2025 First Session – Student Outstanding Research Achievement Award Applications are now open and will be accepted until Monday, October 13, 2025. Late submissions will not be accepted.
1. The Office of Research and Development has, on September 18, 2025, issued an official letter (Document No. 1140040557, Attachment 1) under the reference " 1140040557", to inform all colleges of the university that applications for the First Session of the 2025 Student Outstanding Research Achievement Award are now open for research outcomes derived from student projects completed in 2025.
2. Interested applicants are advised to refer to the award guidelines and application instructions provided in the attachments. Please submit your application in accordance with the deadlines set by your respective department or college. Late submissions will not be accepted.
(1) Eligibility Period for Accepted Research Outcomes: Research outcomes completed during the year 2025 (January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025) will be considered.
(2) Eligibility Criteria: Eligibility must comply with Articles 3, 4, and 5 of the "National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Guidelines for the Student Outstanding Research Achievement Award" (see Attachments 1-2).
(3) Application Procedure:
- Complete the Application Form and Prepare Supporting Documents Applicants (students) must complete the "2025 Student Outstanding Research Achievement Award Application Form" (Attachment 2), obtain handwritten or electronic signatures from both the applicant and their faculty advisor, and attach all relevant supporting documents. The complete application must then be submitted to the applicant's department or college for initial eligibility review.
- Department/College Initial Review Departmental staff should assist in confirming that the submitted research outcome qualifies under one of the following criteria: • The award was received during the student’s enrollment and under NYCU affiliation, or • The journal article was submitted during enrollment and accepted or published within the 2025 calendar year.
- Submission to the Office of R&D College staff are requested to consolidate all applications that have passed the eligibility review within the college. Hard copies (along with all digital files) of the approved applications should then be submitted in batch to the designated contact windows of Planning Division I or II, Office of Research and Development, for further university-level review and evaluation.
(4) Required Application Documents: Applicants (students) must submit both hard copies and electronic files of the following documents no later than Monday, October 13, 2025, to Ms. Hsu at the departmental office (Email: betty0422@nycu.edu.tw). Late submissions will not be accepted.
Please ensure timely submission to facilitate processing.
Awards for Academic and Professional Competitions | 1. Application form for academic and professional competition awards. (Attachment 2: Form A) 2. Statement of contribution. (Attachment 3: Applicable to team participants) 3. Proof of award. 4. Competition guidelines, or documents that sufficiently certify the competition name, time, location, evaluation methods, etc. |
Awards for Conference Papers | 1. Application form for conference paper awards. (Attachment 2: Form B) 2. Proof of award. 3. Conference agenda, paper acceptance letter, or documents that sufficiently certify the conference name, time, location, and paper presentation details. For the list of top-tier and important international conferences for the 2025 academic year by each college, please refer to the following link: https://ord.nycu.edu.tw/ord/ch/app/data/list?module=nycu0039&id=1892 |
Publication in Excellent Academic Journals | 1. Student application form for “Excellent Journal Paper”. (Attachment 2: Form C) 2. Full text of the paper. (Applicable for already published papers; WOS database search result page may be used instead—see Attachment 4) 3. Full text of the acceptance letter. (Applicable for accepted but not yet published papers) 4. Screenshot of the journal’s JIF percentile from the JCR database. (Attachment 5)
*University-level flagship journals and college-designated key journals: (See also Attachment 6 for form-filling instructions) https://ord.nycu.edu.tw/ord/ |
[Attachment 1-1] Important Notes for the First Application Round of 2025
【Appendix 2】 Application Form (English Version)
[Attachment 3] Team Member Information and Contribution Statement
[Attachment 4] WOS Database Paper Retrieval Procedure and Supporting Document Template
[Attachment 6] Form C – Instructions for Completing the Journal Publication Type Form