NSTC Directions for Research Project Subsidization

Amended per NSTC Letter No. 1150023735A issued on April 10, 2026

XI.(IV) Documents concerning research ethics reviews:

1. Research projects involve human subject research, human trials, or research on human embryos and embryonic stem cell, should include approval documents from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Research Ethic Committee (REC). Projects involving gene recombination experiments should include the approval document for genetic recombination experiment application from the Institutional Biosafety Committee. Projects involving field trials of genetically modified organisms should include approval documents from the competent authority. Projects involving animal experiments should include approval documents from the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). Projects involving experiments with Risk Group 2 or higher infectious biological materials should include approval documents from the relevant authorities. In the event that approval documents cannot be submitted at the time of application, proof of submission for review must be provided, and the approval documents are required to be submitted by the end of the month in which the project implementation begins.
2. Research projects under the NSTC Department of Humanities and Social Sciences that involve individuals or groups as subjects, use of intervention or interactive methods, or use of data that can identify specific individuals, and conduct systematic investigations or disciplinary knowledge exploration activities related to the individuals or groups, should submit proof documents of having undergone research ethics review prior to project execution.

XIII. Applications for multi-year research projects shall be handled in accordance with the following regulations:

(IV)For granted multi-year research projects that involve human subjects research, human trials, or research on human embryos and embryonic stem cell, the relevant approval documents issued by an ethics review committee, which remain valid as of the start date of the following year’s project implementation, shall be submitted together with the progress report. In the event that such documents cannot be submitted at the time of progress report submission, they must be supplemented by the end of the month in which the following year's project implementation begins.

國科會-修改補助專題研究計畫作業要點-第十一點、第十三點1150410生效

詳細修正後文件與修正對照內容詳見研發處115.04.14網站公告

• 十一(四)研究倫理審查相關文件：
  研究計畫中涉及從事人體研究、人體試驗、人類胚胎及胚胎幹細胞研究者，應檢附倫理審查委員會相關核准文件
  涉及基因重組相關實驗者，應檢附生物實驗安全委員會核准之基因重組實驗申請同意書
  涉及基因轉殖田間試驗者，應檢附主管機關核准文件
  涉及動物實驗者，應檢附實驗動物管理委員會核准文件
  涉及第二級以上感染性生物材料試驗者，應檢附相關單位核准文件。
  核准文件未能於申請時提交者，須先提交已送審之證明文件，並於計畫執行起始日之當月底前補齊核准文件。[人體研究案]
  
  本部人文及社會科學研究發展司之研究計畫涉及以個人或群體為對象，使用介入、互動之方法、或使用可資識別特定當事人之資料，而進行與該個人或群體有關之系統性調查或專業學科的知識性探索活動者，應於計畫執行前繳交已送研究倫理審查之證明文件。[人類研究案]

• 十三、多年期研究計畫申請時，應依下列規定辦理：
  <新增>(四)本會核定執行多年期研究計畫，涉及從事人體研究、人體試驗、人類胚胎及胚胎幹細胞研究者，繳交進度報告時，應一併檢附次年度計畫執行起始日尚在有效期限內之倫理審查委員會相關核准文件；繳交進度報告時未能一併檢附者，應於次年度計畫執行起始日之當月底前補齊。