Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE) and CTCI Education Foundation (CTCI EF) are committed to promoting and encouraging academic, knowledge application, and research development, relevant to sustainable development among domestic universities and enterprises. The 10th “SDGs Academic Paper Award” forward the experience of the “Academic Paper Award” in the past 9 years. Strengthen knowledge exchange, communication, and interaction in the field of sustainable development globally. In the hope of encouraging industry, government, universities, and NGOs to devote themselves to academic research and programs related to SDGs; application of knowledge; and capability to fulfill social responsibilities. Speed up the transmission of SDGs related knowledge, setting stander to encourage research on sustainability.
Application qualifications and groups
Master Group: Those who have a master’s degree in a domestic college /university or graduate in the 112th or 113th academic year(August, 2023~June, 2025), and have been recommended by the advisor.
PhD Group: Those who have a doctoral status in a domestic college/ university or graduate in the 112th or 113th academic year(August, 2023~June, 2025), and have been recommended by the advisor.
Corporate Practice Group: Personnel in relevant fields about sustainable development of domestic enterprises, and those who have been recommended by the company.
Date of Application
Deadline for submissions : August 31, 2025.
Submission specifications
Please sign up through the official webpage of the Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy “2025 SDGs Academic Paper Award”. Within 20 pages (without references). To complete the registration, please upload your paper (Word File), and no violation of academic ethics statement (PDF), Agreements Co-Authoring Agreement ( More than one author is required, if there is only one author, it is not required, Word File) in the prescribed format before August 31, 2025. (If no reply has been received within 10 days after submission, please contact us.)
This award is not limited and accepts published or awarded papers, but the applicants must confirm the relevant regulations of other publications or awards, allowing published or awarded papers to attend other events. Whether the paper is awarded or not, the submitted files will not be returned.
The papers will be selected by domestic scholars and experts in sustainable development-related fields who are invited by the Taiwan Academy of Corporate Sustainability（TACS）.
Any submitted paper that violates academic ethics shall be disqualified from participating.
Registration Fee
FREE
Evaluation Criteria
All themes of the papers should be related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of UnitUnited Nations
The selection categories are divided into three aspects: Environment, Governance, and Society.
Number of papers selected for the paper award and scholarship
1. 8 awarded papers for the “Master Thesis Award”, including in‑service education program. Provide each awarded paper NT$20,000 scholarship.
2. 5 awarded papers for the “Doctoral Thesis Awards”. Provide each awarded paper NT$20,000 scholarship.
3. 3 awarded papers for the “Corporate Practice Paper Awards”. Provide each awarded paper NT$20,000 scholarship.
* Each winning student will be awarded a certificate and a medal; and his advisor will be awarded a certificate, the winners of the corporate practice group will be awarded a certificate and a medal. (Scholarship will be tax deducted based on different income withholding rates.)
Important timeline
Announcement of the list of winners: 18:00 November 10, 2025 (Monday)
Award Ceremony: The end of November, 2025
Contact us
TACS
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