HomeDate: 2025-11-05
A total of 101 applications were submitted for the 2026 Academia Sinica Type I and Type II grants: 37 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 51 from the Division of Life Sciences; 13 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 42 were selected for funding, including 18 from Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 20 from Division of Life Sciences, and 4 from Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Please refer to the following lists for detailed information.
2026 Academia Sinica Career Development Award
A total of 20 applications were submitted for the 2026 Career Development Award: 11 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 9 from the Division of Life Sciences; 0 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 12 were awarded, including 6 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 6 from the Division of Life Sciences and 0 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (6 Projects)
Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
AS-CDA-115-M01 | Synergy of Algorithms, Theory, and Observations to Reveal the Invisibles (SATORI) 2030 | Anatoli Fedynitch | Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-115-M02 | Developing Theoretical Platform for Viscoelastic Phase Separation in Living Matter: A Systematic Approach to Model Morphodynamics in Various Living Systems Across Scales | Hiraiwa, Tetsuya | Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-115-M03 | Deciphering Sub-Neptune and Hot-Neptune Exoplanets: A New Modeling Paradigm | Tsai, Shang-Min | Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-115-M04 | Probing the Early Universe through Galaxy Clusters | Tomomi, Sunayama | Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-115-M05 | Engineering Nanoscale Neuromodulatory Systems for Targeted Disruption of Nociceptive Nerve–Tumor Interactions | Lin, Yu-Jung | Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-115-M06 | Fine-grained multidisciplinary analysis of the continuum of fault slip modes during active fault deformation in the Longitudinal Valley (Taiwan) | Canitano, Alexandre | Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（6 Projects）
Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
AS-CDA-115-L01 | Next-generation optogenetic tools for unraveling of lactate metabolism | NASU,YUSUKE | Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-115-L02 | Defining the epithelial and immune cell landscape between type 2 and non-type 2 immunity during chronic inflammatory diseases in human respiratory tract | Cheng, Yang | Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-115-L03 | Investigation of the regulation and function of intracellular vesicles in SARS-CoV-2 egress | WANG, I-HSUAN | Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-115-L04 | Extrinsic regulation of myeloid-biased progenitors by commensal fungi | CHEN, YING-HAN | Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-115-L05 | Interrogating bacterial navigation strategies with a novel long-term 3D tracking method
| Kamino, Keita | Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica |
AS-CDA-115-L06 | Unveiling the Biodiversity and Ecological Genomics within Phyllosymbia, a Fungal-Cyanobacterial Symbiosis in Subtropical Forests | CHEN, KO-HSUAN | Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica |
C. Division of Humanities and Social Sciences: (0 Projects)
2026 Academia Sinica Investigator Project Grant
A total of 38 applications were submitted for the 2026 Academia Sinica Investigator Project Grant: 19 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 14 from the Division of Life Sciences;5 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 18 were awarded, including 7 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 9 from the Division of Life Sciences and 2 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (7 Projects)
Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
AS-IV-115-M01 | Toward Fully End-to-End Multimodal Assistive Listening Devices | TSAO, YU | Research Center for Information Technology Innovation, Academia Sinica |
AS-IV-115-M02 | Integral Points, Entire Curves and their Orbifold Structure | WANG, JULIE TZU-YUEH | Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica |
AS-IV-115-M03 | Chemical Synthesis of Proteoglycans | HUNG, SHANG-CHENG | Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica |
AS-IV-115-M04 | Using Plasma Lenses as a Window on the Universe | PEN, UE-LI | Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica |
AS-IV-115-M05 | Revealing the Pathways of Nanoparticle Accumulation in Solid Tumors by Advanced Imaging Tools | CHEN, PEILIN | Research Center for Applied Sciences |
AS-IV-115-M06-ASSA | Probing Black Hole Spin and Jet Formation with mm-VLBI: Advancing Beyond the First Shadow Images | Asada,Keiichi | Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica |
AS-IV-115-M07 | Local Langlands program and almost characters | TSAI, CHENG-CHIANG | Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（9 Projects）
Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
AS-IV-115-L01 | Mechanism and Modulation of UBE2O in Redefining the Boundaries of E2 and E3 Functions | WU, KUEN-PHON
| Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica |
AS-IV-115-L02 | Deciphering the innate lymphocyte-vagal sensory neuron serotonin circuit in severe asthma pathogenesis | Chang, Ya-Jen
| Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica |
AS-IV-115-L03-ASSA | Decoding natural regulation of large-scale ferroptotic cell death | Chen, Sheng-hong
| Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica |
AS-IV-115-L04 | Deciphering the Essence of Spinal Muscular Aging: A Spatiotemporal Odyssey in Pursuit of Entelechy for Healthy Longevity | CHEN, JUN-AN
| Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica |
AS-IV-115-L05 | Unravel the mechanisms of organelle-hitchhiking in mobile mRNAs transport to plasmodesmata | YU, TIEN-SHIN
| Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica |
AS-IV-115-L06 | Evolution and Biogeography of Scleractinian Corals and Coral reefs in East Asia: the Pivotal Role of Taiwan | CHEN, CHAOLUN ALLEN
| Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica |
AS-IV-115-L07 | Regulatory uORFs as molecular gatekeepers of plant defense and growth trade-offs | Chen, Ho-Ming
| Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica |
AS-IV-115-L08 | Protein fitness landscape of the cell cycle master regulator Cdc28 | LEU, JUN-YI
| Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica |
AS-IV-115-L09 | Molecular Mechanisms of Nitrogen Signaling and Their Interplay with Other Signals | Tsay, Yi-Fang
| Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica |
C. Division of Humanities and Social Sciences：（2 Projects）
Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
AS-IV-115-H01-ASSA | The Mechanism of Soft Propaganda in Authoritarian China: Empathy and Measures of Effect | TSAI, WEN-HSUAN | Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica |
AS-IV-115-H02 | Imperial Faith: State Cults and Religious Infrastructure in Imperial China and Beyond | Chen, Hsi-yuan | Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica |
2026 Academia Sinica Thematic Research Program
A total of 16 applications were submitted for the 2026 Thematic Research Program: 3 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 9 from the Division of Life Sciences; 4 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 3 were awarded, including 0 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 2 from the Division of Life Sciences and 1 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. 1 from the Mathematics and Physical Sciences of Investigator Project Grant application was additionally funded as Thematic Research Program for 2 years.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (1 Project)
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation |
AS-TP-115-M01 | Gravitational Wave Physics Research in Taiwan -- Participation of LIGO GW Observatory and Continuing Consolidation of Research Teams and Program | (1) Wong, Henry T | Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（2 Projects）
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation |
AS-TP-115-L01 | Systematic Investigation of Bacterial Shape Adaptation and Peptidoglycan Metabolism under Stress and Its Mechanisms | (1) Shih, Yu-Ling
| Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica |
AS-TP-115-L02 | Elucidating the role of nucleolar protein condensate upon energy dysregulation in ALS pathogenesis | (1) Huang, Jen-Tse (2) Yijuang, Chern | Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica |
C. Division of Humanities and Social Sciences: (1 Project)
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation |
AS-TP-115-H01 | The World Landscapes of Cultural Images in the Pre-modern Period | (1) Liao, Chao-Heng
(2) Liu, Shiuh-Feng
(2) Lan, Hung-Yueh (2) Chang, Che-Chia
(2) Chen, Wei-Jin
(2) I, Lo-Fen
(2) Lin, Kuei-Ju
(2) Huang, Li-Yun | Institute of Chinese Literature, Academia Sinica Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica Institute of Chinese Literature, Academia Sinica Department of Chinese Literature, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Department of Chinese Literature, National Chengchi University Department of Fine Arts, Taipei National University of the Arts |
2026 Academia Sinica Grand Challenge Program
A total of 27 applications were submitted for the 2026 Grand Challenge Program: 9 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 14 from the Division of Life Sciences; 4 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 8 were awarded, including 4 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 3 from the Division of Life Sciences and 1 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (4 Project)
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation | Grant Period (year) |
AS-GCP-115-M01 | Critical devices for advanced photonic quantum technology: Highly efficient quantum light sources and single-photon detectors at telecom bands | (1) Wang, Ming-Jye (2) Chang, Wen-Hao (2) Wang, Shiang-Yu
| Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica Research Center for Critical Issues, Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica | 3 |
AS-GCP-115-M02 | Decoding Sex-Specific and Environmental Carcinogen-driven Oncogenesis in Non- Smoking Lung Cancer by Multi-omics and Translational Precision Strategies | (1) CHEN, YU-JU (2) Chen, Ruey-Hwa (2) Jou, Yuh-Shan (2) Yu, Sung-Liang (2) Su, Kang-Yi | Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University | 3 |
AS-GCP-115-M03 | Responsive Fluorescence Lifetime Probes for Multiplexed In Vivo Imaging | (1) YU, HSIAO-HUA (2) Sun, Shih-Sheng (2) Hsu, Chao-Ping (2) Huang, Jen-Tse (2) Shie, Jiun-Jie | Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica | 3 |
AS-GCP-115-M04 | Automated Intelligence-Empowered Biology Lab – Paving the Way for Human-Centric in vitro Model-Based Drug Exploration | (1) TUNG, YI-CHUNG (2) Wei, Pei-Kuen (2) Lin, Jung-Hsin (2) Cheng, Ji-Yen (2) Hsieh, Shu-Yi | Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica | 3 |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（3 Projects）
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation | Grant Period (year) |
AS-GCP-115-L01 | Cracking and leveraging protein destruction codes to transform biology and medicine | (1) Yen, Hsueh-Chi (2) Yeang, Chen-Hsiang (2) Zheng, Ning | Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica University of Washington | 4 |
AS-GCP-115-L02 | Investigating how lipopolysaccharides are dynamically modified to orchestrate intra- and extracellular signaling pathways | (1) LIN, CHUN-HUNG (2) Chen, Guang-Chao (2) Cheng, Yi-Lin (2) Lowary, Todd L. (2) Weng, Jui-Hsia | Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica | 4 |
AS-GCP-115-L03 | Investigating adenosine-mediated metabolic signaling on epitranscriptomic reprograming in Alzheimer’s Disease | (1) CHERN, YIJUANG
(2) Huang, Yi-Shuian
(2) Yang, Shi-Bing
(2) Tsai, Kevin
(2) Li, Yen-Li
(2) Nasu, Yusuke
(2) Kuo, Hung-Chih | Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica | 4 |
C. Division of Humanities and Social Sciences: (1 Project)
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation | Grant Period (year) |
AS-GCP-115-H01 | Creativity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence | (1) Chang, Ku-ming (Kevin)
(2) MA, Wei-Yun (2) CHEN, Shun-Ling | Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica | 3 |
2026 Grand Challenge Program Seed Grant
6 applications were additionally funded as Grand Challenge Program seed grant, including 2 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 3 from the Division of Life Sciences, and 1 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (2 Projects)
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation | Grant Period (year) |
AS-GCS-115-M01 | Impacts of El Nino-Southern Oscillations on carbon cycles and environments | (1) LIANG, MAO-CHANG | Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica | 2 |
AS-GCS-115-M02 | Saving, shaping, and shaking planetary systems through turbulence | (1) LIN, MIN-KAI | Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica | 2 |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（3 Projects）
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation | Grant Period (year) |
AS-GCS-115-L01 | Estrogen-Producing Bacteria: Ecological Investigations, Molecular Characterization, and Physiological Effects in Animal Systems | (1) CHIANG, YIN-RU | Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica | 2 |
AS-GCS-115-L02 | Decoding the genomic grammar: a novel language model framework bridging genetic variants and phenotypic traits through 3D chromatin organization | (1) CHEN, SHIH-YU (2) Ku, Lun-Wei (2) Chang, Jia-Ming
| Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica Department of Computer Science, National Chengchi University | 1 |
AS-GCS-115-L03 | Decoding single molecule protein glycosylation in brain and its multi-scale functional complexity for neuron communication | (1) HSU, SHANG-TE (2) Yen, Hsin-Yung (2) Wu, Kuen-Phon (2) Chang, Yuan-Chih (2) Lin, Shu-Yu | Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica | 2 |
C. Division of Humanities and Social Sciences: (1 Project)
Project No. | Project Title | (1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI | Affiliation | Grant Period (year) |
AS-GCS-115-H01 | Indigenous Adolescents’ Identity, Cross-Ethnic Interaction and Educational Experiences: Assessing Their Influences on Psychosocial Well-Being | (1) Tsai, Ming-Chang (2) LI, Chun-Hao | Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica Department of Social and Policy Sciences, Yuan Ze University | 2 |
