Out of the national scientific research budget of NT $ 40 billion at that time, NT $ 18.5 billion was earmarked for defense technology research; of the remaining NT $ 21.7 billion, NT $ 7 billion was set aside for NSC-directed academic research, and the other NT $ 14-plus billion was distributed among the various subordinate departments of the NSC for applied technology research.
當年全國科研預算約四百億，其中一百八十五億為國防科技；剩下的二百一十七億中，七十億是國科會主導的學術研究，另外應用科技經費一百四十億，則分給各部會使用。