NTU-UoT Joint Seed Funding

1. U of T faculty members who meet the University’s definition of a Principal Investigator (PI) are eligible to apply. PIs must hold an appointment for the full duration of the grant’s funding period plus one year. Successful status only PIs must maintain their funding at an account within the University.
2. NTU PI must be full-time or project-based faculty members/research fellow.
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, 2026
• Funding Amount: Up to NTD 440,000 per selected proposal; up to 5 proposals per call
  • Funding will be shared equally by the universities and made payable to the respective faculty.
• 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. to Oct. 17, 2025
2. Application Materials: Online application form, NTU and UofT 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 UofT faculty via the online application form. For details, please refer to the guidelines.

For details, please refer to the Call for Proposals.