NTU-U of I Joint Research and Innovation Seed Grants

1. U of I Principal Investigator (PI) must be full-time, tenure-track faculty member during 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: March 1 to December 31, 2027 at NTU and March 1, 2026 to February 28, 2028 at U of I.
 
Funding Amount: Up to NTD 900,000 per selected proposal; up to 2 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, stipend for foreign, non-NTU scholars, part-time assistant, supplies, and additional expenses that are necessary to move research forward
 
*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 assistant.

1. Application Period: now open until December 8, 2025.
2. Application Materials: Project Proposal, CVs of PIs and collaborator(s). For details, please refer to “Application Information” in the Call for Proposals.
3. Application Process: Proposals should be submitted through U of I’s online application system. 

For details, please refer to clause 5 of the Call for Proposals.