1. Research discussions
August 18th 2011

2. SoLA research funding Research project funding
Minor cost research project funding
Postgraduate student project funding
Conference funding
Research training funding
Academic society fees

3. Research project funding
Publishable research
Developmental research
Socially active research
Product research
Funding up to 500,000 baht per project (but preferably much less!)
Project leader must be full-contract SoLA staff

4. Minor cost research product funding
Funding up to 5,000 baht for minor costs
Approval within 1 day
Available to all

5. Postgraduate student project funding
Available for PhD and MA
Maximun 20,000 baht
Typically for travel costs and some hiring costs (NOT for work the student should do themselves)
Should result in a research article

6. Funding for conferences
Place of last resort (when rejected by department and university)
For paper presentation with expectation of publication in proceedings
Registration (and perhaps travel and accommodation)

7. Research training funding
Covers costs to attend research workshops (e.g. run by National research Council)

8. Academic society fees
Covers costs for joining academic societies (Thai or international)
Society should be research focused (e.g. BAAL, not IATEFL)
One membership per person
Materials received should be donated to the Resource Centre

9. Case Study 1 ‘Respect’ in social sciences textbooks
Kunthida and Pattamawan

10. Case study 2
Semiotics in tourism slogans
Sompatu and Pattamawan

11. Case Study 3
Online love
Thanis and Pattamawan