Keeping research going requires long-term financial support. But funding from research bodies such as the National Science Council tends to go either to topics of global interest or topics that have practical applications, in areas such as medicine or electronics. Grants for basic research are limited and competition is fierce.
要持續研究，需要長期經費支助，而國科會等研究機構的經費申請，通常以全球關注的議題或醫學、電機等應用性高的科學領域分配較多，基礎研究預算有限，競爭非常激烈。