A total of 51 applications were submitted for the 2026 2nd Round Academia Sinica Grand Challenge Program Seed Grant: 18 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 26 from the Division of Life Sciences; 7 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 11 were selected for funding, including 3 from Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 5 from Division of Life Sciences and 3 from Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Please refer to the following lists for detailed information.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (3 Projects)
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Project No. |
Project Title |
(1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI |
Affiliation |
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AS-GCS-115-M08 |
Development of a Target-Specific Two-Photon Printing Integrated 3D Optical Pathology Expansion Platform |
(1) Bi-Chang Chen |
Research Center for Applied Sciences, AS |
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AS-GCS-115-M09 |
On-chip polarization manipulation for photonic quantum integrated circuits |
(1) Min-Hsiung Shih
(2) Shu-Wei Chang
(2) Chao-Hwang Lee |
Research Center for Applied Sciences, AS Research Center for Applied Sciences, AS Research Center for Applied Sciences, AS |
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AS-GCS-115-M10 |
Confinement-Enhanced Electrochemistry in nanochannels from 2D Materials Stacks |
(3) Ya-Ping Hsieh |
Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, AS |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（5 Projects）
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Project No. |
Project Title |
(1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI |
Affiliation |
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AS-GCS-115-L11 |
Exploring the role of secretory autophagy in interorgan Communication and Systemic Homeostasis in Drosophila |
(1) Guang-Chao Chen |
Institute of Biological Chemistry, AS |
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AS-GCS-115-L12 |
Structure–Activity Relationships in Saskemycin, a Potential Novel Tuberculosis Drug |
(1) Todd Lowary |
Institute of Biological Chemistry, AS |
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AS-GCS-115-L13 |
The Metabolic Cost of Urbanization: A 100-Year Genomic Audit of Symbiotic Decoupling in the Taipei Heat Island |
(1) Chang-Yu Chang |
Biodiversity Research Center, AS |
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AS-GCS-115-L14 |
Evolutionary Mechanisms of Core Component Co-option in Macromolecular Machines |
(1) Erh-Min Lai
(2) Chih-Horng Kuo (2) Yu-Ying Hsieh |
Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, AS Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, AS Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, AS |
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AS-GCS-115-L15 |
Functions of nuclear speckles in plant environmental responses |
(1) Shih-Long Tu |
Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, AS |
C. Division of Humanities and Social Sciences: (3 Projects)
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Project No. |
Project Title |
(1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI |
Affiliation |
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AS-GCS-115-H05 |
AI-Empowered Survey Experiment Research: Opportunities and Challenges |
(1) Chih-Hsin Shen
(2) Yesola Kweon
(2) Chao-Yo Cheng |
Institute of Political Science, AS Sungkyunkwan University University of London |
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AS-GCS-115-H06 |
Political Obligation in Taiwan: A Thematic and Public Opinion Analysis |
(1) Tsung-Han Tsai (2) Shu-Shan Lee |
Institute of Political Science, AS Hampton University |
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AS-GCS-115-H07 |
The Rootless Taiwanese Indigenous DNA：Biocolonialism, Cryopolitics, and Transnational Ethical Governance |
(1) Yu-Yueh Tsai
(2) Yuan-Feng Lin |
Institute of Sociology, AS Taipei Medical University |