At first the school and its board held a wait-and-see attitude about Jang ’ s efforts. In the early years operating expenses for the center were supported by some compassionate teachers who applied for grants from the MOE and the National Science Council. When the center started achieving some results, the university then began to increase funding for it year after year.
對於鐘明吉等人的努力，校方及董事會原本抱持觀望態度，初期創造力中心的運作經費，均由幾位有心的老師以接教育部及國科會的專案方式自籌，漸漸做出成績後，校方才開始全力支持並逐年增加補助。