NTU-UoStA Joint Seed Funding

1. U of StA Principal Investigator (PI) should be full-time or part-time academic staff with a contract of employment until at least the end of the project.
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 480,000 per selected proposal; up to 2 proposals per call
  • Funding will be shared equally by the universities and made payable to the respective faculty.
• NTU 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.

1. Application Period: Aug. 19 to Oct. 20, 2025
2. Application Materials: Online application form, NTU and UofStA PIs CVs, and endorsement by relevant head of school/department. For details, please refer to the guidelines.
3. Application Process: Applications should be jointly submitted by NTU and UofStA faculty via the online application form. For details, please refer to the guidelines.

For details, please refer to the Call for Proposals.