Based on the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) in March 2024, the two parties have agreed to jointly support bilateral exchange programs between Taiwan and Scotland, including the International Bilateral Visits Programme (IBVP) and the International Joint Projects (IJP)-based Reciprocal Exchange Program. The research topics for both programs are open to all fields.

Program Types

• Bilateral Visits Programme:
  The project period is expected to run from March 1, 2027 to February 29, 2028, for a duration of one year. The maximum funding provided by the Taiwan side is NT$120,000 per project per year.

• Reciprocal Exchange Programme:
  The project period is expected to run from March 1, 2027 to February 28, 2029, for a duration of two years. The maximum funding provided by the Taiwan side is NT$240,000 per project per year.

• Each principal investigator may submit only one proposal under this call and may implement only one RSE project in the same project year.

Applicants interested in applying are requested to complete and submit the online application by October 18, 2026, the university’s internal deadline. Please also copy the Research and Development Office upon submission to facilitate the compilation and forwarding of applications to the NSTC.

Contact Information

For inquiries regarding the program, please contact:

Ching-Mei Tang, Research Fellow, NSTC
Tel: (02) 2737-7695 / 7959
E-mail: cmtom@nstc.gov.tw

For questions regarding the online application system, please contact the NSTC Information System Service Hotline:
Tel: 0800-212-058 / (02) 2737-7590~7592

Related links:

https://rse.org.uk/award/international-bilateral-visits/

https://rse.org.uk/award/rse-joint-projects/

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