A. This announcement is made in accordance with the official document (code: 科部科字第1100070412號) of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) dated 2021/11/25.

B. Introduction

(1) To encourage researchers and scholars from Taiwan and Germany to pursue academic excellence through collaboration as well as to nurture, the National Science Council (MOST's predecessor prior to its reorganization) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) signed a scientific cooperation draft agreement in 1987 and subsequently initiated calls for proposals.

(2) Cooperation field: All basic science and applied research fields

(3) Applicants from Taiwan must meet the eligibility requirements specified by MOST.

(4) If it is necessary to allocate budget for administrative expenses, please refer to the relevant MOST procedure.

C. Application instructions and deadline applicable to NTU

(1) Please be sure to log in to the MOST Research Personnel Portal, complete the form and upload all required documents in both English and Chinese by Wednesday,2022/2/16. As required by MOST regulations, make sure that the uploaded documents are consolidated into a single file and then notify by telephone the contact person at the Office of Research and Development (ORD), which is responsible for tabulating and forwarding all received applications to MOST. Please note that no late applications will be accepted.

(2) Please download the MOST International Cooperation Project Application Form for NTU from the ORD website. Submit the completed form to the ORD Division of Strategic Planning by the NTU deadline.

D. For further information and related documents, visit the following websites:

(1) ORD website: https://pse.is/3ujp5b

(2) MOST website: https://pse.is/3ul95d

Ms. Yu-Han Weng

Email: yuhanweng@ntu.edu.tw