A total of 93 applications were submitted for the 2025 Academia Sinica Type I and Type II grants: 34 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 45 from the Division of Life Sciences; 14 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 39 were selected for funding, including 15 from Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 15 from Division of Life Sciences, and 9 from Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Please refer to the following lists for detailed information.
Application Results for 2025 Academia Sinica TYPE I &II Grants
2025 Academia Sinica Career Development Award
A total of 23 applications were submitted for the 2025 Career Development Award: 8 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 13 from the Division of Life Sciences; 2 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 11 were awarded, including 5 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 4 from the Division of Life Sciences and 2 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (5 Projects)
| Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
| AS-CDA-114-M01 | Investigating quantum transport phenomena under extreme conditions | Di-Lun Yang | Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica |
| AS-CDA-114-M02 | Eco-evolutionary dynamics in microbial communities: emergent patterns from complex mechanisms | Hong-Yan Shih | Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica |
| AS-CDA-114-M03 | Modeling large nonstationary event data in space and time | Junho Yang | Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica |
| AS-CDA-114-M04 | Role of electron-phonon interactions in optically driven systems from first principles | Yang-Hao Chan | Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica |
| AS-CDA-114-M05 | Exploring the roles of radical-radical reactions in various atmospheric environments | Pei-Ling Luo | Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（4 Projects）
| Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
| AS-CDA-114-L01 | All-optical dissection of the functional networks of sensory neurons | Kuo-Sheng Lee | Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica |
| AS-CDA-114-L02 | Unraveling the mechanisms of B cell tolerance and survival at the CNS borders, and the role of meningeal B cells in CNS inflammation. | Wei-Le Wang | Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica |
| AS-CDA-114-L03 | Harnessing diverse NRC immune receptor networks for breaking restricted taxonomic functionality of plant disease resistance genes | Chih-Hang Wu | Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica |
| AS-CDA-114-L04 | Oceanographic and ecological dynamics shaping the diversity of mesopelagic fish communities over the past 3 million years | Chien-Hsiang Lin | Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica |
C. Division of Humanities and Social Sciences: (2 Projects)
| Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
| AS-CDA-114-H01 | Borrowing Costs and Lending Relationships in the International Credit Market | Chun-Che Chi | Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica |
| AS-CDA-114-H02 | Carbon Crossroads: Navigating the Economic and Environmental Pathways of Global Trade | Chung-Han Yang | Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica |
2025 Academia Sinica Investigator Project Grant
A total of 35 applications were submitted for the 2025 Academia Sinica Investigator Award: 15 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 15 from the Division of Life Sciences;5 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 20 were awarded, including 8 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 7 from the Division of Life Sciences and 5 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (8 Projects)
| Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
| AS-IV-114-M01 | Accurate and efficient mixed quantum-classical dynamics simulation with machine learning | HSU, CHAO PING | Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-M02 | Proving the earliest stage of planet formation and disk evolution | OHASHI,NAGAYOSHI | Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-M03 | Novel analysis method for cosmology using galaxy shapes in the large-scale structure | OKUMURA,TEPPEI | Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-M04 | Quantum kinetic transport of neutrinos in astrophysics | MENG-RU, WU | Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-M05 | Causal mediation model for the event history analysis | HUANG, YEN-TSUNG | Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-M06 | Theoretical Analysis and Innovative Applications for Social Query and Recommendation | YANG, DE-NIAN | Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-M07 | Automated Quantum Program Verification – Specification Language and Algorithm Design | CHEN, YU-FANG | Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-M08 | Modern Fluid mechanics | YU, SHIH-HSIEN | Institute of Mathematics, Academia Sinica |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（7 Projects）
| Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
| AS-IV-114-L01 | In toto imaging to construct cell behavior atlases during vertebrate animal growth and regeneration | CHEN, CHEN-HUI | Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-L02 | Roles and Mechanisms of Phytocytokine AtCAPE9 in Activating and Fine-Tuning Plant Immunity | CHEN, YET-RAN | Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-L03 | Investigating the Ecological Genomics of Coral‵s Bacteria Endozoicomonas by Newly Developed Genetic Manipulation Techniques | TANG, SEN-LIN | Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-L04 | Functional annotations of protein GlycoSHIELD | HSU, SHANG-TE | Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-L05 | Exploring the Hidden Catalytic Power of Basidiomycota In Terpenoid Natural Products Biosynthesis | LIN, HSIAO-CHING | Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-L06 | Dissect the genetic network for specifying functionally specialized neurons in the entorhinal cortex | SHEN-JU, CHOU | Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-L07 | Advancing Cardiac Regeneration: Deciphering the Maturation Pathways of Cardiomyocytes | KAO, CHENG-FU | Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica |
C. Division of Humanities and Social Sciences：（5 Projects）
| Project No. | Project Title | Project PI | Affiliation |
| AS-IV-114-H01 | An Economic Analysis of Urban Planning and Urban Development | HSU, WEN-TAI | Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-H02 | Promoting and Implementing Pro-Environmental Behavior: An Integrated Approach with Method Triangulation | CHANG, CHING CHING | Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-H03 | The Nonhuman Turn of the Lyrical: A Relational Perspective | LEE, YU-LIN | Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-H04 | Cognition, Perception, and Knowledge Formation through Non-Textual Approaches: A Study on Museums, Field Surveys, and Archaeology in Late Qing and Republican China | TAI, LI-CHUAN | Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica |
| AS-IV-114-H05 | Taiwan‵s National Security and Democratic Development in the Shadow of China: A Public Opinion Approach | WU, WEN-CHIN | Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica |
2025 Academia Sinica Thematic Research Program
A total of 19 applications were submitted for the 2025 Thematic Research Program: 5 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 9 from the Division of Life Sciences; 5 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 5 were awarded, including 1 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 2 from the Division of Life Sciences and 2 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. 1 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences of Grand Challenge Program applications were additionally funded as Thematic Research Program.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (1 Project)
| Project No. | Project Title |
(1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI |
Affiliation |
| AS-TP-114-M01 | AI-assisted image segmentation and 3D registration in whole mouse brain lightsheet imaging |
(1) Bi-Chang Chen (2) Yi-Ping Hsueh (2) Chien-Yao Wang |
Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（2 Projects）
| Project No. | Project Title |
(1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI |
Affiliation |
| AS-TP-114-L01 | Sound Atlas: Mapping the Changing Terrestrial, Marine, and Cultural Soundscapes for a Sustainable Island Social-Ecological System |
(2) Tzu-Hao Lin (2) Tyng-Ruey Chuang (2) Ta-Chien Chan (2) Oliver Streiter |
Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica; Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica; Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica; Department of Western Languages and Literature, National University of Kaohsiung |
| AS-TP-114-L02 | Investigation the assembly of a single multi-protein oligomeric complex in regulating apoptosis and necroptosis |
(1) Su-Chang Lin (2) Li-Chung Hsu (2) Yu-Chih Lo |
Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica; Institute of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University; Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University |
C. Division of Humanities and Social Sciences: (3 Projects)
| Project No. | Project Title |
(1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI |
Affiliation |
| AS-TP-114-H01 | Trade Networks and the Concept of ‘Commodity Frontiers’: Merchant-led Modernization of East Asia at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century |
(1) Yu-Ju, Yin (2) Weipin, Tsai (2) Liyung Lee (2) Hungbin, Hsu (2) Hailian, Chen |
Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica; Department of Hisory, Royal Holloway; National Central University Graduate Institute of History; Department of History, National Cheng Kung University; Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany; |
| AS-TP-114-H02 | Together as the South: Multiple Historical Connections and Imaginations between |
(1) Shu-Min, Chung (2) A-Chin Hsiau (2) Wei-Chung Cheng (2) Pin-Tsang Tseng (2) Wen-Kai Lin (2) Ya-Wen Ku (2) Wei-Chi Chen (2) Li-Chiao Wang (2) Eiichiro Azuma |
Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica; Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica; Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica; Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica; Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica; Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica; Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica; Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica; Department of History, University of Pennsylvania |
| AS-TP-114-H03 | Exploration and Application of Key Health Issues in Southern Taiwan |
(1) Wei-Hsian Chi (2) Chyi-In Wu (2) Gwo-Shyong Shieh (2) Mei-Yu Yeh (2) Wan-Juo Cheng (2) Fuli Xiao (2) Chung-Ying Lin (2) Yun-Hsuan Chang (2) Chao-Ying Chen |
Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica; Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica; Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica; College of Nursing and Health Science, University of Kang Ning; Department of Guidance & Counseling, National Changhua University of Education; Department of Physics, National Changhua University of Education; Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University; Institute of Gerontology, National Cheng Kung University; School of Physical Therapy, Chang Gung University |
2025 Academia Sinica Grand Challenge Program
A total of 16 applications were submitted for the 2025 Grand Challenge Program: 6 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences; 8 from the Division of Life Sciences; 2 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences. Of these, 3 were awarded, including 1 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 2 from the Division of Life Sciences and 0 from the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (1 Project)
| Project No. | Project Title |
(1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI |
Affiliation | Grant Period (year) |
| AS-GCP-114-M01 | High Assurance Post-Quantum Cryptographic Software, Efficient and Secure |
(1) Bo-Yin Yang (2) Bow-Yaw Wang (2) Ruben Niederhagen (2) Tung Chou |
Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica Research Center For Information Technology Innovation, Academia Sinica; |
4 |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（2 Projects）
| Project No. | Project Title |
(1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI |
Affiliation | Grant Period (year) |
| AS-GCP-114-L01 | Structure, Specificity & Mode of Receptor Interactions of Mycobacteriophages |
(1) Todd L Lowary (2) Meng-Chiao Ho (2) Steven Lin (2) Chin-Chung Shu |
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica National Taiwan University |
4 |
| AS-GCP-114-L02 | Investigation of the molecular target of immunomodulatory glycan LNFPIII and its translational applications |
(1) Chih-Hao Lee (2) Wei-Chieh Cheng (2) Wei Chen (2) Kuo-I Lin (2) Yun-Ru Chen |
Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica |
4 |
2025 Grand Challenge Program Seed Grant
3 Grand Challenge Program applications were additionally funded as Grand Challenge Program seed grant, including 2 from the Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences and 1 from the Division of Life Sciences.
A. Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences: (2 Projects)
| Project No. | Project Title |
(1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI |
Affiliation | Grant Period (year) |
| AS-GCS-114-M01 | Decipher how three-dimensional microenvironments mechanically control stem cell fate | (1) Keng-Hui Lin | Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica | 2 |
| AS-GCS-114-M02 | Solving the Mystery of Fast Radio Bursts |
(1) Ue-Li Pen (2) Ming-Tang Chen (2) Kin-Wang Ng (2) Chao-Te Li (2) Homin Jiang (2) Keiichi Umetsu (2) Johnson Han (2) Tetsuya Hashimoto (2) Ted Huang (2) Geoffrey Bower (2) Cheng-Yu Kuo (2) Jeffrey Peterson (2) Tomotsugu Goto (2) Yi-Kuan Chiang (2) Jiwoo Nam (2) Anatoli Fedynitch (2) Pisin Chen |
Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics Academia Sinica National Chung Hsing University Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica National Sun Yat-sen University Carnegie Mellon University National Tsing Hua University Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics Academia Sinica National Taiwan University Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica National Taiwan University |
2 |
B. Division of Life Sciences：（1 Project）
| Project No. | Project Title |
(1) Project PI (2) Project Co-PI |
Affiliation | Grant Period (year) |
| AS-GCS-114-L01 | Systemic identification of interaction network of plasma cells | (2) Kuo-I Lin | Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica | 2 |