2027 KMU–NSYSU Joint Research Project – Call for Applications

Applications for the 2027 KMU–NSYSU Joint Research Project are now open.

Application Period: September 18 – October 19, 2026

Eligible Principal Investigators (PIs) are requested to complete the online application and submit the research proposal and all required documents in accordance with the relevant regulations by 12:00 noon on Monday, October 19, 2026. Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted.

Important Notes for Applicants

I. Eligibility of Principal Investigators

Please refer to the Guidelines for Joint Research Projects between National Sun Yat-sen University and Kaohsiung Medical University.

Research proposals must be jointly submitted by researchers from both institutions. PIs must be full-time assistant professors or above, attending physicians or above, or healthcare professionals who hold a doctoral degree and have at least four years of professional experience.

In principle, each individual may serve as the PI or Co-PI of only one project.

II. Application Eligibility and KPIs

Publications in controversial journals will not be accepted as research outcomes under this program. Please refer to the designated list of controversial journals.

1. Applicants who have previously received funding under the KMU–NSYSU Joint Research Project at least once must have published at least one journal article co-authored by full-time faculty members or full-time personnel from both institutions. Applicants who have received funding twice must have published at least two such journal articles, and so forth. This requirement does not apply to projects funded in 2026.

2. For projects approved for funding from 2024 onward, applicants must publish an original research article affiliated with both institutions, with one of the PIs serving as the first author or corresponding author, before they are eligible to reapply. The publication must include affiliations with both KMU and NSYSU.

3. Teams that have previously received funding for an Integrated Research Project under this program must meet the following requirements when applying for a 2027 Integrated Research Project:

   (1) The team must provide evidence of having applied for an integrated research project funded by a domestic or international government agency, such as the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Academia Sinica, Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), or other relevant agencies. The application must include project personnel from both KMU and NSYSU.

   (2) Teams that have not applied for an integrated research project from one of the aforementioned domestic or international government agencies are not eligible to reapply for an Integrated Research Project under this inter-university program.

   If such a team wishes to apply instead for an Individual Research Project, each previous subproject must have produced at least one original research article affiliated with both institutions, with a PI serving as the first author or corresponding author.

III. Integrated Research Projects

1. The maximum funding for each Integrated Research Project is NT$3 million.

2. Each Integrated Research Project must consist of at least three and no more than five subprojects. The Program PI must also serve as the PI of one of the subprojects. Each subproject must comply with the requirements applicable to Individual Research Projects.

3. The team must provide evidence of having applied for an integrated research project funded by a domestic or international government agency (e.g., NSTC, NHRI, Academia Sinica, MOHW, MOEA, or ITRI), and the application must include project personnel from both KMU and NSYSU.

IV. Individual Research Projects

1. The maximum funding for each Individual Research Project is NT$500,000.

2. Each Individual Research Project must have one PI or Co-PI from KMU and one from NSYSU, for a total of two principal investigators. There is no limit on the number of collaborating researchers.

V. Budget Requirements

At least 10% of the total project funding must be allocated to operating expenses for commissioned services.

Such expenses may include the use of instruments and facilities at KMU and its affiliated institutions, database and information retrieval services, and other commissioned services for which an official Kaohsiung Medical University receipt can be issued.

VI. Research Ethics and Required Approvals

Projects involving human subjects research, animal experiments, infectious biological materials, or recombinant DNA experiments must obtain approval documents from the relevant review committees at the time of application.

If the required approval documents are not available when the proposal is submitted, they must be obtained and submitted before the project begins. Project funds may only be used and reimbursed after all required approval documents have been submitted.

VII. Compliance with Academic Ethics

Participants in joint research projects who are found to have violated academic ethics during the conception, implementation, or presentation of research outcomes shall be handled in accordance with the academic ethics regulations and review procedures of their respective institutions.

VIII. Application Procedure

1. Please log in to the KMU Administrative Information System and access T.3.0.27 “Applied Project Registration” to register the application and upload the research proposal and all required documents.

   Please select “116” as the academic year.

2. Please refer to the Project Management System (T.3.0.27) User Manual for system operating instructions.

IX. Attachments

1. Guidelines for Joint Research Projects between National Sun Yat-sen University and Kaohsiung Medical University

2. 2027 National Sun Yat-sen University–Kaohsiung Medical University Joint Research Project Application Form

Important Notes for Intramural and Inter-University Research Projects Coordinated by the Office of Research and Development

I. Participation in Proposal Review

Applicants are expected to assist the Office of Research and Development by serving as reviewers for KMU intramural and inter-university research projects. Reviewer honoraria will be provided by the Office of Research and Development.

Applicants are encouraged to assist with the review process. If there is any conflict of interest involving an applicant or submitted proposal, please disclose it and recuse yourself from the review.

II. Publications in Controversial Journals

Publications in controversial journals will not be accepted as research outcomes under this program. Please refer to the designated list of controversial journals.

III. Limit on Concurrent Projects

In principle, each applicant may concurrently conduct no more than two intramural or inter-university research projects coordinated by the Office of Research and Development.

Types of Intramural and Inter-University Research Projects Coordinated by the Office of Research and Development

• KMU–NSYSU Joint Research Project

• KMU–NYCU Joint Research Project

• KMU–NHRI Joint Research Project

• KMU–NPUST Joint Research Project

• KMU–Chi Mei Joint Research Project

• Seed Research Project

• Prospective Key Research Project

Kaohsiung Medical University
Office of Research and Development
Administrative Planning Division

Yu-Ching Hsu, Staff Member
Hung-Ling Huang, Division Director
Ya-Ling Hsu, Dean of Research and Development

Tel: +886-7-312-1101 ext. 2322 / 2304

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