For more details, please refer to the application guidelines on the homepage, and click “Apply” to submit your application online.
Call for Applications
We are pleased to announce that the new application cycle of the NSTC Taiwan Studies Program is now open. The program provides support under two categories:
1. NSTC Early Career Scholar (Professor) of Taiwan Studies
Universities may establish a new tenure-track assistant professor position or appoint a full-time scholar—internal or external—with strong academic potential and less than six years of teaching experience.
Funding duration: 3–5 years
Maximum annual grant: USD 120,000 (or equivalent in local legal currency)
Total possible grant: up to USD 600,000 (depending on effort devoted to the project)
2. NSTC Chair (Professor) of Taiwan Studies
Universities may appoint a full-time scholar with outstanding academic achievements (associate professor rank or above, or equivalent) to lead the long-term academic development of Taiwan Studies on campus.
Funding duration: 3–5 years
Maximum annual grant: USD 150,000 (or equivalent in local legal currency)
Total possible grant: up to USD 750,000 (depending on effort devoted to the project)