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FORM: Letter of Intent
Date………………………….
Check List
All following documents should be submitted to the TRF before 31 January 2016.
Please check your documents and mark 
 1. Letter of intent form with a Principal Investigator’s signature as well as that of University/Institute’s
authority
 2. Digital file of your Letter of Intent form in MS Word format
 3. Concept proposal of research program (please give details not more than 3-A4 page and using Times
New Roman 11 pt)
 4. Digital file of your Summary of Research Proposal in MS Word format
 5. Acceptation letter from overseas partner (s)
 6. Verification of the on-going collaborations both domestic and international
 7. Principal Investigator and Associate Researcher (s)’ first page of reprint
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FORM: Letter of Intent
Letter of Intent to Apply for an International Research Network (IRN)
Principal Investigator
Title/Position
Name-Surname
Department
Faculty
University
Telephone Number
Fax
Email
Application Information
Name on International Research Network
Title of Research Proposal
TRF Strategic Research Clusters
 Food Safety
 Healthy Aging
 ASEAN Community and the East Asian Region
 Overcoming the Middle Income Trap covering the research on Industrialization and Export Promotion,
Innovation-driven Economic Growth, Digital Economy, and Human Resources Development
 Non-Communicable Diseases: NCDs
 Para-Rubber Production
 Urbanization
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Summary of Proposal
Summary of research proposal for public release (Use plain language to describe socio-economic impact
of your research proposal and not exceeding 350 words)
This plain language summary will be available to the public if your proposal is funded.
In English language:
Key words (not exceeding 10 words):
ภาษาไทย:
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คาสาคัญ (ไม่เกิน 10 คา):
Objectives
Expected Outputs
Impact Statement of the Project
A. At national level
B. At international level (if there is any)
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How will this proposal contribute to the wider internationalization of the partner institutes?
Please describe what steps you will take in order to make the collaborations built through this
International Research Network programme more sustainable.
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Thai Member of IRN (Minimum of 2 from different institution/organization)
Name-Surname
Organization/Faculty/Department
Telephone/Email
Country
Organization/Faculty/Department
Telephone/Email
Overseas Member of IRN
Name-Surname
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Illustrate the link of your network (how researchers in Thailand and abroad collaborate?)
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Referee Suggestions: National and International
Name-Surname
Address, Email
Area(s) of Expertise
I hereby certify that all the information above is true and I accept that TRF’s decision is final.
Signature………………………………………………..(Principal Investigator)
(……………………………………………….)
Date………………………………………………………..
The University/institute agrees and will facilitate the PI in carrying out this project.
Signature……………………………….….………………..
(………………………………………………….)
Position...……………………………………..……………..
Date………………………………………..………………..
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FORM: Letter of Intent