Grants

1. In principle, each full-time faculty member of the University may receive the grant up to three times in their first 10 years of employment.

2. This grant is intended only for the procurement of instruments, books, and electronic resources. faculty member must first attempt to secure funding from external sources (such as the Ministry of Education, National Science and Technology Council, Council of Agriculture, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Economic Affairs) before they apply for this grant.

3. In principle, faculty member that have requested full funding from external agencies but are subsequently granted only partial funding will be given priority. The grant amount may not exceed NT$500,000 or the amount of funding provided by the external agency, whichever is smaller.

1. Pursuant to the NCHU Directives for the Management of Revenues and Expenditures from Industry-Academia Collaboration Projects, the purpose of this grant is to enhance the quality of research and the University’s general development.

2. The following units and individuals are eligible for the grant:

1) NCHU units organizing an international or national scholarly conference

2) Organizers of scholarly activities that are attended by NCHU faculty members and students and/or individuals not affiliated with the University

3) International experts/scholars who are engaged in academic research at the University

4) NCHU faculty members whose papers are accepted by a scholarly journal

5) NCHU faculty members and students who are going abroad to present research findings, give lectures, or participate in academic exchanges

6) Organizers of training workshops for faculty members and students from NCHU and foreign academic institutions

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.

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.

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

• 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.