2027 Advanced Talent Cultivation Program (Joint Developed Project, JDP)
 

I. Program Objective

Promoted by the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as TSRI) under the National Institutes of Applied Research (NIAR), this program aims to assist domestic professor research teams in developing advanced nano-device technologies. It seeks to add value to academic research outcomes and cultivate mid-to-high-level research talents at the master’s and doctoral levels, thereby maintaining the competitive advantage of Taiwan's high-tech industry.
 

Standard Track: Research groups led by professors from public and private universities in Taiwan.
Fast-Track (Rolling Review): Full-time faculty or research personnel holding a domestic teaching/research position who obtained their Ph.D. within the last 5 years.

Project Proposal: Must be written in A4 size, portrait orientation with horizontal text, 14-point font, and limited to a maximum of 2 pages.

Content of the Project Proposal: Compatibility with and availability of TSRI’s instruments and equipment (20%).
Team’s Performance in the TSRI Performance System Over the Past Three Years:
(1) Number of completed Master's and Ph.D. dissertations (40%).
(2) Number of published papers and granted patents (40%).

Deduction/subsidization of usage fees for TSRI instruments and equipment.
Free participation for up to 2 students in the Semiconductor Process Technology Training Course (SM01) and the Semiconductor Process Equipment Internship Course (SM01-1).

Reviewed on an annual basis (once a year).

Application Submission: August 1, 2026 – September 30, 2026
Approval Notification: December 1, 2026
Execution Period: January 1, 2027 – December 31, 2027
Quota/Utilization Statistics: From July 1, 2027
Expansion Application: July 1, 2027 – August 31, 2027
Closure Notice: December 10, 2027
Project Closure: December 31, 2027

To enhance the utilization efficiency of TSRI instruments and equipment by academic research teams and optimize overall resource allocation, a mechanism for reviewing, adjusting, and reallocating approved quotas has been established.

Quota Statistics and Adjustment: On July 1, 2027, the utilization rate of the approved quota for each project will be calculated. For project teams with a utilization rate of 50% or below, 50% of their unused quota will be released and reallocated centrally by TSRI.

Quota Expansion: Project teams with a utilization rate of 50% (inclusive) or higher may apply for a quota expansion between July 1, 2027, and September 1, 2027. The expanded amount is capped at 20% of the originally approved quota.

Review Criteria for Expansion Applications:
(1) The team’s annual approved budget utilization rate must be greater than 50%.
(2) The team’s reporting status and overall performance in the TSRI Performance Reporting System.
(3) Number of papers published in SNDCT (at least two papers).

Expansion Limitations: The total annual approved amount for instrument fee deductions is subject to overall resource volume control to ensure general service quality. If all projects in the current year meet the aforementioned expansion criteria, resulting in no reallocable resources, expansion applications may not be accepted.

In alignment with the Taiwan Chip-based Innovation Program (IC Taiwan Grand Challenge) to promote semiconductor infrastructure development and talent cultivation, new research teams are encouraged to enter the semiconductor field. Teams that have not applied for process technology services at TSRI within the past three years may be granted an instrument usage quota of NT$1,000,000 for the current year.

In accordance with the purpose of the TSRI SIG (Special Interest Group) to encourage domestic academic research teams to establish partnerships with international teams, domestic professors may simultaneously apply for a SIG add-on subsidy when applying for the TSRI Joint Developed Project (JDP). Professors applying for the SIG add-on subsidy must first join the TSRI SIG and complete the signing of a tripartite cooperation agreement with an international member who has already joined the TSRI SIG, pursuant to the contractual documents stipulated by the participating TSRI SIG. The approved instrument usage fee for the SIG add-on subsidy shall not exceed the approved subsidy fee of its corresponding JDP project.

SIG Application Website: https://www.tsri.org.tw/tw/commonPage.jsp?kindId=G0001

Closure Notice: Sent by the system on December 10, 2027. Project teams must complete their performance reporting, review the expected completion timelines of outstanding process outsourcing orders, and evaluate/arrange re-application for the following year for any orders that cannot be completed within the current year.

Annual Project Shutdown Mechanism: The application function for process outsourcing for the current year will be disabled at 24:00 on December 31, 2027, and all incomplete process service requests will be terminated simultaneously.

Bridge Mechanism for Incomplete Annual Process Outsourcing Orders:
(1) Pre-planning: Starting from December 20, 2027, project teams may pre-plan for cases expected to be uncompleted within the current year, and submit new outsourcing applications under the approved project for the new year or a project designated by the Principal Investigator (PI).
(2) Closure Termination and Follow-up: Any process outsourcing orders that remain incomplete when the system shuts down at 24:00 on December 31, 2027, shall be terminated and cannot be extended under the original project. If execution is still required, a new outsourcing application must be submitted through the MES system under the newly approved project or the project designated by the PI.

(A)Log into the reporting system designated by TSRI to report online research outcomes, including paper publications, talent cultivation, patents, technology transfers, and other awards.

(B)Published papers must include an acknowledgment thanking the Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) of the National Institutes of Applied Research (NIAR).

(C)Intellectual property (patents, technology transfers) generated from bilateral cooperation shall be handled in accordance with the relevant regulations of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) and the National Institutes of Applied Research (NIAR).