Subject: The NSTC 2026 Executive Yuan Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution Award selection process is now open for nominations. Please complete the uploading of nomination materials by April 8, 2026.

Instructions:
1. This process is conducted in accordance with the "Executive Yuan Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution Award Implementation Guidelines" and the "National Science and Technology Commission's Guidelines for the Selection of the Executive Yuan Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution Award."

2. Research and development achievements or designs related to this award include, but are not limited to, design breakthroughs, technological innovations, and original theoretical models in the fields of natural sciences, engineering technology, biomedicine, agriculture, or humanities, social sciences, and science education; or contributions that create differentiated value, solve practical problems, and impact human life and social development in terms of social, economic, and academic development.

3. The selection for this award adopts an online application method. Nominees should fill out and upload nomination materials through the "Executive Yuan Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution Award Online System" (https://wdrap.nstc.gov.tw/IRAPortal/home/Home.aspx). Late submissions or incomplete materials will not be accepted.

IV. For details regarding the key points of this award and precautions for using the online application process, please visit the NSTC website (https://www.nstc.gov.tw) and find or download the "Executive Yuan Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution Award" under "Academic Research," "Subsidy and Award Regulations and Forms," ​​and then "Rewards for Science and Technology Talents."