UK-Viet Nam iTechPath Grant

The UK-Viet Nam iTechPath Grant supports higher education partnerships between the UK and Viet Nam in innovation, science, and technology as pathways to excellence.

📖 About the UK-Viet Nam iTechPath Grant

Opportunity Details:

• Date Published: August 7, 2025
• Application Deadline: September 9, 2025
• Category: Grants
• Eligible Locations: United Kingdom, Vietnam

Prioritized Areas:

The grant focuses on three main groups of prioritized areas:

• Group 1: Advanced manufacturing, digital, and technology
• Group 2: Clean energy
• Group 3: Life sciences (advanced biomedical and biopharmaceutical technology)

Funding Details:

• Grant Amount: Up to £10,000 per project
• Project Length: 6 months, starting late September 2025
• Total Funding: Grants available for an expected total of 6 projects

Objectives:

The grant aims to:

• Develop Talent Programmes: Support UK-Viet Nam partnerships to develop undergraduate and postgraduate Talent programmes, including joint PhDs, based on UK best practices.
• Facilitate Joint Research and Mobility: Enable UK and Vietnamese universities and businesses to collaborate on joint research, staff/researcher mobility, and transnational education programme development.
• Establish Sustainable Partnerships: Expand Talent programmes to more Vietnamese universities, positioning them as regional leaders in quality education and research collaboration.

🎯 Types of Projects

Projects can be discipline-specific or cross-disciplinary. They should address the needs of both countries and meet the criteria outlined in the Guidance Notes document. Potential outcomes include:

• Establishing a UK-Viet Nam Higher Education Consortium with a shared vision for Talent programmes.
• Providing seed funding for partnerships, including programme/curriculum development, staff mobility, and exchange.
• Hosting joint workshops and seminars on innovation, research, and industry-university-government partnerships.
• Developing Talent programmes to support human resource development in Viet Nam and expand the model to other higher education institutions.

💡 Benefits of the Grant

• Grant Amount: Up to £10,000 per project
• Project Length: 6 months

✅ Eligibility Criteria

• Lead Institutions: Must be higher education institutions in the UK with degree-awarding powers.
• Vietnamese Universities: Should have expressed interest in participating in the UK-Viet Nam iTechPath initiative.
• Refer to the Guidance Notes document for full eligibility details.

📅 Application Process

How to Apply:

1. Submit your application via the online application form.
2. Download application documentation, including an offline sample of the application form, from the links provided below.

Important Notes:

• Applications must be submitted by the lead UK institution.
• The application form can be shared with partner institutions for contributions.
• Applications started by non-UK institutions will be automatically ineligible.

Attachments:

• Grant Application Guidance (PDF)
• General Grant Agreement Template (DOCX)
• Grant Budget Template (XLSX)
• Sample Application Form (DOCX)

Clarifications:

• Queries related to the call must be submitted by August 15, 2025, to ggp.vietnam@britishcouncil.org.vn.

📌 Application Deadline

September 9, 2025

📧 Contact Information

For any questions, please contact:
Email: ggp.vietnam@britishcouncil.org.vn

This grant is sponsored by the British Council.

• Grant amount: up to £10,000
• Funding available for an expected total of six (06) projects, each with a value of up to £10,000.