The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and the German Research Foundation (DFG) jointly invite applications for the aforementioned programme. Collaborative fields are restricted to 【Engineering and Technology】 and 【Humanities and Social Sciences】.  Research proposals in Natural Sciences and Life Sciences are scheduled for submission in November 2026, with implementation commencing in 2028. Applicants shall thoroughly review all stipulations prior to submission.

This project shall be jointly formulated by the principal investigators from Taiwan and Germany, who shall submit an English-language collaborative proposal for review by both the NSTC and the DFG. Should either party fail to receive the project application, the collaboration shall not proceed. 

The subsidy programme shall, as a general rule, be implemented on a three-year basis, with the annual subsidy amounting to NT$2 million per project.

Interested applicants shall read through the NSTC application guidelines for more information on the NSTC 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 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, February 23, 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.
Late applications will not be accepted.

Contact Person for RPA regarding the project: Ms. Ya-Yin Liu
Phone number: (02) 3366-6309
Email: yayinliu@ntu.edu.tw