Academic Services

Academia Sinica Research Award for Junior Research Investigators

This award is to encourage young domestic scholars to conduct in-depth research of significant contributions. Interested applicants are to submit their applications between mid-August and early October via the Academia Sinica website. This award is divided into three groups: mathematics and physical sciences, life sciences, humanities and social sciences. A maximum of five awards are given out each year to each group. The winner is awarded a prize of NT$200,000, a research grant of NT$300,000, and a medal.

Department / Division of Strategic Planning, Office of Research and Development
Contact / (02) 3366-6631
E-mail / ordsp@ntu.edu.tw
Website / Office of Academic Affairs, Academia Sinica https://daais.sinica.edu.tw/

Academia Sinica Short-Term Visiting Program for Domestic Scholars

Academia Sinica accepts applications for this reward twice a year to enhance academic exchanges with domestic colleges, universities, and academic institutions. Applicants can apply for short-term visit or participation in research work at Academia Sinica at the end of April and at the end of October.

Eligibility: Applicants must have a position of assistant professor or higher, have been a full-time lecturer for two years or more at a domestic public or private college/university, or is an attending physician at a teaching hospital engaged in research work for two years or more.

Academia Sinica Academicians

Academia Sinica Academicians are elected from persons with outstanding academic achievements in the country, who have:

(1) Distinguished publications, inventions or contributions in a specialty field.

(2) Over five years of leadership with eminent accomplishments at a research or academic institution.

The academicians are elected every two years at the Convocation of Academicians from the following 4 research groups: mathematics and physical sciences, Engineering Sciences, Life Sciences, and Humanities and Social Sciences. Each election has a maximum of 30 openings, with a maximum of 10 people for each group.

Academician candidates are nominated by at least 5 universities, renowned academies, research agencies/facilities, academicians, or review committee members and sent to the Academia Sinica for review.

Department / Division of Strategic Planning, Office of Research and Development
Contact / (02) 3366-6635
E-mail / ordsp@ntu.edu.tw
Website / Convocation of Academicians, Conference Affairs, Secretariat, Academia Sinica https://sec.sinica.edu.tw/

National Chair Professorship of the Ministry of Education

The Ministry of Education established the National Chair Professorship to promote and reward academic research, improve teaching and research quality, and to encourage universities to develop their specialties. Five categories are installed based on academic fields, including humanities and arts, social science, mathematics and natural science, biology and medical and agricultural science, and engineering and applied science. The National Chair Professorship is awarded to a maximum of 13 persons each year. The professorship is set for a period of three years with an annual grant of NT$1 million which is allocated annually.

Department / Division of Strategic Planning, Office of Research and Development
Contact / (02) 3366-6635
E-mail / ordsp@ntu.edu.tw
Website / Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education https://depart.moe.edu.tw/ed2200/

Academic Award of the Ministry of Education

The Ministry of Education established the Academic Award to encourage academic research and improve research performance. Five categories are installed based on academic fields, including humanities and arts, social science, mathematics and natural science, biology and medical and agricultural science, and engineering and applied science.

Department / Division of Strategic Planning, Office of Research and Development
Contact / (02) 3366-6635
Website / Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education

The Exploration Research Award of Pan Wen Yuan Foundation

The award encourages domestic researchers specialized in electronics, information and communications, and other related fields to engage in short-term studies (no longer than two months) at internationally renowned academic or research institutions in order to enhance their own expertise and R&D potential. Domestic faculty members or researchers who received their doctor’s degree less than five years ago (or are under 35 years old) can be recommended by their affiliated organizations for application.

Department / Division of Strategic Planning, Office of Research and Development
Contact / (02) 3366-6635
E-mail / ordsp@ntu.edu.tw
Website / Pan Wen Yuan Foundation

National Science and Technology Council

Ta-You Wu Memorial Award

The award was established to cultivate young researchers, encourage the country’s future academic elites to engage in long-term academic research, and commemorate Mr. Ta-You Wu’s contributions to the development of science and technology research. In accordance with the selection guidelines of the Ta-You Wu Memorial Award, candidates are first selected from the research project investigators of the year by the academic departments of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). The list of awardees is then generated at a review meeting presided over by a deputy minister of NSTC, and finally presented to the minister for approval. The award is given to 40 people each year and each person can only receive one Ta-You Wu Memorial Award in a lifetime. The NSTC will award the winners with a medal and a one-time award of NT$300,000. In addition, awardees can submit a research project proposal for the award according to their career plans and NSTC regulations.

Besides following the directions stated in Article 5 in the implementation guidelines of the award, project funding is processed according to NSTC’s research project implementation guidelines and related regulations.

Department / Division of Research Project Affairs, Office of Research and Development
Contact / (02) 3366-9957, 3366-3268
E-mail / ordpa@ntu.edu.tw
Website / NSTC Ta-You Wu Memorial Award

National Science and Technology Council Outstanding Research Award

The award rewards outstanding science and technology talents who have dedicated themselves for years to the fields of basic or applied research to enhance the academic research level of Taiwan and its academic significance in the world. The award also rewards those who have facilitated the development of our society and industries, and individuals who have shown the values of scientific research, strengthening the technological capabilities of Taiwan. According to the NSTC Outstanding Research Award Selection Guidelines, the applicants shall apply within the timeframe stipulated by the NSTC. The award is categorized as basic research and applied research. The academic scholars of the NSTC select a total of 80 winners from the applicants every year. Furthermore, the Ministry of Science and Technology Active Selection Mechanism was added in 2022, selecting up to 4 winners every year. Winners may not apply again for three years from August 1 of the winning year. Winners shall receive a NT$900,000 reward presented by the NSTC and certificates. Applicants may only apply for the Outstanding Research Award once in the same year and may only be awarded up to two times. Those who have won two Outstanding Research Awards may apply to projects for NSTC research fellows in accordance with the guidelines for the 3-year special research projects funded by the NSTC.

Department / Division of Research Project Affairs Office, Research and Development
Contact / (02) 3366-9957, 3366-3268
E-mail / ordpa@ntu.edu.tw
Website / NSTC Outstanding Research Award

Project for National Science and Technology Council Research Fellows

This project was established to encourage research fellows to engage in long-term, frontier research to facilitate Taiwan’s technological development and enhance our technological levels and international academic standing. Eligible applicants can submit applications before the due dates set by the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) according to the implementation guidelines for the program. A monthly grant of NT$30,000 is allocated to the project’s principle investigator during project period. Each investigator can be granted this project twice at most. In addition, completion of a three-year Outstanding Scholar Research Project is equivalent to the completion of one Project for NSTC Research Fellows. Certain cases are exempt from this restriction if stipulated in the guidelines, although the overall period of project implementation should not exceed six years. Researchers who have conducted the Project for NSTC Research Follows, the Outstanding Scholar Research Project, or other major projects specified in the guidelines for a total of six years or more, shall be awarded a medal of outstanding research fellowship by NSTC.

The Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China – Outstanding Achievement Award

To recognize individuals with outstanding achievements, the Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society gives the Outstanding Achievement Award to scholars nominated by each local chapter or selected by the board each year. The award is presented annually to a maximum of three people, and candidates are reviewed by the board. Winners are awarded a gold trophy that bears the society emblem.

Department / Secretariat
Contact / (02) 3366-3737
Website / http://www.phitauphi.org.tw/