French-Indonesian Science and Technology Cooperation Program

PHC NUSANTARA 2024

Call for Mobility and Research Proposals

Summary
The PHC NUSANTARA is a joint initiative between the governments of France and Indonesia,
aiming to encourage collaboration on research and innovation while strengthening
connections that will lead to greater collaboration in the future. This program is managed by
the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the French Ministry of Higher Education
and Research, and the Indonesian Ministry for Education, Culture, Research and Technology
(KEMDIKBUDRISTEK).

This program is for French and Indonesian researchers working in a team who wish to fund
their partnering project.

Indonesian researchers from universities and polytechnics may apply for the research grant
under the basic research scheme (PD) provided by KEMDIKBUDRISTEK. The mobility grants are
divided into two types of funding:
- SAME mobility is exclusively open to university lecturers
- Program Peningkatan Kompetensi Dosen is specifically designed for polytechnic
lecturers.

French researchers will get funding for travel and subsistence costs which will enable mobility
over a two-year period either in Indonesia or in France.

Objective
The PHC NUSANTARA aims to promote and develop scientific and technological cooperation
projects by encouraging the participation of early career researchers and doctoral students,
in both countries. Research projects involving industry and/or international organizations are
encouraged but optional. This call is excellence based.

Eligible areas
The programme is open for all research fields except for defence or military technologies.

This mobility grant supports research in any areas/disciplines, with special focus on: green,
blue, and digital economy; health and medicine, particularly medical treatment of stunting;
and methodology to support innovation and independence of production capabilities,
particularly for medicines and medical devices.

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Eligible candidates
• Indonesian PI meeting the minimum requirements as follows:
1) Must be based in Indonesia;
2) Must be lecturers affiliated with an university or a polytechnic under the auspice
of KEMDIKBUDRISTEK and have a NIDN/Permanent Lecturers;
3) Must have a minimum score of 150 for STEM or 50 for Social and Humanities in
SINTA;
4) Obtained their PhD degree at least 2 years before the application to be eligible as
the PI;
5) Must have competence in oral and writing English;
6) Active lecturers (not structural officers in the universities);
7) Research team consist of early career researchers and/or doctoral students.

• French applicants from any research laboratory, public sector research institutes, and
small companies are eligible for this program.

Application Process
Please note that the platforms (both sides) will be accessible for submitting your application
from 17 August to 15 September 2023. Should you need information regarding the application
submission, please kindly read the guidelines through respective agencies’ websites or via
bit.ly/PHC-Nusantara2024

Application process, source: Department of science and technology of IFI, French Embassy

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The Indonesian applicants must enclose with their application, the Dossier de candidature PHC
Nusantara 2024 which has been registered through Campus France website by the French
partner.

• Applications shall strictly follow the format and time conditions. The title should be
exactly the same as the submission on the Campus France website, and the content
of the BOPTN proposal shall also be in line with the research proposal submitted on
the Campus France website.

• Applicants must submit a proposal in English with the same title and scope of work via
their respective agencies’ websites:
1) FR applicants:
via CAMPUS FRANCE https://www.campusfrance.org/fr/phc-candidater

2) ID applicants: via KEMENDIKBUDRISTEK

- Research grant: https://bima.kemdikbud.go.id/
- SAME Mobility (for university lecturers only):
https://sumberdayadikti.kemdikbud.go.id/

More information
- If you are university lecturers submitting a research proposal through BIMA, you must also
submit a request for SAME Mobility. Without completing these two steps, your
application will fail the validation process. Submission for the research grant and for SAME
Mobility must be done by the Indonesian PI.
- If you are a successful applicant from polytechnic, you will be eligible to get mobility
funding from Program Peningkatan Kompetensi Dosen.

• All applications must be received before the closing date. If any one of the two partners
fails to apply or submit an application before the deadline, the overall project
submission will be disqualified.

• Successful Indonesian applicants will later be requested to fulfil all requirements in

conformity with the eligible funding schemes.

Evaluation Process
The PHC NUSANTARA call for proposals is organized on a yearly basis. Appointed Indonesian
reviewers will assess Indonesian applications, while French reviewers will review French
applications, on the same criteria towards excellence. The proposals are then ranked in order
of highest excellence first. A Joint Committee, consisting of Indonesian and French experts,
will decide on the final selection of the top ranked proposals.

The reviewers are invited to note the involvement of young researchers studying for a Master
or PhD, or pursuing post-doctoral research, which is one of the most important selection

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criteria. Research projects involving industry and/or international organizations are
encouraged but optional.

Selected teams receiving funding from the KEMDIKBUDRISTEK are expected to aim at
publishing manuscripts in Q1, Q2, or Q3 international journals.

Project duration and execution

Projects selected under the current call for proposals will be funded by:
1. France: two years of mobility, support for the second year is subject to the first-year
review,
2. Indonesia:
− Two years of BOPTN, (support for the second and third year are subject to
review and if needed the 3rd year can be supported depending on the subject).
− One to three months of SAME mobility during the 1st year of research period
for university lecturers.
− One month of mobility during the 1st year of research period for polytechnic
lecturers through Program Peningkatan Kompetensi Dosen.

To this effect, project leaders must submit a report of their first year’s activities, to the French
Embassy in Indonesia, and to KEMDIKBUDRISTEK by email before 15 November 2024. This
report, written in English, shall include:
1) FINANCIAL aspects, spent or to be spent budget (for KEMDIKBUDRISTEK, project
leader submit responsibility letter);
2) TECHNICAL progress of the project, and
3) FORESEEN expenditures in the following year.

Any substantial scientific results achieved in the first months of the running project needs to
be HIGHLIGHTED by the project leader.

Final report
A final report shall be sent one month after the completion of the project at the latest to the
French Embassy in Indonesia and to KEMDIKBUDRISTEK through
https://bima.kemdikbud.go.id/ and https://sumberdayadikti.kemdikbud.go.id/ . French
partners will have to do so by downloading relevant files on Campus France extra-net and to
affix to their online file once completed.

Publication of Report
Upon completion of the report, all participants are strongly encouraged to publish their
research results in international journals (with Scopus/Thomson-Reuters index).

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Financing
Final allocation to each supported project will be decided by PHC Nusantara final joint
committee. Funds must be strictly used during the calendar year, between January 1 st and
December 31st of each year. In no case, it may be carried forward to the following year. Any
unspent funds will be deemed forfeited.

Important dates
For the 2024 call, the following schedule will apply:

Call for submissions : 10 July 2023

Deadline for applications : 15 September 2023
Final selection by Joint Committee : Mid-January 2024
Announcement : February 2024
Start of project : February 2024

Contact Persons
Embassy of France
Dr. Thierry Goubier
Attaché of scientific and technological cooperation
Jl. M.H. Thamrin No. 20, Jakarta 10350
[email protected]

Stefany Claudia
Deputy attaché of scientific and technological cooperation
Jl. M.H. Thamrin No. 20, Jakarta 10350
[email protected] / +62 21 2355 7911

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Republic of Indonesia

SAME Mobility Funding

Nafiron Musfiqin Uddin, SE., MM.
Coordinator of Lecturers Competencies
Directorate of Resources
Directorate General of Higher Education, Research and Technology
Email : [email protected]

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Research Grant

Directorate of Research, Technology and Community Services

Directorate General of Higher Education, Research and Technology
Email: [email protected]

Erlin Puspaputri, S.Si., M. Sc.

Coordinator of Research
Rian Afriana
Collaboration Research Staff

Directorate of Academic for Vocational Higher Education

Directorate General of Vocational Higher Education

Deis Savitri Artisheila, S.E., M.M

Coordinator of research and community service for vocational higher education
[email protected]

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