We are pleased to announce that the 2025 MECO-TECO Joint Research Program Call for Proposals is now open.
In pursuit of cooperation between the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan, we are calling for mutually beneficial and collaborative project proposals in any of the following identified priority areas:
- Energy Storage Systems: Advanced batteries, hydrogen production
- Advanced Electrochemical Batteries
- Green Hydrogen Production and Derivatives Storage Systems
- Bio-based processing
- Virology
- Especially the pathogenesis, prevention, and development of treatments for viruses of public health importance to both Taiwan and the Philippines, such as enteric viruses, dengue virus, chikungunya virus, Zika virus, influenza viruses, tick-borne diseases, and rabies virus.
- Nutritional Genomics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Biomedicine and smart farming
- Nanobiosensor development
- Biotechnology for Livestock
The modes of cooperation include joint research/study, exchange of scientists/technical experts, capacity building, scientific and technical access to facilities, provision of professional services, organization of scientific conferences, symposia, training courses, workshops and exhibitions, and the Sandwich Scholarship Program (SSP).
For reference, below is the timeline for the 2025 MECO-TECO JRP Call for Proposals:
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Announcement |
December, 2024 |
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Submission of Capsule Proposals |
February 21, 2025 |
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Joint Review of Capsule Proposals |
March 21, 2025 |
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Joint Endorsement of the Shortlisted Capsule Proposals |
April 7, 2025 |
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Mobility Fund Allocation |
April 21~ May 23, 2025 |
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Deadline for Submission of Full-Blown Proposals |
June 6, 2025 |
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Validation of proposals submitted |
June 9-20, 2025 |
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Completion of peer review, and review results exchanged by email correspondence |
June 23 ~ August 29, 2025 |
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Final matching on both sides |
September 1~15, 2025 |
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Agreement on Proposals to Implement |
September 16~30, 2025 |
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Announcement of approved projects |
December, 2025 |
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Implementation of the approved projects |
January 1, 2026-December 31, 2028 |
Interested parties are advised to coordinate with prospective counterpart/collaborator in Taiwan to craft the capsule proposals. The Filipino researcher must submit the capsule proposals to the respective DOST Council while the Taiwanese counterpart will submit the same to NSTC for review and evaluation. Only capsule proposals that are endorsed for further submission of full-blown proposals will undergo technical review and possible approval by both DOST and NSTC.
The necessary DOST-GIA forms for capsule proposals may be downloaded at http://www.dost.gov.ph. For further inquiries, you may contact Mr. Gabriel Sumague at Tel. No.: +632-8837-2071 loc. 3070 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. copy furnished This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Thank you.
Memo: Call for Applications: 2025 MECO-TECO Joint Research Program
