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    • VINIF to fund over 3.6 million USD for sci-tech, culture projects

    Vingroup Innovation Foundation (VINIF) announced on October 25 it would provide nearly 90 billion VND (3.6 million USD) to 19 science and technology projects and five culture and history projects with practical value, potentially contributing to the country's long-term development.
    VINIF to fund over 3.6 million USD for sci-tech, culture projects ảnh 1Sophie Maysonnave, Counselor for Cooperation and Cultural Activities at the French Embassy in Vietnam, speaks at the event. (Photo courtesy of the organiser)
    Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vingroup Innovation Foundation(VINIF) announced on October 25 it would provide nearly 90 billion VND (3.6million USD) to 19 science and technology projects and five culture and historyprojects with practical value, potentially contributing to the country'slong-term development. 

    The total of 24 science, technology, and cultural history projectsreceiving research grants from VINIF have high practical value and arecarefully selected by a panel of Vietnamese and international experts.

    Specifically, 19 science and technology projects were selected bythe council from 150 applications in 15 fields such as biomedical, medicaland pharmaceutical, physics, materials, environment, and informationtechnology.

    All funded projects adhere to the VINIF's five criteria, whichinclude the topic's level of necessity, the author's research capacity, theimplementing unit's physical facilities, creativity, scientific significance,socioeconomic impacts, the target's persuasiveness, and thescientific-technological value of products and services.

    VINIF takes part in sponsoring five initiatives and nine events inthe realm of culture and history, covering topics like ethnology and culturalheritage, cultural beliefs, music, history, and fine arts.

    VINIF will also accompany the research teams in accessingscientific resources, connecting with a network of consultants, and accessing alarge database from the Vingroup ecosystem. In particular, VINIF willconsult with several application-oriented scientific initiatives for patentprotection and introduce funding opportunities to help them continue to evolveinto useful goods and solutions.

    At the event, Professor Vu Ha Van, Scientific Director of VINIFand VinBigdata, said: "The goal of VINIF is to contribute to building ageneration of innovative and integrated scientists and create a professionalresearch environment for the country."

    "Therefore, since 2019, VINIF has been constantly innovatingand perfecting programmes and funding methods to match the reality of researchand meet the world's highest scientific standards. Because of this, in thepast two years, besides science and technology, VINIF has also gradually becomea companion with the culture-history research community, encouragingholistic development and advancing Vietnamese values in the globalcontext," he added. 

    Sophie Maysonnave,Counselor for Cooperation and Cultural Activities atthe French Embassy in Vietnam, stressed the significance ofpromoting science, technology, and historical culture, which will aid inthe development of the country's culture and economy. These grantshave also facilitated interactions between researchers and cultural specialistsfrom France and Vietnam.

    Vingroup is implementing the programme on a non-profit basis inorder to generate momentum for positive and comprehensive changes in researchculture, scientific environment, and community life./.
    VNA

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