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Center for Chinese Studies (CCS) has the following provisions for its
research grant program.
- This
program is designed for foreign professors, associate professors, assistant
professors and doctoral candidates in departments related to Chinese studies
at foreign universities, as well as researchers at related foreign academic
institutes. The content of the research, to be undertaken in Taiwan, should
be within the field of Chinese studies.
- Assistance
provided by the CCS includes subsidies of research expenses, research
materials service, liaison with universities and research institutions, and
use of CCS facilities, etc.
- Research
tenure is three months to one year.
- Applications
should be submitted to the CCS by May 31 of each year before the year in
which grants are intended to be used; notification of the CCS’s decision
will be given by the end of August of the same year after a careful review.
Applications should include the following documents:
1) Application form
2) Curriculum Vitae (including a list of publications)
3) Research plan
4) Letter(s) of recommendation
- Grantees
are entitled to travel subsidies and research subsidies.
Eligibility for travel subsidies is restricted to foreign scholars who
currently reside abroad; those already in Taiwan are not eligible.
- Subsidies
available under the Research Grant Program are as follows:
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Travel subsidies: One direct round
trip economy class air ticket from the domicile of the grantee to Taipei
will be provided by the CCS. Travel expenses will be reimbursed upon the
grantee’s arrival in Taiwan on the basis of the ticket stub and receipt.
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Research subsidies: To be paid at
the beginning of each month and divided into four levels: professor,
associate professor, assistant professor, and doctoral candidate.
Researchers at academic/research institutes will also receive grants
according to the above scale. The actual amount of research subsidies is
determined by the CCS and any adjustments to those amounts will be decided
upon by the CCS Advisory Committee.
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- Grantees
must sign a contract with the CCS and observe the following regulations:
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No outside employment will be
allowed without the prior approval of the CCS. Concurrent acceptance of a
grant from any other organization in the R.O.C. is not permitted.
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Participation in all scholarly
research activities arranged by the CCS is required.
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All regulations must be observed
when using CCS and National Central Library facilities.
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A research report or paper must be
submitted to the CCS by the end of a grantee’s research tenure.
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- Grantees
who fail to observe Article 8 will have their research subsidies terminated
by the CCS.
- Scholars
who receive a grant under the Program must wait a minimum of three years
after completion of their research projects before applying again.
- Any
additions to the above provisions will be handled by the CCS as authorized
by the CCS Advisory Committee.
- These
provisions have been approved by the Ministry of Education. Any revisions
hereto must be approved by the CCS Advisory Committee and reported to the
Ministry before going into effect.
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