Topic

2024 Batch 1 Taiwan Germination Program Call for Applications

Application Period

August 25, 2023 to September 25, 2023

Funding

I. Sprout Project: Research results with commercial potential and preliminary business ideas, with the goal of establishing a viable business model to validate market demand and complete a commercialization prototype, with a grant amount of NT$3 million to NT$8 million.
II. Top-notch Project: For technologies that have demonstrated good results in the implementation of a Sprout project or have been evaluated by the Global Research & Industry Alliance as having significant development potential, the application requires an evaluation report from a qualified investor and a suitable candidate for CEO/COO of the future startup company, with a maximum grant amount of NT$15 million.

Funding Period

I. Implementation of the programs funded in this batch will begin on January 1, 2024.
II. In principle, the funding period for each program will not exceed one year. If the program includes a multi-year development plan, the applicant should provide a description in the pre-proposal for review consideration.

Program Focus

To promote original research results with significant commercial potential to the market, enhance the feasibility of commercializing R&D results, and achieve the goal of spinning off a new company or connecting with inter-ministerial innovation resources to nurture new ventures to lead the future, we are seeking entrepreneurial projects that align with the government's industrial innovation policy and are based on disruptive innovations and technologies.

Targets/Qualifications

I. The proposing organization must be an implementing organization of the NSTC's "Global Research & Industry Alliance."
II. Other organizations funded by the NSTC that meet the requirements of Point 2 of the Operational Guidelines Governing NSTC Grants for Research Projects are invited to apply through their respective Global Research & Industry Alliances.

Contact

Undertaker: Mr. Tzu-Chin Tsang, Officer, Department of Academia-Industry Collaboration, NSTC/Tel: (02)2737-7571/E-mail: tctseng2@nstc.gov.tw
Taiwan Germination Program Office/Tel: (02)2737-8129/E-mail; sci-incubation@stpi.narl.org.tw

Link to the Announcement

https://reurl.cc/DAMddd