KC.05/21-30 — National S&T Program on Energy Technology Research, and Development

KC.05/21-30 — Energy Technology National Program

Supports Vietnam innovation teams via national energy technology development task programs.

⚠ This may reflect a past cycle — verify the current call on the funder's site.

KC.05/21-30 is Vietnam's National Science and Technology Programme on Research, Application and Development of Energy Technology, covering the 2021–2030 planning cycle and administered by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST/MST), which merged with the Ministry of Information and Communications in March 2025 and now operates under mst.gov.vn. The 2026 call was announced on 25 March 2026, opened on 26 March 2026, and closed at 5:00 PM on 25 April 2026. This cycle is now closed; a 2027 cycle follows the programme's standard annual call pattern. The programme selects national-level S&T tasks in energy technology research, development, and application aligned with Vietnam's energy priorities for the decade.

The programme funds national-level (cấp quốc gia) tasks spanning energy technology research, application, and development, with specific topic priorities defined in the programme's decision documents and available in the call's attached Decision (Quyết định). Awards are denominated in Vietnamese Dong (VND), are set on a per-approved-task basis after evaluation, and are not announced in advance; budgets follow Ministry of Finance Circular 03/2023/TT-BTC and MOST Circular 02/2023/TT-BKHCN. Both organisations and individuals (tổ chức và cá nhân) — including research institutes, universities, state agencies, and companies based in Vietnam — are eligible under Circular 20/2023/TT-BKHCN.

Submissions for open call cycles must be delivered in person or by postal mail (postmarked no later than the deadline) to the One-Stop Service Desk at MOST's operational headquarters, 113 Tran Duy Hung Street, Yen Hoa Ward, Hanoi; no online portal is available. Enquiries can be directed to stc@mst.gov.vn or +84 24 3936 9506. Applicants planning for the 2027 cycle should monitor mst.gov.vn for the call announcement, ensure their proposed task aligns with the KC.05/21-30 energy technology priority list, and prepare documentation per Circular 20/2023/TT-BKHCN well in advance of the expected 30-day application window.