This initiative aims to bring together relevant and competitive researchers from Germany and Taiwan to design and carry out collaborative research projects. Funds to be used by the Taiwanese side must be requested from NSTC; funds to be used by the German side must be requested from DFG. Special attention is given to the integrated character of proposed projects, from the concept to the work plan. Funding is only available for projects which involve a convincing collaboration between the German and Taiwanese partners and for which the anticipated research benefit is clearly outlined. The collaborative projects selected will receive research funding for a period of up to three years.

Applicants for a bilateral collaborative project under this call must submit their joint proposal to their respective funding organisation. Principal investigators (PIs) from Taiwan submit their documents to the NSTC, PIs from Germany to the DFG. Proposals must be submitted to both organisations in accordance with the proposal preparation requirements of both sides, respectively. Support will be granted for those proposals where both, DFG and NSTC, recommend funding. Please note that at the DFG, there are no separate funds available for these efforts; proposals must succeed on the strengths of their intellectual merit and teams.

Proposals must be submitted until 25 February 2026.