(I) Eligibility：New Faculty members who have been granted a NSTC research project may apply within 3 months of NSTC grant approval

(II) Application Process：Application via electronic document system, with the original NSTC project proposal, NSTC funding approval papers, and Research Project Grant application form as attachment. 

(III) Subsidy Amounts: 

1. 30% of the corresponding MOST research project’s first year general operating expenses
2. The entire budget shall not exceed the limit of NT$ 2 million (including the aforementioned NT$ 300 thousand). The period of funding is limited to a year.
3. General operating expenses may include payment for temporary personnel (who are not students), consumables, goods, and other miscellaneous items. According to the Guidelines for the Usage of Higher Education Sprout Project Grant, funding for teaching and research shall not be used for the following: facilities of general administrative work (such as bookshelves, office desks and chairs, refrigerators, c, couches, coffee tables, coffee machines, etc), hosting expenses, NTU venue fees, utility bills, phone bills, NTU members attendance fees, author renumeration, review fees, work remuneration, moderator fees, consulting fees, regular NTU employee overtime pay, overseas traveling fees, and payment for untaken leaves; facilities that are teaching and research-oriented are not subject to the limits.
4. Recipients shall not reapply. The NSTC research result report (digital file) shall be submitted to the Office of Research and Development within two months after the end of the funding period.

(I) Eligibility： New Faculty members who have received instrument subsidy from the department, graduate institute, or college may apply via electronic document system upon subsidy from the college/department within the first year of service. Faculty members hired after 112.8.1 are eligible for application within the first two years of service.

(II) Application Process：Application via electronic document system, stating the purchased research equipment (the quotation attached), upon confirmation of subsidy from college/department, sent to the ORD.   

(III) Subsidy Amounts: 

1. Subsidy Amount: Utmost NTD$500,000.
2. Funding is restricted to capital expenditure for research equipment.
3. Changes in the research equipment should be applied independently via the electronic document system. 

If there are alterations after funds are granted, please download the funding relocation application form, upon filling the necessary information, sent to ORD via electronic document system for relocation.