Eligibility:

1. Current teaching and research staff
2. Postdoctoral researchers taking part in an NSTC project

• Documents required for online applications include but are not limited to the following:

1. Application form
2. Proof of paper acceptance
3. Abstract of the accepted paper

• Applicants shall submit the application by 3 p.m. six weeks prior to the first day of the conference. The University will compile submitted applications and forward them to the NSTC by 5 p.m. the same day.
• The subsidy is limited to one person per paper (whether presented orally or in the form of a poster). The same provisions apply to directors/supervisors of major international academic associations or editors of internationally renowned scholarly journals whose attendance is required at a conference.
• The subsidy covers flights, conference registration, daily allowance, processing fees, and insurance premiums.
• Only one subsidy is allowed per individual per fiscal year. Principal investigators of NSTC projects who already have an “international scholarly conference” account are ineligible to receive further subsidies.
• Persons with a severe disability (supporting documents required) who must be accompanied by an aid in order to attend a scholarly conference may receive an additional subsidy to cover the aid’s travel expenses.
• Conferences held in mainland China must be organized by an international academic organization (or chiefly organized by an international academic organization and co-organized by mainland China).
• Recipients should file for reimbursement within one month of their return to Taiwan, and a conference report and account settlement form must be submitted to the NSTC’s system.

Eligibility:

1. Faculty members (including researchers) working at the University
2. Postdoctoral researchers

• Online application documents include but are not limited to the following:

1. An application form
2. Proof of paper acceptance
3. Abstract of the accepted paper

• Applicants must submit their application by the deadline closest to (prior to) their departure (by the first day of either March, June, September, or December each year).
• Only keynote speakers, invited speakers, or those performing other important tasks or presenting a paper at a conference are eligible to apply. In principle, eligible papers must be published under the auspices of NCHU and be primarily about research activities conducted at the University.
• The subsidy covers flights and conference registration and is limited to the following amounts: NT$45,000 for conferences in Europe, Africa, or the Americas; NT$30,000 in Oceania, and NT$20,000 in Asia.
• Each person may receive one subsidy per fiscal year.
• Attendees of gender studies conferences and those serving in crucial roles at a conference may be granted an exemption from the preceding limitation. However, only airfare will be subsidized from the second conference onwards.
• Please first write off any remaining balance of a project’s international travel expense account or apply for external funding before applying with the University.
• Conferences held in Taiwan, Hong Kong, or mainland China by non-international organizations are ineligible.

For researchers, it is always crucial to make sure that all their academic research work and outcomes are properly connected. ORCID is the key to solving authorship identification issues and ensuring that all of a researcher’s works are connected to themselves.

1. Pursuant to Article 2 of the University’s Regulations Governing the Management and Utilization of Research and Development Outcomes, the intellectual property rights of research and development (R&D) outcomes produced by faculty members and students using NCHU resources belong solely to the University unless otherwise stipulated in a separate contract or other applicable regulations. Faculty members who wish to apply for a patent must do so through the Division of Patent and Technology Transfer in accordance with internal regulations.

2. Patent fees may be shared in different percentages with different royalty distribution ratios:

3. The University only provides funding for invention patents, the guidelines for which are as follows:

The University may subsidize up to three R.O.C. patent applications per researcher per year (Plan I).

Those who meet both of the following requirements are eligible for subsidies for patent applications in foreign territories:

1) R&D outcomes represented by the researcher have undergone a technology transfer by the University with a value of NT$1 million or more.

2) The patent application has been reviewed by two or more experts in writing and has been approved by the Patent and Technology Transfer Promotion Committee.

The cost sharing scheme will be the same for both domestic and foreign applications for the same patent.

1. Assignment of technology transfer royalties:

Royalty distribution shall be processed in accordance with Article 7 of NCHU’s Regulations Governing the Management and Utilization of Research and Development Outcomes.

Unless otherwise stipulated in a separate contract or other applicable regulations, royalties from the management, maintenance, utilization, and promotion of intellectual property rights derived from NCHU R&D outcomes will be distributed in the following manner after the necessary deductions are withheld in accordance with the Government Scientific and Technological Research and Development Results Ownership and Utilization Regulations:

Necessary costs fully borne by researchers or a third party with no contribution by the University (Article 5, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1): Researcher 80%–NCHU 20%.

Necessary costs partially borne by the University (Article 5, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 3): Researcher 40%–NCHU 60%.

If a patent is licensed to multiple targets through non-exclusive licenses, royalties for the first of such licenses will be distributed in accordance with the preceding two subparagraphs. The University’s distribution percentage will be reduced by 10% for each subsequent license until it reaches 20%, whereas the researcher’s distribution percentage will increase by 10% for each subsequent license until it reaches 80%.

Liquidated damages and compensation obtained by the University for its R&D outcomes due to a breach of contract or infringement will be distributed in the following ratio after deducting expenses paid to legal counsel and professional consultants: NCHU 100%.

Unless otherwise stipulated in a separate contract or other applicable regulations, royalty distribution ratios will remain the same even in the event of a researcher’s departure from the University due to separation, retirement, or death. If a researcher is unable to claim royalty payments themselves, their legal heir or a beneficiary designated in their will may do so on their behalf.

2. Methods of R&D results publication and release by faculty members:nFaculty members with R&D outcomes (patents and technical know-how) may submit an R&D Outcome Survey Form to the Division for announcement and promotion through various channels with the ultimate goal of finding opportunities for potential applications, transactions, collaborations, and matchmaking.

1. Target:

1) Full-time faculty members and research fellows must complete six hours of academic ethics training during their term of employment. Newly appointed personnel must complete training within one year of reporting for duty.

2) Part-time faculty members and full- and part-time research fellows must provide proof of at least six hours of training at the time of their appointment.

3) Personnel not described above who are part of an NCHU research project must provide proof of at least six hours of training at the time of their appointment or the commencement of the project.

2. Recognized academic ethics training courses:

1) Courses offered by the Center for Taiwan Academic Research Ethics Education

2) Academic research ethics courses offered by the University

3) Academic research ethics courses offered by regional learning resource centers

4) Epigeum–Research Integrity and CITI Program courses

5) Other academic research ethics courses approved by the University

For items 2) to 5) above, a certificate of completion issued by the organizing institution is required.

1. Eligibility: NCHU faculty members who have had their writings (including papers in SCIE-/SSCI-/A&HCI-indexed journals and academic books and book chapters) officially published or cited in the previous calendar year are eligible to apply.

2. Application deadline: Around March each year; exact dates to be announced by the Office of Research and Development.

3. Application method: Please fill out the online application form on the NCHU R&D Portal, print out the application form, have it signed by your supervisor, and submit it to the Academic Development Division, Office of Research and Development.

4. Results will be announced following a review process in June.

1. Introduction: To access the R&D portal, sign in with your credentials via the NCHU Single Sign-On Service.

1) The NCHU R&D portal is designed to provide a comprehensive record of faculty members’ research, teaching, and service achievements and to facilitate the faculty evaluation process by enabling real-time access to detailed faculty profiles.

2) The portal is intended to integrate faculty members’ academic and research achievements with the University’s academic development plans.

3) Faculty members can export their research portfolio directly from the portal.

4) Academic units can export accurate performance statistics from the portal if their faculty profiles are complete.

5) Applications for academic research performance incentives and grants must be submitted through the portal.

2. First-time users of the portal are required to select their field of expertise on the “profile maintenance” page before being allowed access to the portal.

3. We recommend using Google Chrome to access the portal. Navigate to the NCHU homepage, click or tap on “Single Sign On” from the menu bar, log in with your credentials, and select “R&D Portal.”

Faculty members may borrow designated research books procured under a publicly funded research project until the conclusion of the project, and they may extend the loan period beyond the project expiry date if necessary. Designated research books shall be returned to the Library’s collection and made available to the general public upon conclusion of the project or expiry of the loan.