NSTC “Taiwan Sports Culture Research Program” (Phase II) — Applications Now Open
- This program promotes interdisciplinary research on sports culture to encourage widespread participation in sports and advance diversity and equity in sporting environments. It also encourages exchanges between sports researchers and scholars in the humanities and social sciences to deepen Taiwan’s sports culture, promote social innovation in the sports industry, and inform future government policies on sports.
- Research themes:
- Sustainable sports systems
- Sports culture with distinctive Taiwanese characteristics
- Digital innovation in sports
- Applications must be submitted as a single integrated research project comprising at least three subprojects. This is a two-year program, with projects generally scheduled to run from August 1, 2027, to July 31, 2029. Please refer to the attachment for further details.
- An application information session will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 13:30, in NSTC Conference Room 13 (No. 106, Section 2, Heping East Road, Da’an District, Taipei City). Registration: https://forms.gle/UZ3U2gNuB2ShtCzC7.
- Interested applicants must complete and submit their online applications by 17:00 on January 12, 2027 (KMU’s internal deadline). Please also notify the Office of Research and Development so that applications can be compiled and formally forwarded to the NSTC.
Contact Information
- Questions regarding program content:
Ms. Yuan, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NSTC
Tel: +886-2-2737-7499
Email: ycyuan@nstc.gov.tw - Technical support for the online application system:
NSTC Information System Service Hotline
Tel: 0800-212-058 / +886-2-2737-7590 / +886-2-2737-7591 / +886-2-2737-7592
