Externally-funded research projects—NSTC Visiting Personnel Recruitment Project

Applicants must be teaching/research staff or first-level administrators at the University (including principal investigators of NSTC-funded projects).

  • The three types of recipients are:
  1. Chair professors: Including Distinguished Chair Professors and Chair Professors (limited to international science and technology personnel)
  2. Visiting scholars (limited to international science and technology personnel)
  3. Doctoral level researchers: Exceptional domestic or international science and technology personnel holding a doctoral degree
  • Application time frame: Applications are reviewed as they are received, but should be submitted one month before the initial date of appointment.
  • Application method: Please apply online via the NSTC’s Academic Research and Development Service Portal.
  1. Chair professors and visiting personnel: Recommended by the University following an internal review and approval process
  2. Doctoral level researchers:

1) Those participating in an NSTC project: Applications may be submitted together with the NSTC project application, or separately following approval of the NSTC project.

2) Those participating in an NCHU self-funded project or in charge of technology management: Applications may be submitted separately to the NSTC.

  • Funding period:
  1. Chair professors: 1 month–1 year per term
  2. Visiting personnel: 3 months–1 year per term
  3. Doctoral level researchers: 3 months–1 year per term
  • Funding items: Teaching and research expenses, airline tickets, insurance premiums, salary subsidies, labor insurance, separation pension, and R&D fees.
  • Case conclusion and account settlement:
  1. Applicants shall upload a work report to the NSTC system within two months of the project’s conclusion.
  2. The University shall process the final account settlement with the NSTC within three months of the conclusion of the project.
Website: 
Contact: 
04-22840205#706(NSTC project)/04-22840550#303(Chair professors and visiting personnel)
Email: 
changhc@nchu.edu.tw(NSTC project)/liyingyang@dragon.nchu.edu.tw(Chair professors and visiting personnel)
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Categories: Award, Research and Development