NTU-USYD Ignition Grants

1. USyd PI must be employed on a full-time, part-time (appointed at least 0.5 FTE), fixed term or continuing basis. If on a fixed term contract, the end date must be beyond the funding period.

2. NTU Principal Investigator should be tenure-track faculty and not on sabbatical leave for the duration of the project.
3. For NTU OIA funding, NTU PI is eligible to submit a maximum of 2 proposals with different partner university per year and receive funding with the same partner university at most twice.

Funding Period: Jan. 1 to Dec. 31

Funding Amount: Up to NTD 400,000 per selected proposal; up to 5 proposals per call

*Funding will be shared equally by the universities and made payable to the respective faculty.

Eligible Funding: International travel expenses by NTU faculty and students, relevant international collaboration expenses, and stipend for foreign, non-NTU scholars

*Eligible expenses considered to be international collaboration include (1) NTU faculty, researchers, and graduate students research abroad, (2) hosting international conferences, workshops, or symposiums in Taiwan, and (3) joint lecture or lecture series.

**Eligible expenses considered to be daily stipend for hosting foreign, non-NTU scholars include (1) remuneration and living expenses for scholars’ work days in Taiwan and (2) domestic travel in Taiwan.

***Funding does NOT cover: consumable supplies and equipment for research and personnel expenditure, including full-time or part-time assistants.

pplication Period: Sep. 1 to October 31(11:59pm AEDT / 8:59pm TST), 2025.

Application Materials: Online application form, NTU and USYD CIs CVs, and endorsement by relevant head of school/department. For details, please refer to clause 5 of the guidelines.

Application Process: Applications should be submitted online via the USYD Funding Schemes Site (http://sydney.edu.au/award-schemes). For details, please refer to the clause 9 of the guidelines.

For details, please refer to clause 6 and 7 of the guidelines.