Judicial Reform Thesis Grant Program

To advance judicial reform, guide policy research capacity, and cultivate talent, the Taiwan Judicial Reform Foundation awards grants, sponsors printing and publication, and hosts thesis presentations to encourage the academic community to engage in research on judicial reform issues.

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.

Doctoral Dissertations NT$ 80,000

Phase I Upon acceptance of the research proposal, a grant of NT$ 20,000 will be awarded.

Phase II Upon approval of the completed thesis, a grant of NT$ 60,000 will be awarded.

Master's Theses NT$ 50,000

Phase I Upon acceptance of the research proposal, a grant of NT$ 10,000 will be awarded.

Phase II Upon approval of the completed thesis, a grant of NT$ 40,000 will be awarded.

Independent Theses NT$ 30,000–80,000

Phase I Upon acceptance of the research proposal, a grant of NT$ 10,000 to 20,000 will be awarded.

Phase II Upon approval of the completed thesis, a grant of NT$ 20,000 to 70,000 will be awarded.

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.

Criminal Procedure Strengthening Fact-Finding Citizen Participation in Criminal Trials (國民法官法 [Citizen Judges Act]) Technological Investigation (Special Compulsory Measures Chapter) Wrongful Conviction Rescue Systems (CCRC) Correctional Institution Reform Criminal Disposition for Persons with Mental Disabilities Criminal Compensation System Empirical Study of the Death Penalty System Comparative Law of Constitutional Litigation Civil Procedure Strengthening Fact-Finding Alleviating Judicial Burden Judicial Accountability (Judge/Prosecutor Evaluation) Legitimacy of AI in Judicial Proceedings Attorney Professionalism and Ethics Protection of Crime Victims' Rights Improving Judicial Appraisal Quality Protection of Rights of Persons with Mental Disabilities Research Related to the Judicial Reform Blueprint

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

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Application Period

June 1, 2026 (Monday) to July 31, 2026 (Friday)

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、Required Application Documents

1 Application Form
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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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2025 Phase I Acceptance List

Name	Category	Thesis Title
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
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
2002–2003	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
2005–2006	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
2006–2007	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
2021	January 2022	TU YUN-HAO	Master's	On the Peremptory Challenge System in the Citizen Judges Act: Borrowing from US Law
2021	January 2022	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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Last Edited: June 26, 2026

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