Deadline: 05-Aug-2026
The Go Healthy with Taiwan initiative invites eligible organizations and affiliated proposers to submit innovative health and well-being proposals that integrate Taiwanese products, solutions, or business models. Selected projects may receive financial support of up to USD 100,000 per project, along with mentorship, Taiwan enterprise collaboration, and international recognition. The initiative supports practical, scalable proposals that improve public health, organizational wellness, and community-level well-being.
Overview
The Go Healthy with Taiwan initiative supports innovative proposals that use Taiwanese products, solutions, technologies, or business models to improve health and well-being worldwide.
The programme encourages collaboration between international proposers and Taiwanese enterprises.
It is designed to promote practical health solutions, cross-border business cooperation, and scalable interventions that create measurable public health and community benefits.
Purpose of the Initiative
The purpose of Go Healthy with Taiwan is to connect global health and well-being challenges with Taiwan’s enterprise ecosystem.
The initiative supports proposals that can apply Taiwanese innovation to real-world needs in communities, institutions, workplaces, and public health systems.
It aims to encourage bilateral technical cooperation, business model innovation, and long-term partnerships with Taiwanese companies.
Key Focus Areas
The initiative focuses on Taiwanese enterprise products and solutions, health and well-being innovation, bilateral technical cooperation, cross-border business models, public health improvement, organizational wellness, community-level well-being, health service innovation, industry collaboration, proposal mentorship, enterprise visits, and scalable implementation.
What the Programme Supports
The programme supports proposals that integrate Taiwanese products, solutions, or business models into health and well-being interventions.
Supported proposals may include projects that:
- Improve community health and well-being
- Strengthen public health services
- Promote organizational wellness
- Apply Taiwanese health-related technologies or services
- Use Taiwanese enterprise products in practical interventions
- Develop cross-border business models
- Build technical cooperation with Taiwanese companies
- Create scalable health solutions
- Support long-term collaboration with Taiwan’s industry ecosystem
The proposal should clearly explain how Taiwanese products or solutions will be used and why they are relevant to the health challenge being addressed.
What Are Taiwanese Products and Solutions?
In this initiative, Taiwanese products and solutions refer to technologies, services, business models, or enterprise-based innovations developed or offered by Taiwanese companies.
These may include health technologies, wellness solutions, digital health tools, medical-related products, service models, manufacturing capabilities, or other business solutions that can contribute to improved health and well-being.
Applicants should show a clear connection between the proposed project and the Taiwanese product, service, or company collaboration involved.
Funding and Support
Selected proposals may receive financial support of up to USD 100,000 per project.
This funding is intended to support implementation, collaboration, and scale-up of proposed solutions.
In addition to financial support, selected proposals may receive facilitation for collaboration with Taiwanese enterprises to strengthen implementation and long-term partnership development.
Prize and Recognition
The initiative also provides recognition and capacity-building opportunities for selected finalists and winners.
Benefits include:
- Up to three winning proposals receiving a US$30,000 prize each
- Top six finalists invited on a sponsored trip to Taiwan
- Enterprise visits in Taiwan
- Health service experiences
- Pitch coaching sessions for final presentations
- One-on-one expert mentorship for the top twenty finalists
- Opportunities for long-term corporate collaboration with Taiwanese enterprises
These opportunities are designed to help applicants refine their proposals, build partnerships, and access Taiwan’s health and innovation ecosystem.
Who Is Eligible?
Eligibility is limited to proposers affiliated with an organization or group.
Eligible affiliated entities may include:
- Companies
- Government agencies
- Legal entities
- Research institutions
- Non-governmental organizations
- Public associations
- Universities
- Non-legal entity groups
Applicants must provide supporting documentation confirming their organizational affiliation.
Group Applications
Group proposals are allowed.
If a proposal is submitted by a group, one member must be designated as the coordinator.
The coordinator is responsible for representing the group and managing communication related to the proposal.
Minor Applicants
If the proposer is a minor under applicable law, a parental or legal guardian consent letter must be provided before the semifinal stage.
This requirement applies only when the applicant is legally considered a minor in the relevant jurisdiction.
Required Documentation
Applicants must submit documents that confirm their identity and organizational relationship.
Required documentation may include:
- Identity verification
- Proof of affiliation with the submitting organization or group
- Supporting documents confirming relationship to the affiliated entity
- Organizational information
- Group coordinator information, if applying as a team
- Parental or guardian consent letter, if the proposer is a minor
Applicants should ensure that all documentation is accurate, complete, and consistent with the proposal.
Proposal Requirements
Each proposal must be written in English.
The proposal should clearly explain:
- The health or well-being challenge being addressed
- The proposed solution
- The Taiwanese product, service, technology, or business model involved
- The expected contribution to public health or community well-being
- The level of innovation
- The feasibility of implementation
- The proposed collaboration with Taiwanese enterprises
- The expected beneficiaries
- The potential for scale-up
- Any existing or previous funding related to the project
Applicants must also demonstrate compliance with applicable laws and contractual obligations.
Disclosure Requirements
Applicants must disclose any ongoing or previously funded project included in the submission.
This means that if the proposed idea has already received funding, support, or institutional backing, the applicant should clearly explain:
- The source of previous or current funding
- The stage of the project
- How the new proposal differs or adds value
- Whether any legal, contractual, or intellectual property obligations apply
Clear disclosure strengthens transparency and helps avoid conflicts during selection.
Why It Matters
Health and well-being challenges often require practical, scalable, and collaborative solutions.
The Go Healthy with Taiwan initiative matters because it connects global organizations with Taiwan’s enterprise strengths in technology, services, health innovation, and business development.
By supporting cross-border cooperation, the programme helps transform promising ideas into real interventions that can improve public health, workplace wellness, and community well-being.
The initiative also helps applicants access mentorship, industry networks, and long-term collaboration opportunities that can support sustainability beyond the initial proposal stage.
How to Apply
Applicants should prepare a complete English-language proposal that clearly links health impact with Taiwanese products, solutions, or enterprise collaboration.
Step 1: Confirm Eligibility
Applicants should first confirm that they are affiliated with an eligible organization or group.
Eligible affiliations may include a company, government agency, research institution, NGO, public association, university, legal entity, or non-legal entity group.
Step 2: Identify a Health or Well-Being Challenge
The proposal should begin with a clear problem statement.
Applicants should explain:
- What health or well-being issue the proposal addresses
- Who is affected
- Why the problem matters
- What gap exists in current services, systems, or solutions
- Why the proposed intervention is needed
Step 3: Connect the Proposal to Taiwanese Solutions
Applicants must clearly show how Taiwanese products, services, technologies, or business models will be used.
This section should explain:
- Which Taiwanese solution is relevant
- How it will be applied
- Why it is suitable for the target context
- How collaboration with Taiwanese enterprises will support implementation
- How the solution can be adapted or scaled
Step 4: Explain the Innovation
The proposal should describe what makes the idea innovative.
Innovation may relate to:
- Technology use
- Service delivery
- Business model design
- Community engagement
- Public health implementation
- Cross-border cooperation
- Organizational wellness models
- New partnerships with Taiwanese companies
Applicants should avoid vague claims and clearly explain how the proposal differs from existing approaches.
Step 5: Present the Implementation Plan
Applicants should provide a practical plan for implementation.
The plan should include:
- Activities
- Timeline
- Roles and responsibilities
- Target beneficiaries
- Partner involvement
- Expected outputs
- Risk management
- Monitoring approach
- Scale-up pathway
The plan should show that the proposal is feasible and can be carried out effectively.
Step 6: Prepare Supporting Documents
Applicants must prepare identity and affiliation documents.
They should also include any required organizational documents and proof of relationship to the affiliated entity.
If applying as a group, the coordinator should be clearly identified.
Step 7: Disclose Existing Funding or Obligations
Applicants should disclose any ongoing or previously funded project connected to the proposal.
They should also confirm that the submission complies with applicable laws, contracts, and obligations.
Step 8: Submit the Proposal in English
The final proposal must be written in English and submitted according to the official application process.
Applicants should review all information carefully before submission to ensure consistency, clarity, and completeness.
Selection Considerations
Proposals are likely to be assessed based on health impact, innovation, feasibility, and connection to Taiwanese solutions.
Key selection factors may include:
- Expected contribution to health and well-being
- Strength of the Taiwanese product or solution connection
- Innovation of the proposal
- Feasibility of implementation
- Scalability of the model
- Quality of cross-border collaboration
- Public health or community-level relevance
- Organizational capacity
- Clarity of the proposal
- Potential for long-term partnership with Taiwanese enterprises
Tips for a Strong Proposal
A strong proposal should clearly show how Taiwanese innovation will solve a real health or well-being challenge.
Applicants should:
- Define the problem clearly
- Identify specific beneficiaries
- Explain the Taiwanese product or solution involved
- Show how the proposal improves health or well-being
- Present a realistic implementation plan
- Demonstrate innovation and feasibility
- Include a clear collaboration model
- Explain potential for scale-up
- Disclose prior funding or related projects honestly
- Keep the proposal focused, evidence-based, and practical
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Applicants should avoid submitting proposals that are unclear or weakly connected to Taiwan’s enterprise ecosystem.
Common mistakes include:
- Not explaining the link to Taiwanese products or solutions
- Submitting a general health idea without a clear implementation plan
- Providing weak evidence of feasibility
- Failing to show innovation
- Not identifying target beneficiaries
- Missing required affiliation documents
- Not designating a coordinator for group submissions
- Submitting in a language other than English
- Failing to disclose ongoing or previously funded projects
- Ignoring legal or contractual obligations
- Presenting a proposal that cannot be scaled or sustained
FAQ
1. What is the Go Healthy with Taiwan initiative?
Go Healthy with Taiwan is an initiative that invites eligible organizations and affiliated proposers to submit innovative health and well-being proposals using Taiwanese products, solutions, or business models.
2. Who can apply?
Applicants must be affiliated with a company, government agency, legal entity, research institution, NGO, public association, university, or other eligible non-legal entity group.
3. How much financial support is available?
Selected proposals may receive financial support of up to USD 100,000 per project.
4. Are there additional prizes?
Yes. Up to three winning proposals will receive a US$30,000 prize each. The top six finalists will also be invited on a sponsored trip to Taiwan.
5. What support do finalists receive?
The top twenty finalists receive one-on-one expert mentorship. The top six finalists receive a sponsored Taiwan trip that includes enterprise visits, health service experiences, and pitch coaching.
6. What language must the proposal be written in?
All submissions must be written in English.
7. What should the proposal include?
The proposal should explain the health or well-being challenge, the proposed solution, the connection to Taiwanese products or companies, innovation, feasibility, expected impact, implementation approach, and any ongoing or previously funded project related to the submission.
Conclusion
The Go Healthy with Taiwan initiative offers organizations and affiliated proposers an opportunity to develop health and well-being solutions through collaboration with Taiwan’s enterprise ecosystem. With financial support of up to USD 100,000 per project, prize recognition, expert mentorship, and sponsored engagement with Taiwanese companies, the programme supports practical ideas that can improve public health, organizational wellness, and community well-being. Applicants should submit clear, innovative, feasible, and English-language proposals that demonstrate a strong connection to Taiwanese products, solutions, or business models.
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