Soliciting Unit: Department of International Cooperation and Science Education, NSTC
Solicitation Stage: Project Proposal

Project Category: Academic Research
Project Field: Interdisciplinary/Non-specific

Project Title:
Call for Proposals: 2026–2028 Taiwan–Poland (NSTC–NCBR) Bilateral Agreement International Collaborative Research Projects
Application Deadline: June 9

Internal Application Period (at this institution):
April 14, 2025 – May 29, 2025 (Thursday) at 17:00

Project Funding:

1. Funded items include: international collaboration project PI allowance (with proactive additional funding), operational expenses required for international collaboration (including research personnel costs and consumables), research equipment, and international travel expenses.

2. Expenses related to Polish researchers visiting Taiwan will be covered by NCBR and should not be included in the proposal budget submitted to NSTC.

Funding Period:

1. Projects jointly selected and approved by both sides will begin on January 1, 2026, with the implementation period matching the joint project with the Polish side.

2. Project duration must be a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 3 years.

Project Focus:

1. This call includes two categories: “International Collaborative Research Projects” and “International Collaborative Linkage Projects with Legal Entities,” with funding durations of 1 to 3 years.
   Taiwan-side applications should follow the “Add-on Value” model and will proactively include the international collaboration project PI allowance. The Taiwanese PI must prepare the proposal according to the application guidelines.

2. The project team must be jointly formed by researchers from both Taiwan and Poland. The team should discuss collaboration details and each side must complete and submit a proposal to NSTC and NCBR respectively. If either side fails to submit, the project will not be established.

Eligibility:

1. Taiwanese Principal Investigators (PIs) must meet the following conditions:
   (1) The PI must currently be executing an NSTC-funded research project (hereafter referred to as the "original project") that is still active as of the submission deadline. Note: “Original project” does not include planning and promotion projects, industry-academia collaboration projects, commissioned projects, or other bilateral/multilateral international collaboration projects.
   (2) PIs engaged in major NSTC policy-based projects, which do not allow for participation in other NSTC grants, are still eligible to submit a proposal under this bilateral program, to ensure the collaboration can be established.

2. The eligibility of the Polish PI will be determined according to NCBR’s relevant regulations.

Contact Information:
Department of International Cooperation and Science Education, NSTC
Researcher: Ms. Hui-Ying Lee
Phone: +886-2-2737-7150
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Other Notes:

1. This program shall be handled in accordance with the NSTC's “Guidelines for Add-on Funding for Bilateral/Multilateral Agreement-Based International Collaboration Projects.”

2. Please carefully review the attached application guidelines and follow the procedures described in Section 8 for submission.