To encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, enrich teaching expertise, and promote innovative instructional practices, National Chengchi University (NCCU) has launched the Faculty Teaching Development Communities Subsidy Program. Managed by the Center for Teaching and Learning Development under the Office of Academic Affairs, the program offers financial support and structured guidance to cultivate vibrant faculty-led learning communities that enhance classroom instruction and research capacity.

✨ Program Objectives The initiative is guided by three core goals:

Encourage faculty to form autonomous communities to exchange teaching experiences and foster professional development.

Support curriculum design, development of assessment tools, instructional innovation, and interdisciplinary teaching.

Promote practice-oriented teaching research and strengthen student-centered course development.

👩‍🏫 Eligibility & Requirements

Communities must consist of 4 to 8 full-time NCCU faculty members, and include members from at least two different academic units.

Each faculty member may join only one community and must nominate a full-time faculty convener.

During the execution period (January to December each year), each member must offer at least one course that incorporates community-developed outcomes.

🗂 Community Themes Faculty may develop communities based on the following focus areas:

Course design and lesson planning

Instructional and assessment tool innovation

AI-based instruction, EMI bilingual teaching

Student self-directed learning and interdisciplinary curriculum

Teaching practice research, sustainability topics, etc.

📋 Operation & Deliverables Community activities may include: reading groups, workshops, curriculum development, microteaching, and teaching practice seminars.

At least one gathering per month is required, with submission of activity reports and photos afterward.

A complete final report must be submitted within two weeks of the subsidy period's end. Acceptable outputs include lesson plans, assessment tools, published papers, instructional videos, and educational publications.

💰 Funding Maximum annual funding per community: NT$120,000, including:

Operating expenses: Up to NT$30,000, for event hosting and miscellaneous costs.

Research assistant stipend: Each community may hire one assistant with a monthly stipend up to NT$7,500 to support administration and activities.

All expenses are reimbursed based on actual costs and must comply with NCCU accounting regulations.

📨 Application & Review

Applications open annually in November, following announcements by the Center for Teaching and Learning Development.

Required documents: application form, activity plan, budget plan, etc.

Previously funded communities must attach results from prior projects.

A review committee evaluates proposals based on objectives, feasibility, and expected outcomes.

📌 Notes & Contact

  • Funding is provided through the Ministry of Education’s Higher Education SPROUT Project. Should the approved amount differ, the university may adjust subsidy details.
  • The Center reserves the right to use community outputs for non-commercial educational promotion.
  • For inquiries, please contact Ms. Yung-Lin Huang at the Center for Teaching and Learning Development (ext. 62865 / 📧 yunglin@nccu.edu.tw).