Full-time

Faculty and staff dormitories

Eligibility：

Staff members who have no residence within 25 km of campus, or who face commuting difficulties due to job transfer and have obtained approval.
Postdoctoral researchers, project faculty, contract or project staff whose duties require on-campus residence.

Faculty and staff members must submit the following documents to apply for employee dormitories:

A completed application form
A merit points tabulation form
A household registration transcript issued within three months (must be located beyond a 25 km radius of the University)
A certificate of appointment, letter of assignment, or other proof of approval

Tuition and Fees

The tuition and fee schedule will be posted on the official NCHU website and may be paid through a variety of means. Students can follow the provided link to navigate to the First Bank’s E-school Payment Gateway to confirm and settle the amount due.

School Cafeteria

The school cafeteria is operated by a contractor that offers a variety of dining options, including an à la carte buffet, themed restaurants, a fast food place, and a convenience store. The cafeteria is a great place to hang out with other faculty members, students, and people from neighboring communities.

International collaborations-Partner Universities

Pursuant to the University’s Principles for Signing Collaborative Agreements with Higher Education and Research Institutions, any entity with which NCHU signs an agreement must be carefully selected. Such entities must be of a similar scale as the University, be conducive to the academic development and improvement of the University, and be willing to collaborate with the University in a mutually beneficial manner. Contract terms, regardless of scope, items, or level of collaboration, must undergo an internal review process before an agreement may be signed. Please visit the Office of International Affairs website for the contract formats and contact the Office for consultation on any potential collaboration opportunities.

International collaborations-Receiving international guests

To facilitate international academic exchanges, the University provides the following resources for visiting international guests: Short-term visiting ID (Office of International Affairs), University promotional videos/materials (Secretariat Office), contracted hotels (General Affairs Office-approved contractors), NCHU-branded souvenirs (Caves Books), etc. Please contact the Office of International Affairs’ Division of Academic Exchange for guests invited by a university-level unit.

Emergency Relief Funds

1. Students who face any of the following emergencies during their period of study at the University may be eligible for emergency relief funds:

  (1) Hospitalization for an injury or illness when unable to pay for medical expenses due to financial hardship;

  (2) A major familial incident resulting in financial hardship;

  (3) Death;

  (4) Other incidents that require emergency relief.

2. To apply for emergency relief funds, the affected student or their advisor should fill out the application form and submit it along with the necessary supporting documents to the department chair/institute director and college dean for signing. Applications will be reviewed by the Office of Student Affairs’ Division of Student Life, which shall then forward them to the University’s President for approval.

3. Emergency relief funds of up to NT$30,000 may be released once per incident. The NCHU Student Emergency Relief Funds Application Guidelines and application form are available for download on the Division of Student Life website.

Externally-funded research projects—NSTC research projects

1.  All principal investigators and co-investigators must be quota-based, full-time personnel of the University.

2. The three types of research projects are as follows:

    • General research projects: The application period is in November–December each year. Exact dates will be announced by the NSTC.
    • New personnel research projects: Projects led by a domestic/international teacher or researcher who has fewer than five years of teaching/research experience or who has graduated with a doctoral degree in the past five years are eligible. Applications for such projects should be made upon the initial appointment date or within three years of the conferral of the doctoral degree and will be reviewed on an ad hoc basis. Limit one project per person.
    • Call-for-proposal projects: Please refer to announcements made by the NSTC.

3. Virement under an same approved budget may be processed in accordance with applicable regulations based on actual needs.

4. All principal investigators and researchers must complete at least six hours of academic ethics training.

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
    1. 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.

Externally-funded research projects—NSTC Subsidy Program for Domestic Experts and Scholars Attending International Scholarly Conferences

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.

University-funded subsidies—NCHU Teaching and Research Subsidies for New Faculty Members

Only new faculty members working at the University are eligible to apply.

    • “New faculty members” refers to full-time faculty members hired by the University within the past year. With justifiable cause, those who are unable to apply within their first year at the University may do so in their second year.
    • Please submit your application to the NCHU Academic Research and Development Service Portal together with the following application documents:
      1. A short proposal (max. 10 pages; must include the project title, abstract, background, specific objectives, methodology, expected outcomes, and budget)
      2. A personal information sheet (in the NSTC-stipulated format)
      3. An itemized, approved budget issued by the external sponsoring organization(s) or proof of college/department subsidies
      4. A quote for any equipment requiring subsidization
      5. Application deadline: By the first day of March, June, and September each year
    • In principle, each award recipient is entitled to up to NT$300,000 in subsidies, with the exception of researchers with outstanding performance.
    • Subsidy depletion deadline: Capital accounts are available from March 1 to October 31, while current accounts are available from March 1 to December 25.