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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> RCSD Chiang Mai University
[mailto:rcsd@chiangmai.ac.th] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 22, 2008
15:32<BR><B>To:</B> RCSD Chiang Mai University<BR><B>Subject:</B> The
Announcement for Visiting Scholars and Small Research Grants, Year
2008-2009<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">To Whom It May
Concern,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Regional</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> for Social Science and Sustainable Development
(RCSD), Faculty of Social Sciences, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Chiang</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Mai</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> would like to
inform you about the announcement for <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">RCSD
Visiting Scholar<I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> </SPAN></I></SPAN></B>and
<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Small Research Grants, Year
2008-2009</SPAN></B>. The fellowships aim to enhance capacity of human
resources in the Mekong Region by using social sciences tools in exploring and
understanding changes, relationships and complexity of issues such as
transborder, resource management, ethnicity, cultural diversity, etc. in the
context of regionalized development. It also aims to enhance understanding,
information sharing and mutual learning regarding emerging issues of the Mekong
Region, linked to a deeper and boarder conceptual understanding and
analysis.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><U><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Visiting Scholar
Fellowships</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
will be granted to academics, researchers, NGO workers from countries in the
Mekong Region who would like to spend time in a dynamic multidisciplinary
academic environment at RCSD for a period of <U>three to six months</U>. Fellows
will be requested to write working papers based on their research projects and
areas of their respective interests. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><U><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Small Research
Grants</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> will
provide the opportunity for interested people who are from </SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">both the academic and non-academic sectors
such as a non-government organizations and media, etc to conduct research in the
areas of <st1:PersonName w:st="on" ProductID="Social Science">social
science</st1:PersonName> and sustainable development focusing on the Mekong
Region. Mid-career researchers, NGOs workers, development practitioners, and M.A
and Ph.D. students who are pursuing their field research<B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> </SPAN></B>are eligible to applying for the research
grants<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">.</SPAN></B>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Both fellowships will be open to interested
scholars, researchers, NGO workers, and media from countries in the Mekong
Region whose citizenships were <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Thailand</st1:country-region> and neighboring countries in the Mekong
Region namely; <st1:country-region w:st="on">Vietnam</st1:country-region>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Laos</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Cambodia</st1:country-region> and <st1:place w:st="on">Southwest
China</st1:place> only. </SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">RCSD will provide support which includes a monthly
stipend, traveling costs, health insurance, books and supplies for the visiting
scholars. As for Small Research Grants, the grant will also include monthly
stipend, field research expenses and book and
supplies.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Please find the announcement enclosed and
an application form. It would be grateful if this information could be made
available to the wider public and those who are interested applying for the
fellowships. More information can be obtained by accessing our webpage: <A
href="http://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th/">http://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th</A> or contact us at
<A href="mailto:rcsd@chiangmai.ac.th">rcsd@chiangmai.ac.th</A>.
</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 5pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-TOP: 5.65pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I would appreciate your kind attention to
this matter.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Sincerely yours,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Chayan
Vaddhanaphuti</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> , Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Director<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><BR>
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