HomeDate: 2025-07-17
We are currently accepting applications for the 2026 1st Round Academia Sinica Grand Challenge Program Seed Grant (GCS). Interested applicants must submit their proposals through the Academia Sinica Academic Service Management System (https://asms.sinica.edu.tw/) by 5:00 PM on September 15, 2025. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Announcement of the application results is tentatively scheduled for December 2025. The approved projects will commence from January 2026 after the official budget is approved. All Project PIs and Co-PIs must sign the GCS Project Execution Agreement before the project commences.
Approval from the relevant AS units must be obtained before commencing any research projects involving biological and/or genetically engineered materials, animal experiments, or human subjects. If the approved documentation is not available at the time of application, proof that it is being reviewed will be accepted provisionally. However, the approved documentation must be provided before the project commences.
Please refer to the attached documents for announcement, application form and review criteria.
Files for Download:
2026 1st Round GCS_Announcement
2026 1st Round GCS_Application Form
2026 1st Round GCS_Review Criteria
Program Contact:
Department of Academic Affairs and Instrument Service
Ms. EG Chen
Tel: +886-2-2787-2612
Email: grandchallenge@gate.sinica.edu.tw
