Deadline: 15-Aug-24
The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) is inviting applications for the Domestic Grants to encourage academic institutions, think tanks, non-governmental organizations (excluding for-profit organizations), and other relevant organizations to promote activities related to democracy and human rights.
The program aims to promote research on the theory and practice of democracy and human rights that enhances the quality of Taiwan’s democracy, and to strengthen Taiwan’s integration with international democracy.
Project Categories
- Activities related to democracy and human rights promoted by academic institutions, think tanks, and non-governmental organizations (excluding for-profit organizations).
- Seminars and public forums related to democracy and human rights, as well as activities related to democratic education.
- Research and publications related to human rights and democratic development.
- Activities that contribute to the international development of democracy and enhance the quality of democracy in Taiwan.
- Other activities that can increase the visibility of Taiwan and help Taiwan to integrate with the international community.
Funding Information
- Each unit (or unit leader) shall be subsidized once a year and the subsidy amount shall not exceed NT$2,000,000. If there are special exception subsidy cases, they must be reported to the chairman of the board for approval. (3) Individual departments of academic institutions such as universities and colleges are regarded as a single unit.
- Major subsidy cases (referring to cases where the association’s expenditure on a single case exceeds NT$500,000) must be submitted to the association’s board of directors for review and approval.
- Funding subsidies for the Association are regulated by the Procurement Law. If the amount exceeds NT$100,000, written quotations from more than three manufacturers must be obtained.
Eligibility Criteria
- Officially registered non-governmental organizations (excluding for-profit organizations)
- Departments and institutes or other official units of universities and colleges
Notes
- In the consideration of fairness in the allocation of resources, each institution (or person in charge of the institution) shall be limited to one grant per year.
- The same activity shall not be subsidized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is the competent authority of the TFD, at the same time.
- In principle, activities and projects subsidized by the TFD cannot be extended to the next year and must be completed and closed by November 30 of the current year.
For more information, visit TFD.
