Operation Directions Governing Ministry of Education K-12 Education Administration Subsidies for Gifted Education in Elementary, Junior High, and Senior Secondary Schools
Announced Date：2018-06-27
2. The subsidies are available in accordance with these Directions to the following recipients:
(1) Special municipality, and city (county) governments (hereunder referred to as “local governments”).
(2) Elementary schools, junior high schools, and senior secondary schools under Ministry of Education supervision (hereunder referred to as “MOE supervised schools”).
3. The kind of projects for which a subsidy is available under these Directions and the respective criteria are stipulated below:
(1) Gifted education provision matters handled by a local government: using the National Special Education Transmit Net statistics for the number of gifted education students at each elementary school, junior high school, and senior secondary school under the supervision of a local government (hereunder referred to as “local government supervised schools”) on May 28 of the previous year, the maximum subsidy for each student is NTD $1,500, and if the total amounts to less than NTD $200,000, it will be deemed to be NTD $200,000. Part of a subsidy may be allocated to improving or enhancing schools’ teaching equipment and facilities for gifted education but subsidy funds allocated for such use are limited to not exceeding 30 percent of the total amount.
(2) Local government arranged regional programs to enhance diverse approaches to gifted education: subsidies cover hourly pay for persons presenting programs, costs of teaching material, printing, site use (excluding a hosting school’s own site use fee), and miscellaneous expenses. The maximum annual subsidy for each local government is NTD $600,000; and priority is given to subsidizing regional gifted education programs for projects with a focus on one or more of three types: creative ability, leadership, and other special expertise.
(3) A gifted education enhancement project organized by an MOE supervised school: The maximum subsidy available to a school is NTD $400,000; a maximum subsidy of NTD $500,000 is available for a cooperative project involving a number of schools.
(4) Development of advanced gifted education courses and case studies handled by a local government or a MOE supervised school:
a. Subsidies for course teaching materials, pedagogy, and assessment: The items covered include research on and improvement of teaching materials and pedagogy, popularizing the results and associated counseling, and teaching and assessment methods. The maximum subsid available for each project is NTD $50,000.
b. Subsidies for grants for gifted and talented students to conduct independent research and collaborative inquiry courses: Each submitted proposal is reviewed, and the subsidy amount is determined if the subsidy proposal is approved.
c. Subsidies for follow-ups and case studies of and by gifted and talented students: Each submitted proposal is reviewed, and the subsidy amount is determined if the subsidy proposal is approved.
(5) A local government enhancement of one or more gifted education resource centers: The subsidies cover facilities and equipment at gifted education resource centers. The maximum annual subsidy for each local government is NTD $200,000.
(6) Promotion of international gifted education related exchanges by a local government or an MOE supervised school:
- Gifted education events or courses on international issues organized by a local government: The maximum subsidy for each such proposal is NTD $200,000.
- A local government or MOE supervised school selects gifted and talented students, or recommends or sends teachers, to participate in a gifted education exchange program, or international gifted education conference, or competition: The maximum subsidy for each airfare for each person is NTD $12,000 for Northeast Asia, NTD $8,000 for Southeast Asia, NTD $40,000 for Europe, and NTD $36,000 for the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand respectively. The maximum subsidy for each airfare for other regions is the full cost of the airfare.
- International professional development workshops held overseas on gifted education related knowledge and skills that a local government and one or more MOE supervised schools agree that teachers will participate in: The maximum subsidy for each airfare is NTD $6,000 for the Northeast Asian region, NTD $4,000 for Southeast Asia, NTD $20,000 for Europe, and NTD $18,000 for the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, respectively. The maximum subsidy for each airfare for other regions is half of the total airfare.
4. When a local government or an MOE supervised school applies for a subsidy, the associated budget shall be drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the Criteria Governing Budget Allocations for Ministry of Education Subsidies and Commissioned Projects.
5. The K-12 Education Administration shall specify the documents and materials that must be submitted to apply for each project that subsidies are available for listed in Article 3, and the application deadline and procedure and shall send an official letter to inform the local governments and MOE supervised schools of the details.
6. The local government shall plan and publicly announce the kinds of projects for which subsidies are available listed in Article 3. Local government supervised schools shall draw up their subsidy proposals in accordance with the public announcement, and submit these to their local government for a preliminary review. The local government shall compile a list of the applications and funding application forms in triplicate (and include electronic copies) and submit such applications to the K-12 Education Administration.
For a subsidy for a project listed in Article 3, an MOE supervised school shall draw up a subsidy application proposal and funding application form and apply directly to the K-12 Education Administration.
7. After accepting an application referred to in the preceding paragraph, the K-12 Education Administration may set up a review panel to examine the proposal and the funding application form. If an application is submitted after the deadline, or if the application materials and documents submitted are incomplete and the applicant is notified to submit the missing items within a set time limit but does not do so, the application will not be processed.
If the result of the K-12 Education Administration review of a proposal is that it needs to be revised, the K-12 Education Administration shall notify the local government or the MOE supervised school to revise the proposal within a specified period.
If a proposal has been passed after being reviewed by a review panel or the K-12 Education Administration it shall be given approval and the subsidy amount determined by the K-12 Education Administration.
8. The subsidies available to local governments under these Directions shall be of different proportions in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations Governing Central Government Subsidies for Special Municipality Governments and City (County) Governments and the annual budget allocated to the K-12 Education Administration, and based on each local government's financial strength classification level. The maximum subsidy for a local government at level 1 is 80 percent of a project cost; the maximum subsidy for one at level 2 is 85 percent of a project cost; the maximum subsidy for one at level 3 is 86 percent of the funds; the maximum subsidy for level 4 is 89 percent of a project cost; and the maximum subsidy for level 5 is 90 percent of a project cost.
9. Appropriation requests, payments, and verifications related to the expenses subsidized under these Directions shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Ministry of Education Operation Directions Governing Administering Subsidies and Commissioned Funds.
10. During the period that a subsidy is being used, if necessary the K-12 Education Administration may form a team to visit schools involved, and conduct on-site inspections of and advise on the effectiveness of the implementation of the subsidized project, and the results of such on-site inspections may be used as the basis for subsidies in the next school year.
11. The personnel of local governments and of MOE supervised schools who demonstrate outstanding work facilitating the implementation of these Directions may be provided with awards.
12. When each subsidized project is completed, the local government or MOE supervised school that received an associated subsidy shall submit a report to the K-12 Education Administration on the results of the project. The format of the report shall be prescribed by the K-12 Education Administration.
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