Call for Proposal (CFP) for Joint Research Program between National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) and Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
1.Purpose
NTUST and ITB have agreed to conduct a mutual collaboration to aim at promoting their research work and achievements to the international academic and industrial societies.
2.Funding
Fund for each research team shall be equally provided by ITB and NTUST, the total amount does not exceed 500,000 TWD (NTUST:up to 250,000 TWD / ITB:up to 121,000,000 IDR).
3.Period of Joint Research Project Execution: 2024/1/1 ~ 2024/12/31
4.Topics for Collaborative Research
The research topics are not limited to any category.
5.Applicant Qualification
Researchers from both universities are encouraged to submit proposals for collaborative research projects.
Applications for the current grant will not be accepted under either circumstance:
(1) Previous conducted collaborative research project (excluding the 2023 collaborative research project) is not completed or the final report is not submitted yet.
(2) No associated SCI, SSCI, or A&HCI papers are published within two years after the completion of the previous conducted collaborative research project (excluding the 2023 collaborative research project).
6. Structure of Research Team
Any research project shall consist of a research group from both parties. Principal investigator (PI) from each research group may have any other researchers or graduate students as team members.
The Project may have a researcher(s) from a third party organization if the both Parties agree.
7.Assessment and Selection Committee
An Assessment and Selection Committee (ASC), which consists of deans and executives from NTUST and ITB, supervises the procedures for the review, assessment, and the selection of the proposed research projects.
The ASC is also in charge of the allocation of funding to the approved research projects.
8.Constraints on the Use of Funding
Each university shall be responsible for the management of its own research fund in accordance with each financial rules. The funds shall be used in accordance with each financial rule.
The fund can be used for travel, the expense related report meeting, equipment, consumable products, remuneration to students, and miscellaneous expenses. The fund can be used only from Jan. 1, 2024 through Dec. 31, 2024.
9.Application Procedures
Researchers from ITB:Application must be prepared in English and submitted to MyPPM (https://myppm.itb.ac.id/).
Researchers from NTUST:Application must be prepared in English and email to b10207@mail.ntust.edu.tw to Miss Fu.
10.Application Deadline
The application must be filed no later than 5 pm, Aug. 15, 2023.
11.Reports
A joint final report must be submitted within 2 months after the project is completed.
12.Paper
At least one paper based on this joint research program must be published within 2 year after the project is completed in a reputable journal with minimum category of Q2 based on SJR (Scimago Journal and Rank).
Personnel from both NTUST and ITB must be listed as authors of the aforementioned papers or listed at acknowledgements of papers in accordance with authorship. The selection of journal should be agreed by both NTUST and ITB.
13.Other
Should a PI be unable to continue with the project, the PI may be substituted only upon the consent of the other PI. The new PI shall assume full responsibility of project execution and KPI.
2024 ITB-NTUST Collaborative Research Project Application Form
Wei-Fang,Fu
Office of R&D, NTUST