Grants

Current doctoral and master’s degree students of the University are eligible to apply:

• 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
4. A copy of the official letter of approval issued by the external sponsoring organization

• Applicants must submit their application by the first deadline following their receipt of the official letter of approval issued by the external sponsoring organization (the first day of either March, June, September, or December 1 each year).
• The subsidy is limited to one person per paper (whether presented orally or in the form of a poster).
• The subsidy covers flights and conference registration and is limited to the following amounts: NT$10,000 for conferences held in Asia or NT$20,000 for all other continents.
• Each person may receive one subsidy per fiscal year.
• Please apply for external funding before applying with the University.
• Only conferences held by international organization outside of Taiwan are eligible. International conferences held by organizations based in mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macau are ineligible.

Doctoral and master’s degree students studying at the University (excluding in-service programs) are eligible to apply:

• 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
4. A letter of recommendation signed by the advisor (please indicate the applicant’s foreign language proficiency)

• Applicants must submit their application by 3 p.m. on the first day of the month preceding the start of the conference. The University will compile submitted applications and forward them to the NSTC by 5 p.m. on the same day.
• The subsidy is limited to one person per paper (whether presented orally or in the form of a poster).
• The subsidy covers flights and conference registration.n- Subsidies must only be used for their designated purposes. Except in the event of revocation, requests for changes must be made via the online system prior to the conference and will only become effective upon approval by the NSTC.
• 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).
• Each person may receive one subsidy per fiscal year. Those who have already received a subsidy may not apply for any other further international conference subsidies as a graduate student or otherwise in the same academic year.
• Subsidy recipients must submit a conference report and account settlement form to the NSTC’s system within 15 days of the conference’s conclusion in order to file for reimbursement.