The Ministry of Science and Technology 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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MOST-FWF Joint Seminar Program (Austrian Science Fund - FWF) |
Austria |
January to April |
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MOST-FWF Joint Project Program (Austrian Science Fund - FWF) |
Austria |
January to April |
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Project-based Personnel Exchange Program between MOST and CAS (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences) |
Bulgaria |
December to February |
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Project-based Personnel Exchange Program between MOST and CAS (Czech Academy of Sciences) |
Czech Republic |
February to May |
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Joint Research Project between MOST and GACR (Czech Science Foundation) |
Czech Republic |
February to May |
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Exchange of scientists under Taiwanese-Estonian scientific cooperation agreements Travel Grant Application |
Estonia |
October to November |
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Nano Medicine (NanoMed III) |
EU |
November to February |
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Translational Cancer Research (TRANSCAN-2) |
EU |
December to February |
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Advanced Planning Project for Horizon 2020 |
EU |
April to May August to September |
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HERCULES (Higher European Research Course for Users of Large Experimental Systems) |
France |
August to September |
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MOST-INRIA Associate Team Program (French national institute for research in computer science and control – INRIA) |
France |
July to October |
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MOST-ANR Generic Call for Proposals (French National Research Agency) |
France |
October to December |
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MOST-CNRS international project for scientific cooperation (National Center for Scientific Research - CNRS) |
France |
February to April |
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Franco-Taiwanese Scientific Grand Prize - Call for Nomination |
France |
May to July |
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France-Taiwan Orchid Program - Joint workshop |
France |
May to July |
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France-Taiwan Orchid Program - Joint project |
France |
July to September |
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MOST-INCa Joint Call for Proposals (French National Cancer Institute – INCa) |
France |
September to November |
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MOST-DAAD Project-Based Personnel Exchange Program (PPP) (German Academic Exchange Service –DAAD) |
Germany |
May to July |
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MOST-DAAD Research Grants and Study Scholarships (Spring season) (German Academic Exchange Service –DAAD) |
Germany |
August to September |
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MOST-DFG Joint Research Proposal (German Research Foundation – DFG) |
Germany |
February to April |
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MOST-BMBF Mobility Program |
Germany |
September to November |
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MOST-DAAD Summer Institute Program (German Academic Exchange Service –DAAD) |
Germany |
January to February |
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MOST-DAAD Research Grants and Study Scholarships (Autumn season) (German Academic Exchange Service –DAAD) |
Germany |
January to February |
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Project-based Personnel Exchange Program between MOST and CAS (Hungarian Academy of Sciences) |
Hungary |
November to February |
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Taiwan - Latvia – Lithuania cooperative project applications (Ministry of Education and Science) |
Latvia Lithuania |
July to September |
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Project-based Personnel Exchange Program between MOST and CAS (Polish Academy of Sciences) |
Poland |
December to April |
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Joint Research Project between MOST and NCBR (National Centre for Research and Development - NCBR) |
Poland |
November to February |
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Joint Research Project between MOST and SAS (Slovak Academy of Sciences) |
Slovakia |
February to May |
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Project-based Personnel Exchange Program between MOST and SRDA (Slovak Research and Development Agency) |
Slovakia |
May to July |
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The Royal Society International Exchanges Scheme – Cost Share Program (The Royal Society – RS) |
United Kingdom |
September to November |
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British Academy International Partnership and Mobility (IPM) Scheme (the British Academy – BA) |
United Kingdom |
September to November |
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BBSRC Taiwan-UK International Partnering Awards (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council – BBSRC) |
United Kingdom |
September to November |
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MOST-BBSRC International Workshops (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council – BBSRC) |
United Kingdom |
September to November |
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MOST-RSE Joint Project for Personnel Exchange (The Royal Society of Edinburgh – RSE) |
United Kingdom |
November to February |
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ASIA |
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Program title |
Country |
Call for proposal timeframe |
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TECC-ITA (MOST-DST) Program of Cooperation in Science and Technology (Department of Science and Technology –DST) |
India |
December to April |
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Israel-Taiwan Scientific Research Cooperation Call for Proposals (Ministry of Science, Technology and Space MOST-IL) |
Israel |
September to February |
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AIST-MOST Scientific Research Cooperation Call for Proposals (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology – AIST) |
Japan |
August to October |
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RIKEN-MOST Scientific Research Cooperation Call for Proposals |
Japan |
August to October |
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NIMES-MOST Scientific Research Cooperation Call for Proposals (National Institute for Materials Science-NIMS) |
Japan |
August to October |
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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 |
October to January |
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NRF-MOST Scientific Research Cooperation Call for Proposals (Korean Research Foundation –NRF) |
Korea |
May to July |
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MECCS-MOST Scientific Research Cooperation Call for Proposals |
May to July |
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MECO-TECO Joint Science and Technology Call for Proposals (DOST-MOST)
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Philippines |
November to February |
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Joint Research Project between MOST and FEB RAS (Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences) |
Russia |
Feb to May |
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Joint Research Project between MOST and SB RAS (Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences) |
Russia |
March to June |
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Joint Research Project between MOST and RSF(Russian Science Foundation) |
Russia |
March to July |
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Joint Research Project between MOST and RFBR(Russian Foundation for Basic Research) |
Russia |
April to July |
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AMERICAS |
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Program title |
Country |
Call for proposal timeframe |
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MOST-NSERC Strategic Partnership Grants for Projects - Joint Call (The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council – NSERC) |
Canada |
January to February |
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NRC-MOST and ITRI Cooperative Research Projects – Joint call for Proposals (National Research Council –NRC) |
Canada |
June to August |
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MOST-CRC Cooperative Research Projects –Joint Call (Communications Research Centre – CRC) |
Canada |
March to May |
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MOST-NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education, PIRE-6 –Joint Call (National Science Foundation – NSF) |
United State |
January to February |
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AFRICA |
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Program title |
Country |
Call for proposal timeframe |
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South Africa – Taiwan (DST_NRF-MOST) science and technology research cooperation joint call for project proposals |
South Africa |
April to July |
