MOST-TACR Joint Call for Proposals: Taiwanese-Czech Bilateral Co-funding R&D Projects

Deadline: 19 July 2017

The Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of China (MOST) and the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic (TACR) have announced Taiwanese-Czech Bilateral Co-funding R&D Projects. Joint R&D projects focus on developing innovative products and applications.

The program invites technology related organizations from both countries to participate in joint R&D projects. Applicants are expected to develop ready-to-market solutions for products, technology based services or methods which have strong market potential. Project results shall contribute to the development of commercial products, processes and / or technical services. The project should have an obvious advantage and added value resulting from the cooperation between the participants from the two organizing institutions (e.g. increased knowledge base, commercial needs, access to R&D infrastructure, new fields of application, etc.).

Areas of R&D Projects

• IoT (Internet of Things)
• Green Energy
• Smart Machinery
• Biomedicine
• Cyber Security
• New Agriculture
• Circular Economy
• Digital Economy
• Cultural Technology
• Semiconductor

Funding Information

• Taiwanese
  • EUR 100,000/ project maximum per year, up to 2 years
  • (appx USD 110,000 per year)
• Czech
  • TA CR to Czech participants:
  • CZK 20 million/ project maximum, one time lump sum
  • USD 1,030,000* one time lump sum)

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants shall take the form of a consortium consisting of R&D participants based in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and R&D participants based in the Czech Republic.

• Taiwanese
  • Eligible Taiwanese applicants, to collaborate with Czech partners for DELTA program, must have been appointed by one of the institutes below:
    • Universities
    • National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs)
    • Research Institutes recognized to apply for MOST funding
  • An eligible proposal must include at least one research institute into the work plans.
• Czech
  • A company, regardless of the size, must be the lead organization on the Czech side.
  • Universities or research organizations may apply for the DELTA program funding only provided that the consortium constitutes at least one Czech company.

How to Apply

Eligible applicants can apply online via given website.

Eligible Country: Taiwan and Czech

For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.