The Second Century Fund Chulalongkorn University Postdoctoral Fellowship (C2F) provides 2 major tracks to apply: C2F Track A and C2F Track B. Each track has its own regulations and requirements, and it is summarized in the table below:
Grant Summary (Updated August 29th, 2023):
Minimum Requirement for Mentors of the C2F Postdoctoral Fellowships:
Publication requirement:
Per one C2F postdoctoral researcher, the mentor must have publications that meet one of the following options:
(a) One T1 paper with FWCI (excluding self-citation) more than or equal to 1; OR
(b) Two T1 papers (no restriction on the FWCI)
(For Track B, one or two Q1 papers per one researcher; three or more Q1 papers for two researchers.)
The papers must be published within 2020-2023 (3 full calendar years plus one partial year of 2023).
The papers must bear the mentor's name as the first author or the corresponding author.
The papers can be part of the mentor's doctoral thesis/dissertation.
To admit the 2nd postdoctoral researcher, the mentor will have to double the minimum T1 paper requirement (e.g. (a)x2 or (b)x2 or (a)+(b)).
To admit the 3rd postdoctoral researcher onward, the mentor have to multiply the minimum T1 papers by the total number of researchers (in a similar manner) PLUS 5 million THB research grant per researcher (not including the 1st and the 2nd one).
In the mentor's application form, you will be asked to provide a list of publications to showcase your profile and to be used for consideration by the committee especially in case that there are more applicants than the available spots in a given round. However, only Q2 papers and higher will be considered.
International collaboration requirement:
At least one of the following international collaborations (a)-(e) is required for the eligibility as a mentor:
(a) Having a research collaboration with a top-100 institution according the QS or Times Higher Education rankings; OR
(For Track B, this is changed to a top-200 institution instead.)
(b) Having a research collaboration with a highly reputable institution in a specific research field (mentors must provide proof of evidence); OR
(c) Having a research collaboration with a world's top 2% scientist; OR
(d) Having a research collaboration with a high-performance scientist holding the h-index of more than or equal to 25 (excluding self-citations); OR
(e) Having an international book/book chapter collaboration.
Documents on the C2F Postdoctoral Fellowships:
ประกาศจุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย เรื่อง หลักเกณฑ์การสนับสนุนทุนสำหรับนิสิตระดับปริญญาเอกศักยภาพสูงและนักวิจัยหลังปริญญาเอกศัยภาพสูง โครงการสร้างเสริมพลังจุฬาฯ ก้าวสู่ศตวรรษที่ 2 (Second Century Fund, C2F) ประกาศ ณ วันที่ 24 เมษายน พ.ศ. 2562 (Official document in Thai)
Notification of Chulalongkorn University regarding Criteria for Granting Funding to High-Efficiency Ph.D. Candidates and High-Efficiency Post-Doctorate Researchers of the Second Century Fund, C2F (Translated English version dated April 24th, 2019.)