Categories | Description | Circumstances for applications be accepted and reviewed as they are submitted | Application path/ category |
General research projects | Those who meet the qualifications of principal investigators may submit their application for a research project in accordance with their field of research specialization or refer to items of NSTC’s discipline development plan. |
Under the following circumstances, applications will be accepted and reviewed as they are submitted:
1. Applicant institutions have hired new employees or existing employees have met the eligibility requirements of the NSTC that have never submitted a proposal to the NSTC. Candidates meeting this requirements may submit their proposal on the date of their employment or after they have completed their doctoral degree within three years.2. Principal investigators that have previously applied for a NSTC project who have taught or engaged in research work abroad for more than a year and have thus returned to domestic employment but have yet to submit a project proposal to the NSTC upon their return. Candidates meeting this requirements may submit their proposal within a year, starting from their date of employment. |
【General research projects】 |
Research projects for junior researchers | Teachers and researchers who have taught or engaged in research in domestic/foreign institutions in the past five years or who have been teaching or engaged in research within five years after completing their doctorate degree and who meet the required qualifications for the principal investigator may submit their application for a research project. Priority will be given to applications involved in research projects that span three to five years. Please note that applicants who have taught or held a dedicated researcher position for a combined duration of over five years at the point of their application submission will not qualify as junior researchers. | 【Research projects for junior researchers 】 |