Subject: NSTC, together with the Ministries of Education and Science of Latvia and Lithuania, is soliciting proposals for international collaborative research projects under the 2027-2029 Taiwan-Latvia-Lithuania Trilateral Agreement. Applications are open now and will be accepted online until April 24, 2026.

Notes:
1. This solicitation is based on the bilateral science and technology cooperation memorandums signed between NSTC and Latvia and Lithuania.

2. Project applications must be jointly completed by the project leaders of all three parties and submitted separately to NSTC and each of the two countries. If any party does not receive an application, the collaboration will not be established.

3. Selected projects will be funded through bilateral agreement-based add-on grants, with the implementation period tentatively scheduled to begin on January 1, 2027, and based on a three-year plan. Applications not yet funded will not be accepted.

4. Application guidelines (including an English application form) are available on the NSTC website. V. Contact Persons for this Case:

(I) For questions related to the project content, please contact Researcher Li Huiying, Department of Science and Technology, NSTC, Tel: (02) 2737-7150.

(II) For questions regarding system operation, please contact the NSTC Information Systems Service Hotline, Tel: 0800-212-058, (02) 2737-7590, 7591, 7592.