The Slovak Academy of Sciences and the National Science and Technology Council in Taiwan announce the launch of the 18th Call for SAS – NSTC joint research projects open to all fields of research, with an application deadline of 22 May 2026. Funding is reserved for three joint Slovak–Taiwanese projects, which are tentatively expected to start in January 2027.
The aim of the joint call is to foster bilateral scientific cooperation by enabling partners to access complementary research environments, facilities, knowledge and expertise. Such collaboration is expected to enhance scientific excellence and contribute to the effective translation of research results into economic and societal benefits.
Proposals are expected to address basic or applied research. The funded projects are intended to establish collaboration that will support subsequent joint applications in other European and international funding schemes.
The call is open to researchers from all research fields, without thematic limitations. Project proposals in the Social Sciences and Humanities are particularly encouraged by both participating research funding organisations.
Eligibility criteria are determined for both project partners by legal and internal rules and regulations of their respective research funding organisations specified in the Call Text below.
The SAS eligibility conditions and procedures are available here while the SAS financial rules and eligible costs are detailed here.
Other eligibility criteria are defined in the SAS – NSTC Call Text 2026.
Only an employee of the Slovak Academy of Sciences with an employment contract exceeding 50% with the organisation submitting the project proposal may apply as the Principal Investigator (PI). Unless specified otherwise in the call conditions, other project team members (except PhD candidates) must hold an employment contract either with the same SAS organisation or with another SAS institute.
The duration of joint projects is set to 12 to 36 months.
The tentative project start date is 1 January 2027.
SAS applicants may apply for funding up to EUR 120,000 for a three‑year period in line with the SAS Presidium Resolution No. 253.C of 11 February 2026 up to three research projects.
Funding for a third project may be made available if it concerns a project in the field of the Humanities or Social Sciences, the project proposal receives a positive evaluation from both organisations and no project from the mentioned fields is ranked in the top two.
Call Schedule
| Call Announcement | 1 April 2026 |
| Deadline for Applications | 22 May 2026 |
| Exchange of the evaluation results between SAS and NSTC (Recommendation for funding) | October 2026 |
| Results announcement | November 2026 |
| Start of the projects | January 2027 |
Application Documents
Annex 1_JRP SAS – NSTC 2026_Application Form
Annex 2_JRP SAS – NSTC 2026_Financial Form
Annex 3_JRP SAS – NSTC 2026_External Reviewers’ Suggestion Form
SAS Intranet-related Documents
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