
a production of documents to support teaching;
4.1.2.3 A project for a production of an original textbook and a book
to be used in teaching at the university level.
4.1.3 The conditions of the support:
An applicant shall comply with the following conditions:
4.1.3.1 Having been granted a fund, the grantee shall enter into a
fund granting agreement, using the form as prescribed by the Faculty of Arts;
4.1.3.2 Any variations as to details of the approved project shall be
made with the approval of the Research Committee of the Faculty of Arts, as the case may be;
4.1.3.3 The grantee shall complete the approved project within the
approved period of time and shall submit the project work at the end of the project;
4.1.3.4 If the grantee cannot complete the project upon the
termination of the project period, the grantee may ask for extensions of the submission of the
project work, but not exceeding 2 extensions, each of which shall not exceed 3 months from the
termination of the project period. Such extensions shall be at the discretion of the Research
Committee of the Faculty of Arts;
4.1.3.5 Upon the termination of the project period, the grantee shall
submit an original project work to the Research Department of the Faculty of Arts for an
endorsement by the Research Committee and Executive Committee of the Faculty of Arts. Once
the funded project work has been published, the grantee shall submit an electronic file of the
published project work to the Research Department of the Faculty of Arts.
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4.1.3.6 The Faculty of Arts reserves its right to withdraw the fund in
the case of failure by the grantee to comply with the approved project and the fund-granting
agreement.
4.1.3.7 A new application for a fund may be made only after the
funded project work has been successfully submitted and endorsed.
4.1.3.8 Any publication or distribution of the funded project work
shall bear an acknowledgement that such project work was funded by the Faculty of Arts,
Chulalongkorn University.
4.1.4 An application for the fund and guidelines for determination
4.1.4.1 An applicant may request a fund application form under the
notification of the Research Department of the Faculty of Arts throughout the year;
4.1.4.2 The project to be funded shall be first determined by the
Research Committee of the Faculty of Arts for an allocation of the fund and then be further
submitted to the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Arts for the approval and announcement of
the grant;
4.1.4.3 Criteria for the allocation of the fund are as follows:
4.1.4.3.1 For a project of the humanities research and innovative work:
A research project that has only 1 researcher or innovator shall be approved on actual amount but
- not exceeding THB 100,000 (for a period not exceeding 2 years);
A research project that has more than 1 researcher or innovator shall be approved on actual
amount - but not exceeding THB 150,000 (for a period not exceeding 2 years);
4.1.4.3.2 For a project of the production of an original textbook and a book
to be used in teaching at the university level shall be approved on actual amount but not
exceeding THB 50,000 (for a period not exceeding 2 years);
4.1.4.3.3 For a project of the production of teaching documents shall be
approved on actual amount but not exceeding THB 15,000 (for a period not exceeding 1 year);
4.1.4.3.4 For a project of the production of documents to support teaching
shall be approved on actual amount but not exceeding THB 3,000 (for a period not exceeding 1
year).
4.1.4.4 Criteria for the allocation of categorized expenditure budget
are as follows:
4.1.4.4.1 For a project of a humanities research and innovative work, a
project of the production of a textbook and book for use in university teaching:
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(1) CA consideration for a humanities researcher or innovator (to be received once a
complete version of the research work or a humanities innovative work has been endorsed by the
Executive Committee of the Faculty of Arts):
(1.1) For a project that has one researcher or innovator, the consideration shall be
15 percent of the approved aggregate of miscellaneous category of expenditure budget with a
maximum of THB 100,000 of the total amount of the budget approved for the project. In the case
of a project that carries high project expenditures, the consideration may be lower than 15 percent;
(1.2) For a project that has more than 1 researcher or innovator, the consideration
shall be 20 percent of the approved aggregate of miscellaneous category of expenditure budget
with a maximum of THB 150,000 of the total amount of the budget approved for the project. In the
case of a project that carries high project expenditures, the consideration may be lower than 15
percent.
(2) A consideration for a producer of textbooks and books to be used in the university
teaching shall be 15 percent of the approved aggregate of miscellaneous category of expenditure
budget with a maximum of THB 50,000 of the total amount of the budget approved for the project.
In the case of a project that carries high project expenditures, the consideration may be lower than
15 percent;
(3) A consideration for hiring a part-time research assistant shall not exceed 5,000 per
month (hiring period not exceeding 6 months per year);
(4) A consideration for a co-researcher shall be paid on a lump-sum basis, not exceeding
THB 500 per day per co-researcher with a limit of 50 percent of the fund;
(5) An overtime payment for a staff shall be paid on a lump-sum basis, not exceeding THB
500 per day per staff with a limit of 50 percent of the funds;
(6) A Consideration for data entry shall not exceed THB 15 for each sample;
(7) An expense for vehicle and fuel used in domestic transportation for sample collection
shall be payable on an actual basis with a limit of 50 percent of the fund;
(8) An accommodation cost shall be payable on an actual basis in accordance with the
criteria prescribed by the university;
(9) An expense for a transportation to collect sample aboard shall be paid on an actual
basis in accordance with the criteria prescribed by the university;
(10) An expense for organizing a conference, training or activity with a sample group for
the purpose of collecting data shall be paid on an actual basis in accordance with the criteria
prescribed by the university;
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(11) A cost of textbooks, books, journals and other academic materials shall be paid on
an actual basis;
(12) An expense for preparing a report shall be paid on an actual basis, not exceeding
THB 3,000;
(13) A cost for office materials, computer appliances and photocopying shall be paid on an
actual basis;
(14) An expense for statistical consultation shall be paid on a lump-sum basis at an hourly
rate of not exceeding 1,500 for no more than five hours;
(15) An expense for inviting experts or project advisers of other institutions shall be paid on
an actual basis.
(16) A consideration for an expert or project adviser shall be paid at an hourly rate of not
exceeding THB 1,500 per hour with a limit of THB 20,000.
4.1.4.5 Payments of the fund
The payment of an approved fund is divided into 3 installments:
The 1st installment: 50 percent of the total budget, having been deducted by
a consideration for experts, after the fund-granting agreement had been executed by the project
leader;
The 2nd installment: 50 percent of total budget, having been deducted by a
consideration for experts, after the project leader had submitted the 1st progression report;
The 3rd installment: a consideration for the researcher under the rate
designated in the project proposal shall be paid upon an endorsement of the project work by the
Research Committee and Executive Committee of the Faculty of Arts.
4.2 The rule for the determination of a fund to present the research abroad:
4.2.1 The qualifications of an applicant:
4.2.1.2 Being a person who is accepted or invited to present a
research work in the area that is relevant to the teaching or researching, and that research work is
conducted by the applicant as an instructor of the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University;
4.2.1.3 Being a person who had not been granted a fund in the
same fiscal year, by considering from the date of the research presentation;
4.2.1.4 Being a person who was not in breach of any condition in the
granted fund of the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University.
4.2.2 An application for the fund and guideline for the determination: the
Research Committee of the Faculty of Arts shall select and set the ranking of the appropriate
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applicants, as well as allocate the amount of the fund so that the Executive Committee of the
Faculty of Arts can determine it before the intended departure date. Details are as follows:
4.2.2.1 The academic conference in which the research is to be
presented shall be an international conference or a national conference attended by participants
from several countries.
4.2.2.2 The application for the fund shall be coupled with the
documents supporting the application, which are, an abstract, a draft of the completed article, a
letter of acceptance or invitation, documents containing details about the conference and the
registration fees.
4.2.2.3 In cases where the work has been derived from a thesis
which the applicant was the adviser or co-researcher and the applicant is not the first author of
such thesis, a letter of acknowledgement and consent to make the research presentation from the
co-researcher shall also be coupled with (electronic copy of such letter is acceptable).
4.2.2.4 The applicant may apply for a fund throughout the year by
submitting an application form at least 60 days prior to the meeting date or any other day as
permitted by the Research Committee of the Faculty of Arts on a case by case basis.
4.2.2.5 The applicant shall submit the minutes of the meeting by
using the form prescribed by the Research Department of the Faculty of Arts within 1 month after
the meeting, and shall present the research work in accordance with the form prescribed by the
Research Department of the Faculty of Arts.
4.2.2.6 The applicant may submit an application for supporting the
transportation expense to present the research work. The application will be considered by the
Research Committee of the Faculty of Arts as follows:
4.2.2.6.1 In cases where the applicant has not been funded
by other sources outside the university, the applicant shall receive a support from a budget not
exceeding 50 percent of the actual expenses but not exceeding THB 60,000.
Various Categories of expenses to be payable are as follows:
(1) A round-trip airfare for international travel to be paid on an actual basis of economy
class;
(2) A domestic transport allowance in the country of the presentation to be paid on an
actual basis. A domestic airfare shall be paid on an actual basis of economy class;
(3) Per diem including an accommodation expense shall be paid on a lump-sum basis at
the rates prescribed by the university;
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(4) Per diem not including accommodation expense shall be paid at the rates prescribed by
the university;
(5) A conference registration fee shall be paid on an actual basis.
4.2.2.6.2 In cases where the applicant has been funded for transportation expenses
by other sources outside the university, the applicant shall receive a lump-sum per diem including
accommodation expense at the rate prescribed by the university but not exceeding THB 30,000;
4.2.2.6.3 In cases where the applicant has been funded for per diem by other
sources outside the university, the applicant shall receive only transportation expense on an actual
basis of economy class but not exceeding THB 30,000;
4.2.2.6.4 In cases where the applicant has been funded for a lump-sum per diem
including an accommodation expense and other transportation expenses by other sources outside
the university, the applicant shall receive a support fund on an actual basis but not exceeding
THB 15,000.
4.3 The rate of a consideration for an expert who evaluates various kinds of
work shall be as follows:
4.3.1 An expert who evaluates 1 research and innovative work funded by
the Faculty of Arts shall receive per expert
THB 1,000;
4.3.2 An expert who evaluates original textbooks and books to be used in
university teaching that are funded by the Faculty of Arts shall receive THB 1,000;
4.3.3 An expert who evaluates an article, not exceeding 3 experts for each
article, shall receive
THB 1,000;
4.3.4 An expert who evaluates a work of an instructor who has been
granted sabbatical leave shall receive, not exceeding 2 experts for each work,
THB 2,000;
4.4 A fund for the publication of a work in a foreign language for a permanent
instructor of the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University shall be as follows:
4.4.1 Qualifications of an applicant:
4.4.1.1 Being a permanent instructor of the Faculty of Arts,
Chulalongkorn University;
4.4.1.2 Being the first author or a corresponding author of the
research published internationally in a foreign language with a clear indication of the Faculty of
Arts, Chulalongkorn University in the address of the author;
4.4.1.3 Being an author who is not the first author or a
corresponding author of the research published internationally in a foreign language with a clear
indication of the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University in the address of the author, provided
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that a certificate of the first author or corresponding author of the research, certifying the
percentage of involvement of the applicant, shall be annexed with the application;
4.4.2 Criteria and a rate for the payment of the fund are as follows:
4.4.2.1 Each piece of work shall be funded only once;
4.4.2.2 The applicant is the only author of the work which is
published in a printed material in SCOPUS database or ISI database, or which is published in a
foreign language shall receive, for each piece of work,
THB 15,000;
In cases where an applicant is a co-author of such work, the fund
shall be paid not exceeding THB 7,500 for each piece of work, depending upon the discretion of
the Research Committee of the Faculty of Arts;
4.4.2.3 The applicant is the only author of the work which is
published in a printed material not in SCOPUS database or ISI database as appears in the list of
academic journals in the database and of the social and humanities studies database approved by
the Thailand Research Fund (Sor. Kor. Wor.) (as appeared in http://rgi.trf.or.thai/rgi31journalsocial.asp), for each piece of work,
THB 10,000;
In cases where an applicant is a co-author of such work, the fund
shall be paid not exceeding THB 5,000 for each piece of work, depending upon the discretion of
the Research Committee of the Faculty of Arts;
4.4.2.4 The applicant is the first author or the major responsible
author of work published in the edited volume journal, having the following qualifications,
(1) The article must all be published in a foreign language;
(2) There must be an editor;
(3) There is evidence to show that academic quality of the
article published in such edited volume journal has been scrutinized, shall receive, for each piece
of work,
THB 10,000:
4.4.3 The applicant may apply for the fund of the Research Department of
the Faculty of Arts within 2 years from the date of publication.
4.5 An application for a fund for publication of academic work
The applicant shall prepare a memorandum and submit it to the Deputy
Dean, Research Department, the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, for a fund to be spent
in the publication of the academic work, stating a proposed name, education record, and academic
work of which at least 2 experts have evaluated its quality. The applicant who proposed to publish
his/her work shall revise his/her work following the opinions and comments of the experts and
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quality evaluators, and shall revise his/her work following the opinions and comments of the
experts. In this respect, the Faculty of Arts shall make the following payments:
4.5.1 For the publication of a textbook, research work, thesis or teaching
documents:
4.5.1.1 Consideration for the author of a textbook or research:
15 percent of the price indicated on the cover multiplied by
the number of prints;
4.5.1.2 Consideration for the author of a thesis shall be:
10 percent of the price indicated on the cover multiplied by
the number of prints;
4.5.1.3 Consideration for the author of teaching documents:
10 percent of the price indicated on the cover multiplied by
the number of prints;
4.5.1.4 Consideration for the expert reader, no more than 3 readers
for each work:
THB 2,000 per reader.
4.5.2 For the publication of a book:
4.5.2.1 A consideration for the author:
15 percent of the price indicated on the cover multiplied by
the number of prints;
4.5.2.2 A consideration for the expert reader(s), no more than 3
readers for each work:
THB 2,000 per reader.
4.5.2.3 A consideration for the proofreader(s) (per person):
In the case of editing not exceeding 3 times:
(8 folios) :
THB 16 per page,
(16 folios) :
THB 8 per page;
In the case of editing exceeding 3 times:
(8 folios) :
THB 24 per page,
(16 folios) :
THB 32 per page;
4.5.2.4 A consideration for the supervisor for page-piling and booksetting:
THB 1,300
4.5.2.5 Expenses for offset, copy or digital printing shall be paid on
an actual basis subject to the approval of the Deputy Dean, Research Department, the Faculty of
Arts.
4.5.3 For the publication of an article in the Faculty of Arts Journal:
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4.5.3.1 A considerations for the authors:
15 percent of the price indicated on the cover multiplied by
the number of prints;
4.5.3.2 A considerations for the expert reader:
THB 1,000 per article;
4.5.3.3 A consideration for the chief editor THB 5,000 per article;
4.5.3.4 A consideration for the volume editor,
THB 5,000 per volume;
4.5.3.5 A consideration for the reader and editor of the English
abstract (in cases where the author is not a native-speaker of the language used):
THB 300 per article;
4.5.3.6 A consideration for the translator of the abstract:
THB 600 per article;
4.5.3.7 A consideration for the typesetting and editing based on the
proofreading:
THB 15 per page;
4.5.3.8 A consideration for the reviewer of page making:
THB 1,300
4.5.3.9 A consideration for the English reader (in cases where the
author is not a native-speaker of English): shall be at the discretion of the editor and shall be paid
in a lump-sum: not exceeding
THB 3,000 per article.
4.5.3.10 A consideration for the proofreaders (per person)
In the case of editing not exceeding 3 times:
(16 folios):
THB 8 per page;
In the case of editing exceeding 3 times:
(16 folios) :
THB 12 per page;
4.5.3.11 The expenses for the offset, copy or digital printing shall be
paid on an actual basis, subject to approval of the Deputy Dean, Research Department, Faculty of
Arts.
4.5.4 For the publication of an article in the Linguistics and Thai Literature
Journal:
4.5.4.1 A consideration for the author of the eulogy poem:
THB 1,000
4.5.4.2 A consideration for the author of "Kam Thai - Kam Thed":
THB 1,000
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4.5.4.3 A consideration for the expert reader of an article:
THB 1,000 per article
4.5.4.4 A consideration for the editor and editorial department:
THB 10,000 per article
4.5.4.5 A consideration for the reader of English abstract:
THB 300 per article
4.5.4.6 A consideration for the translator of an abstract:
THB 600 per article
4.5.4.7 A consideration for the proofreader: THB 500
4.5.4.8 A consideration for the typewriting and page-setting,
Thai and foreign language: not exceeding THB 24 per page
4.5.4.9 A consideration for the supervisor for page-piling and booksetting:
THB 1,300
4.5.4.10 Expenses for offset, copy or digital printing shall be paid on
an actual basis subject to the discretion of the editorial department with the approval of the Deputy
Dean, Research Department, the Faculty of Arts.
In cases where the payment can be made not exceeding the rates prescribed, the Dean of
the Faculty of Arts with the approval of the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Arts shall
prescribe the said rates.
The payment of expenses otherwise than those prescribed hereunder shall be made in
accordance with Chulalongkorn University regulations on financial administration, including relevant
regulations and notifications of the University being in force at that time.
Given this 27th Day of May B.E.2556 (2013)
(Signed)
Pirom Kamolratanakul
(Professor Pirom Kamolratanakul, M.D.)
President
Certified true copy
(Signed) Worrawan Chewa-akkarapan
(Miss Worrawan Chewa-akkarapan)
(Holographic writings and archives are illegible)
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