Judicial Reform Thesis Grant Program
To promote judicial reform, guide policy research capacity, and cultivate talent, the Judicial Reform Foundation has established the "Regulations on Grants for Judicial Reform Theses" to encourage academic communities to undertake research on judicial reform issues by awarding grants, sponsoring printing and publication, and hosting thesis presentations.
📋 Please be sure to read the "Regulations on Grants for Judicial Reform Theses" carefully before applying.
This program is administered in accordance with the "Regulations on Grants for Judicial Reform Theses". Applicants are requested to carefully read all relevant regulations prior to application, including eligible applicants, review procedures, submission deadlines, and obligations of awardees.
2026 Grant Categories and Amounts
To fulfill the purpose of encouraging research and ensure fairness in the review process, this grant program only accepts applications for uncompleted theses.
Independent theses must be at least 20,000 words in length, and grant amounts will be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Thesis Review Committee depending on the research proposal and the final manuscript.
2026 Priority Research Topics
Grant-supported theses must focus on judicial reform-related topics, including but not limited to academic fields such as law, political science, sociology, forensic science, legal education, and human rights conventions.
For detailed descriptions of research topics, please refer to the complete announcement in the attachment "2026 Judicial Reform Thesis Grant Program" below this page.
2026 Application Procedure
Application Period
June 1, 2026 (Monday) to July 31, 2026 (Friday)
、Required Application Documents
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1 Application Form
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2 Thesis Research Proposal (Independent thesis research proposals must outline the planned thesis length and submission schedule)
- 3 Recommendation Letter from Advisor or Scholar/Expert
Submission Method
Please send the electronic files of your application documents via email with the subject line "Application for 2026 Judicial Reform Thesis Grant Program" to the email address below. After submitting your application documents, please call to confirm receipt.
Contact Information
- Submission Email pbz@jrf.org.tw
- Recipient PAN PEI-CHEN
- Telephone 02-2523-1178 ext. 16
Review Procedures
Phase I Review (Written Preliminary Review + Oral Secondary Review)
Consisting of a written preliminary review and an oral secondary review, the list of accepted applicants will be announced and the Phase I grant awarded by October 1st of each year.
Upon acceptance in the Phase I review, applicants shall submit their completed thesis within the following deadlines:
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Doctoral Dissertation: Three Years
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Master's Thesis: Two Years
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Independent Thesis: One to Three Years, determined on a case-by-case basis by the Thesis Review Committee in accordance with the submission schedule of the research proposal
The deadline shall be calculated starting from October 1st of the year of acceptance. Those who fail to submit their thesis past the deadline shall forfeit their eligibility for the Phase II review. Applicants may apply in writing with stated reasons to extend the thesis submission deadline, provided that the extension shall not exceed one year and may only be granted once.
Phase II Review (External Review + Final Review)
Consisting of external and final reviews, the list of successful candidates for the Phase II review will be announced and grants awarded by January 11th (Judicial Day) of each year.
The Foundation may additionally reward awardees through public commendations, arranged thesis presentations, or other activities, and may promote award-winning theses by sponsoring printing costs, publishing monographs/special issues, or through other methods.
Rights and Obligations of Awardees
Obligations to be Observed by Awardees
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Awardees shall not use the same thesis to apply for awards, grants, or subsidies from other government agencies or social organizations. In the event of any violation, the applicant's award eligibility shall be revoked, and the full amount of the grant received shall be returned.
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Applicants must ensure that their thesis content is free from plagiarism, adaptation, infringement, or other violations of academic ethics or copyright laws. In the event of illegality or infringement, the applicant's award eligibility shall be revoked, and the full grant received shall be returned in full.
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Upon official publication of the award-winning thesis, the following statement shall be indicated on the front page: "This work was supported by a grant from the Taiwan Judicial Reform Foundation, to which sincere gratitude is hereby expressed."
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Awardees shall agree to royalty-free license the Foundation the right to publicly display, exhibit, and transmit the entire content of their thesis work without restriction as to region, time, or method.
Past Awardees
2025 Phase I Acceptance List
| Name | Category | Thesis Title |
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| CH'EN WEI-CH'I | Master's | A Study on Regulations Regarding the Revocation of Parole |
| WU PO-HAN | Master's | Clarification and Application of "Constitutional Significance" in Taiwan's Constitutional Litigation: With a Discussion on the Constitutional Court's Duty of Argumentation in Acceptance Proceedings |
| WANG YU-CH'I | Master's | Public Support and Trust in Taiwan's Constitutional Judgments: The Impact of Partisan Polarization and Majority Opinions |
| CHUNG HSIANG-YU | Master's | Use and Limitations of Special Compulsory Measures During Investigation |
Past Awardees (2001–2008)
| Year | Name | Category | Thesis Title |
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| 2001–2002 | CH'EN MING-CHIH | Master's | A Study on Problems in the Execution of Domestic Violence Prevention Work by Police Agencies: Using the Taipei City Police Department as an Example |
| HUANG CH'ENG-YI | Master's | The Emergence of Modern Administrative Law in Taiwan (1885–1901): From "Governance Perspective" to "Administrative Law" | |
| TSAI PO-FANG | Master's | Institutional Evolution of Criminal Trials: Taking "Prosecutors Present Throughout Trials" as an Example | |
| LU YING-CHIEH | Independent | A Study on the Implementation Effectiveness of Taiwan's Crime Victim Protection Act: Focusing on the Practical Application of Victim Compensation Exclusion Clauses | |
| CHOU YING-CH'ENG | Independent | An Inquiry into the Social Foundations and Policy Formulation Rationality of Current "Lenient and Strict Criminal Policy" | |
| 2000–2001 | LIN YI-FANG | Master's | An Inquiry into the Experience of Juvenile Protective Supervision |
| CHENG WEI-CHUNG | Master's | Political Domination and Social Discipline in the Taiwan Colony Under the Dutch East India Company | |
| HSIAO HSU-CH'EN | Independent | An Examination of "Legal Discourse" in Judicial Judgments: Taking the Judgment of Chang Chih-hui in the Pai Hsiao-yen Case as an Example | |
| LIU HENG-WEN | Independent | A Preliminary Exploration of Taiwan's Judicial Reform History | |
| 2002–2003 | YAO CHIA-NING | Independent | Adjudication Standards in Traditional Chinese Judicial Proceedings: Observing the Interaction Between Qing Dynasty Statutes and Precedents, Official Trials, and Popular Expression from the Tamsui-Hsinchu Archives |
| TAI YU-CHUN, CHENG CHIA-CHIEH | Independent | A Preliminary Inquiry into Foreign Language Translation Issues in Taiwan's Courts | |
| 2003–2004 | CHANG SHU-HUI | Independent | A Study on Influencing Factors and Effectiveness of Government Personnel Adopting Information Technology: Taking the Adoption of Phonetic Input Methods by Courts under the Judicial Yuan as an Example |
| CH'EN YUN-JU | Master's | The "Adulteress" in Litigation Archives: Text, Strategy, and Official-Civic Interaction | |
| WENG KUO-YEN | Master's | (Thesis Title Pending) | |
| KUO WEI-TING | Master's | (Thesis Title Pending) | |
| HUANG YU-YING | Master's | (Thesis Title Pending) | |
| 2004–2005 | LAI YUEH-MI | Doctoral | A Comparative Study of Family Mediation Systems in Australia, Japan, and Hong Kong: With a Discussion on the Feasibility of Establishing a Family Mediation System in Taiwan |
| LIU HENG-WEN | Doctoral | Professions and Academic Research: The Development of Postwar Taiwan Legal Education and Legal Profession | |
| SHEN JOU-YING | Master's | On the Decriminalization of Prostitution | |
| HSIAO HSIEN-WEN | Master's | A Study on the Impact of Criminal Crime News Reporting Models on Audience Cognition and Attitudes | |
| 2005–2006 | WANG MEI-SHU | Master's | The Dance Between Judges and Battered Women: An Exploration of Civil Protection Order Court Experiences |
| YANG HUI-CHUNG | Master's | A Study on Patient Discrimination and Legal Countermeasures: Focusing on the HIV Infection Control Act | |
| 2006–2007 | HUANG HAO-SHENG | Doctoral | A New Institutionalist Analysis of Political and Judicial Contention: Taking the Reform of Taiwan's Prosecutor System as an Example |
| TSENG WEN-LIANG | Doctoral | Colonial Rule, Legal Reception, and Folk Customs: Family Property Systems of Taiwanese Han People During the Japanese Colonial Period | |
| 2007–2008 | LI CHIA-TA | Master's | A Study on Empirical Investigation of Environmental Impact Assessment Systems and Reform Directions for Pluralistic Governance |
Past Awardees (Since Program Relaunch in 2021 — Phase II Pass List)
The following are grant-winning theses that have completed the two-phase review since the program was relaunched in 2021.
| Selection Year | Announcement Time | Name | Category | Thesis Title |
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| 2021 | January 2022 | TU YUN-HAO | Master's | On the Peremptory Challenge System in the Citizen Judges Act: Borrowing from US Law |
| WU HUAN-YANG | Master's | An Inquiry into the Legality of Remote-Controlled Drones as an Investigative Means | ||
| 2022 | January 2024 | LI HUI-TZU | Master's | Construction of Remedial Systems Following the Exoneration of Criminal Wrongful Convictions in Taiwan: Focusing on the Criminal Compensation Act |
| LIN TZU-WEI | Doctoral | Seeing the Invisible Victims: The Best Interests of the Child of Defendants and Criminal Sentencing Regulations | ||
| HSIEH YU-FANG | Master's | A Study on Facial Recognition in Criminal Investigation: Focusing on US and UK Regulations | ||
| 2023 | January 2026 | TSENG PO-WEI | Master's | Appellate Review of Cases Involving Citizen Participation in Trials |
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Announcement
2026 Judicial Reform Thesis Grant Program
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Regulations on Grants for Judicial Reform Theses
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