Subject: NSTC is soliciting proposals for the 2027 "Nanotechnology Innovation and Application Project". Applications are accepted from now until September 24, 2026 (internal deadline is September 24, 2026).

Notes:
1. This year's solicitation includes two categories: "Innovative Application Project" and "Forward-looking Nanotechnology Project". Applicants may choose only one category and submit a maximum of one proposal.

2. Project leaders whose proposals are reviewed and recommended will be notified to submit detailed project proposals. The implementation period for this project is expected to begin on August 1, 2022, subject to the actual approval date by NSTC.

3. Project leaders should submit their proposals online through the National Science Council's "Special Research Project / (Proposal Category) Nanotechnology Innovation and Application Project Proposal". Online submission is sufficient; no online submission through the applying institution is required, nor is a compilation and submission to NSTC necessary. The solicitation notice and its attachments can be downloaded from the National Science Council website (News/Project Solicitation Section) and the website of the Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Research and Development of the National Science Council (https://www.nstc.gov.tw/nat/ch).

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