The Taiwan-Korea Critical Care
Collaborative Research Proposal

Overview

The Taiwan-Korea critical care collaborative research proposal

The Taiwan-Korea joint research project aims to promote mutual and comprehensive collaboration between the two countries’ critical care societies.
This initiative encourages researchers to propose retrospective or survey-based studies that can yield meaningful results within two years.

Selected project(s) will receive funding support and the results must be presented at the 7th KT Joint Congress, which will be held in Daegu, Korea on April 20-21 2028.

The final paper must be published in a peer-review journal. Preferably in one of the official journals of KSCCM, TSCCM, TSECCM.

Eligibility

Researchers affiliated with KSCCM, TSCCM, TSECCM are eligible to submit proposals.
Only one proposal may be submitted per principal investigator.

Application Details

Proposal Format

  • Researchers from both countries may submit retrospective or survey-based research ideas.
  • The counterpart researcher from the other country does not need to be specified at the time of submission.
  • The proposal form can be downloaded below and should follow the provided template.

Review & Selection

  • Accepted proposals (note: accepted ≠ funded) will be presented at the 5th KT Joint Congress.
  • Among these, 1–2 research proposals will be selected for funding.
  • The Selection Committee will consist of an equal number of members from each country.

Funding & Collaboration Process

  • Researchers of the proposals selected for funding are responsible for finding the research counterpart of the other country and may request assistance in finding the appropriate research team.
  • Once the constitution of the research group is complete, the researcher should notify the completed research team.
  • Each country will provide USD 5,000 to the research team of their own country (no international transfers).
  • Final research results will be presented at the 7th KT Joint Congress (2028, Korea).

Submission Information

Submission Deadline: December 31 (Wed), 2025

Notification of Selection: Individual contact to selected researchers

How to Submit

  • Step 1.Download the application form.
  • Step 2.Enter your personal information via the application link.
  • Step 3.Upload the completed application form through the same link.

Please upload your file using the following file name format

[Country] KT Joint Research_2026_PIName_Short Title

Example: [Korea] KT Joint Research_2026_Gildong Hong_Short Title)

Key Dates Timeline
Proposal Submission
*Submission schedule has been extended
January 7, 2026 (Wed)
Review & Selection January 2026
Notification to Awardees At the end of January 2026 via individual e-mail
Presentation of Accepted Proposals KSCCM-ACCC 2026 (5th KT Joint Congress)
April 30-May 1, 2026 Bexco, Busan, Korea *Presentation Date: May 1, 2026
Final Results Presentation KSCCM-ACCC 2028 (7th KT Joint Congress)
April 20-21, 2028 Exco, Daegu, Korea

Contact Us

For inquiries regarding the Taiwan-Korea collaborative research proposal,

please contact the KSCCM–ACCC 2026 Secretariat at secretariat@ksccm.org.