NSTC and the School of Medicine (SOM) of Stanford University are jointly soliciting applications for this program. 

The application must designate a current doctoral student to spend two consecutive years in a collaborative laboratory at Stanford University, with the approval of the U.S. program chair to host and supervise the student being a prerequisite to this selection. The chosen PhD student must be a Taiwanese national with household registration.

In order to enhance domestic AI-assisted drug development research capacity or to complement the development of Taiwan-U.S. Bio supply chain cooperation, Stanford University School of Medicine has provided a list of scholars who are willing to participate in this solicitation, with the following proposed areas of research:

I. Cardiovascular diseases

II. Microbiota research

III. Gene editing

IV. Organoids

V. Stem cells

VI. Cancer research

VII. Immunology and aging

VIII. Vaccino logy

IX. Others

Interested applicants shall read through the NSTC regulations on NSTC’s website (https://www.nstc.gov.tw/), and follow the steps below:

(1) Complete the online application on NSTC's website.

(2) Download the “NTU Application Form for NSTC Grant for the International Cooperative Project.”

(3) Once the principal investigator, the head and dean of the executive department/institute have affixed their signatures or seals, please email the completed form to the Division of Research Project Affairs (RPA).

The deadline for submission is by 17:00, on Monday, June 16, 2025. 

Please synchronize your online application with the NSTC system before the deadline to allow the university to compile and send submissions to NSTC as scheduled.

Contact Person for RPA regarding the project: Ms. Ya-Yin Liu

Phone number: (02) 3366-6309

Email: yayinliu@ntu.edu.tw