NSTC Chair Professorship and Yushan Fellowship

NSTC Chair Professorship and Yushan Fellowship is NSTC's global talent recruitment programme for senior researchers who can host long-term collaboration with Taiwanese universities and research organisations or relocate to Taiwan. It sits in the Awards stream and continues the Yushan Fellowship lineage for internationally leading researchers. The program is built around institutional partnership rather than a short visit. The package combines salary support, a research budget, and operating allowances, and awards are made annually. The documented eligibility base is the same Taiwan-hosted academic environment used by other NSTC awards: universities and research organisations in Taiwan, with for-profit applicants disallowed and individuals not treated as independent applicants. The scheme is meant for researchers whose work can be anchored in a host institution. The best fit is a researcher with a strong international record and a concrete plan for how the host institution will benefit from sustained collaboration. Successful applicants usually present a clear research agenda, a credible reason to base activity in Taiwan, and a plan that can justify long-term recruitment rather than a one-off academic exchange.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.