[Extended Deadline] Second Round Application: 17 September – 30 November 2025

We are delighted to announce that the EATS Research and Publication Grant for the year 2026 is now open for applications. In a total of €3,000 and minimum €300 up to €800 maximum per application, the grant supports a wide range of activities relevant to Taiwan Studies, as proposed by the applicant, involving research or publication completed before 31August 2026.

Eligibility

Applicants must hold a valid EATS membership at the time of submission. To become a member of EATS, visit our registration site (https://eats-taiwan.eu/join-us/). 

Past recipients of EATS Research and Publication Grants are ineligible. One applicant may submit only one application.

The grant can be applied for the following activities:

• Conducting interviews and participant observation

• Visiting libraries and archives

• Undertaking data collection activities

• Producing open-access publications, podcasts or video casts

• Conference participation with research paper presentation

• Active participation in summer schools and workshops

Application submission

• CV of the applicant

• Research outline (title and description, maximum one page of A4)

• Details of fieldwork/research plan (maximum one page of A4)

• Timeframe

• Itemised budget

Application procedure and report

Send applications by email to info@eats-taiwan.eu (cc Dr Corrado Neri at corrado.neri@eats-taiwan.eu) with the subject Application for EATS Research and Publication Grant. The deadline for submission is 30th November 2025. Successful applicants are required to submit a final report to EATS within one month of the completion of the funded work. The report will be published in the EATS Newsletter. Past EATS News can be found here (https://eats-taiwan.eu/category/news/). Past EATS awardees can be found. Here (https://eats-taiwan.eu/eats-funding/).

Results

Results will be announced by email first and published later on EATS’ website. It is the applicant’s own responsibility to check emails for result notifications. If EATS does not receive a reply from the successful applicant confirming their acceptance of the award by the deadline specified in the notification email, EATS reserves the right to withdraw the grant.