The National Science and Technology Council is conducting several bilateral and multilateral joint international cooperation programs with countries in Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Africa. Cooperation in these programs takes the form of joint research projects, joint workshops/seminars, the movement of people, and internship program for students.
The international cooperation programs listed in the following table are open for applications either annually or biannually. The call for proposal timeframe shown next to each program is for guidance only (determined based on the timeframe of the previous call), the exact application timeframe for each program is discussed and agreed upon by the partnering agencies abroad before announcement. Applicants are invited to directly contact the Program Director in charge of the corresponding program to obtain the most up-to-date submission timetables and details for each program.
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EUROPE |
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Program name |
Country |
Call for proposal timeframe |
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| NSTC-FWO Joint Exchange Projects (Research Foundation – Flanders, FWO) | Belgium | April to June (Every 2 years) |
| NSTC-FNRS Joint Exchange Projects (Fund for Scientific Research – FNRS) | Belgium | March to April (Every 2 years) |
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Project-based Personnel Exchange Program between NSTC and BAS (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – BAS) |
Bulgaria |
May to July |
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Project-based Personnel Exchange Program between NSTC and CAS (Czech Academy of Sciences – CAS) |
Czech Republic |
April to June (Every 2 years) |
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Joint Research Project between NSTC and GACR (Czech Science Foundation – GACR) |
Czech Republic |
February to April |
| Joint Research Project between NSTC and TACR (Technology Agency of the Czech Republic – TACR) | Czech Republic | May to July |
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Exchange of scientists under Taiwanese-Estonian scientific cooperation agreements Travel Grant Application |
Estonia |
November to January |
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TRANSCAN-3 |
EU |
April to July |
| M-ERA.NET 3 | EU | March to May |
| NEURON Cofund2 | EU | January to March |
| CHIST-ERA | EU | February to April |
| Biodiversa+ (European Biodiversity Partnership) | EU | September to November |
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ERA4Health Partnership |
EU | January to March |
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HERCULES (Higher European Research Course for Users of Large Experimental Systems) |
France |
August to October |
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NSTC-ANR Generic Call for Proposals (French National Research Agency – ANR) |
France |
August to October |
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NSTC-CNRS International Project for Scientific Cooperation (National Center for Scientific Research – CNRS) |
France |
June to September |
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Franco-Taiwanese Scientific Grand Prize - Call for Nomination |
France |
April to June |
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France-Taiwan Orchid Program - Joint Workshop |
France |
March to July |
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France-Taiwan Orchid Program - Joint Project |
France |
March to July |
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NSTC-INCa Joint Call for Proposals (French National Cancer Institute – INCa) |
France |
September to November |
| NSTC-Inserm Researcher Exchange Program (National Institute of Health and Medical Research – Inserm) | France | April to September |
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NSTC-CSIC Mobility Actions Program (Spanish National Research Council – CSIC) |
Spain | June to September |
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NSTC-CSIC Internship Program in Spain for Taiwanese PhD (Spanish National Research Council – CSIC) |
Spain | January to February |
| NSTC-CNR Cooperative Programme for Joint Research Projects and Workshops (National Research Council of Italy – CNR) | Italy | April to June (Every 2 years) |
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NSTC-DAAD Project-Based Personnel Exchange Program (PPP) (German Academic Exchange Service –DAAD) |
Germany |
April to June |
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NSTC-DAAD Research Grants and Study Scholarships (German Academic Exchange Service –DAAD) |
Germany |
May to July |
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NSTC-DFG Joint Research Proposal (German Research Foundation – DFG) |
Germany |
November to February |
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NSTC-DAAD Summer Institute Program (German Academic Exchange Service – DAAD) |
Germany |
November to January |
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NSTC-FWF Joint Research Proposal (Austrian Science Fund – FWF) |
Austrian |
November to January |
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Project-based Personnel Exchange Program between NSTC and HAS (Hungarian Academy of Sciences – HAS) |
Hungary |
June/July to September |
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Taiwan-Latvia-Lithuania Cooperative Project Applications (Ministry of Education and Science) |
Latvia Lithuania |
February to April |
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NSTC-LMT Joint Research Program on Laser and Biotechnology (Research Council of Lithuania) |
Lithuania |
January to March |
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NSTC-PAS Project-based Personnel Exchange Program (Polish Academy of Sciences – PAS) |
Poland |
April to July |
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NSTC-NCBR Joint Research Project (National Centre for Research and Development - NCBR) |
Poland |
April to July |
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NSTC-SAS Joint Research Project (Slovak Academy of Sciences – SAS) |
Slovakia |
April to May |
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NSTC-SRDA Joint Research Project & Project-based Personnel Exchange Program (Slovak Research and Development Agency – SRDA) |
Slovakia |
October to December (Every 2 years) |
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NSTC-RS Cost Share Programme (The Royal Society – RS) |
United Kingdom |
August to September |
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NSTC-BA Small Research Grant (The British Academy – BA) |
United Kingdom |
September to November |
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NSTC-RSE International Joint Project Scheme (The Royal Society of Edinburgh – RSE) |
United Kingdom |
September to October |
| NSTC-RSE International Bilateral Visits Programme (The Royal Society of Edinburgh – RSE) | United Kingdom | September to October |
| NSTC-NERC Joint Research Project (The Natural Environment Research Council – NERC) | United Kingdom | January to April |
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ASIA |
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Program title |
Country |
Call for proposal timeframe |
| NSTC-DST Joint Research Program (Department of Science and Technology – DST) | India | July to August |
| NSTC-ICSSR Joint Research Program (Indian Council of Social Science Research – ICSSR) | India | June to July |
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Israel-Taiwan Scientific Research Cooperation Call for Proposals (Ministry of Science, Technology and Space MOST-IL) |
Israel |
January to May |
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NSTC-RIKEN Scientific Research Cooperation Call for Proposals |
Japan |
March to May |
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NSTC-JST Scientific Research Cooperation Call for Proposals (Japan Science and Technology Agency – JST) |
Japan |
April to July |
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Scholarships (sponsored by the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association) for Ph.D. Students to study natural sciences in Japan - Call for proposals |
Japan |
Published Annually |
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NSTC-NRF Scientific Research Cooperation Call for Proposals (Korean Research Foundation – NRF) |
Korea |
April to June |
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NSTC-MECCS Scientific Research Cooperation Call for Proposals |
Mongolia |
January to March |
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TECO-MECO (NSTC-DOST) Joint Research Program (Department of Science and Technology –DOST) |
Philippines |
1st stage: January to February |
| NSTC-MOST Joint Research Program (Ministry of Science and Technology –MOST)
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Vietnam | February to May (Every 2 years) |
